EnCor Biotechnology
Chicken Polyclonal Antibody to VLP1 Cat# CPCA-VLP1
Description
The CPCA-VLP1 antibody was made against full length recombinant human VSNL1. We document that the antibody works well not only for western blotting, IF and ICC but also on formalin fixed paraffin embedded sections, select the "Additional Info" for this data. We also manufacture mouse monoclonal antibodies and a rabbit polyclonal antibody to this protein, MCA-3A9, MCA-2D11 and RPCA-VLP1 respectively.
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| Name: | VLP1, chicken polyclonal, Cat# CPCA-VLP1 |
| Immunogen: | Full length recombinant human VLP1 |
| HGNC Name: | VSNL1 |
| UniProt: | P62760 |
| Molecular Weight: | 18kDa |
| Host: | Chicken |
| Species Cross-Reactivity: | Human, rat, mouse, cow, pig |
| RRID: | AB_2572401 |
| Format: | Concentrated IgY preparation plus 0.02% NaN3 |
| Applications: | WB, IF/ICC, IHC |
| Recommended Dilutions: | WB: 1:5,000-10,000, IF/ICC: 1:1,000-2,000, IHC: 1:2,000-1:5,000. |
| Storage: | Store at 4°C |
Visinin was originally isolated biochemically from chicken retina as a major protein of ~24kDa on SDS-PAGE gels (1). Following cloning and sequencing of visinin, several visinin like proteins were discovered by homology screening (2,3). One of these, visinin-like protein 1 is a low molecular weight protein which is very abundant in the nervous system and is found only in neurons, though different neurons have different levels of expression (4,5). The protein was discovered independently by several groups and is therefore also sometimes known as hippocalcin-like protein 3, HLP3, HPCAL3, HUVISL1, VLP-1, VILIP and VILIP-1. The protein belongs to the large superfamily of calmodulin and paravalbumin type proteins which function by binding Calcium ions. Calcium binding alters the conformation of these proteins and allow them to interact with other binding partners, the properties of which they may alter. Visinin-like protein 1 has four “EF hand” domains, which are negatively charged helix-turn-helix peptides which are responsible for Calcium binding. The protein is 191 amino acids in size and has a molecular weight on SDS-PAGE of 18kDa. The protein has recently been suggested to be a useful blood biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury (6-8).
Chromogenic immunostaining of a formalin fixed paraffin embedded human cerebellum section with chicken pAb to visinin-like protein (VLP1), CPCA-VLP1, dilution 1:5,000. Staining was performed using Vector Labs mouse on mouse Immpress method and reagents. Hematoxylin (blue) was used as the counterstain. The VLP1 antibody labels granule cell membranes as well as synapses of the molecular and granular layers. Mouse select image for larger view.
1. Hatakenaka S, Kuo CH, Miki N. Analysis of a distinctive protein in chick retina during development. Brain Res. 312:155-63 (1983).
2. Kuno T, et al. cDNA cloning of a neural visinin-like Ca(2+)-binding protein. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 184:1219-25 (1992).
3. Polymeropoulos MH, Ide S, Soares MB, Lennon GG. Sequence characterization and genetic mapping of the human VSNL1 gene, a homologue of the rat visinin-like peptide RNVP1. Genomics 29:273-5 (1995).
4. Bernstein HG, et al. Regional and cellular distribution of neural visinin-like protein immunoreactivities (VILIP-1 and VILIP-3) in human brain. J. Neurocytol. 28:655-62 (1999).
5. Paterlini M, Revilla V, Grant AL, Wisden W Expression of the neuronal calcium sensor protein family in the rat brain.
Neuroscience 99:205-16 (2000).
6. Laterza OF, et al. Identification of novel brain biomarkers. Clin. Chem. 9:1713-21 (2006).
7. Lee JM, et al. The brain injury biomarker VLP-1 is increased in the cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer disease patients. Clin. Chem. 10:1617-23 (2008).
8. Tarawneh R, et al. Visinin-like protein-1: diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in Alzheimer disease. Ann Neurol. 70:274-85 (2011).
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