Huntingtin (HTT) Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

CAT#: TA362581

HTT Antibody - N-terminal region

Product Images

Host: Rabbit Target Name: HTT Sample Tissue: Human 293T Whole Cell lysates Antibody Dilution: 1ug/ml

Specifications

Product Data

• Applications: WB
• Reactivities: Human
• Host: Rabbit
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Immunogen: The immunogen is a synthetic peptide directed towards the N terminal region of human HTT
• Specificity: Expected reactivity: Human
• Formulation: Liquid. Purified antibody supplied in 1x PBS buffer with 0.09% (w/v) sodium azide and 2% sucrose.
• Concentration: lot specific
• Purification: Affinity purified
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Storage: For short term use, store at 2-8°C up to 1 week. For long term storage, store at -20°C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles.
• Predicted Protein Size: 32 kDa
• Gene Name: huntingtin
• Database Link:
  NP_002102.4
  Entrez Gene 3064 Human
  UniProt ID P56179-3
• Background: Huntingtin is a disease gene linked to Huntington's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of striatal neurons. This is thought to be caused by an expanded, unstable trinucleotide repeat in the huntingtin gene, which translates as a polyglutamine repeat in the protein product. A fairly broad range of trinucleotide repeats (9-35) has been identified in normal controls, and repeat numbers in excess of 40 have been described as pathological. The huntingtin locus is large, spanning 180 kb and consisting of 67 exons. The huntingtin gene is widely expressed and is required for normal development. It is expressed as 2 alternatively polyadenylated forms displaying different relative abundance in various fetal and adult tissues. The larger transcript is approximately 13.7 kb and is expressed predominantly in adult and fetal brain whereas the smaller transcript of approximately 10.3 kb is more widely expressed. The genetic defect leading to Huntington's disease may not necessarily eliminate transcription, but may confer a new property on the mRNA or alter the function of the protein. One candidate is the huntingtin-associated protein-1, highly expressed in brain, which has increased affinity for huntingtin protein with expanded polyglutamine repeats. This gene contains an upstream open reading frame in the 5' UTR that inhibits expression of the huntingtin gene product through translational repression.
• Synonyms: HD; huntingtin; IT15