Product Name: GRP78 (Bip)
Product Number: AB-NN048-7
Size: | 25 µg | | Price: | 89.00 |
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Target Full Name: 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein
Target Alias: BIP; Grp78; HSPA5; MIF2; immunoglobulin heavy chain binding protein
Product Type Specific: Heat shock/stress protein pan-specific antibody
Antibody Code: NN048-7
Antibody Target Type: Pan-specific
Protein UniProt: P11021 Protein SigNET: P11021 Antibody Type: Polyclonal
Antibody Host Species: Rabbit
Antibody Ig Isotype Clone: N/A
Antibody Immunogen Source: Full length human GRP78 (Bip) his tagged at the N terminus
Production Method: Protein A purified
Antibody Modification: Unconjugated. Contact KInexus if you are interest in having the antibody biotinylated or coupled with fluorescent dyes.
Antibody Concentration: 1 mg/ml
Storage Buffer: Phosphate buffered saline, 50% glycerol, 0.09% sodium azide
Storage Conditions: For long term storage, keep frozen at -40°C or lower. Stock solution can be kept at +4°C for more than 3 months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Product Use: Western blotting | ICC/Immunofluorescence | ELISA
Antibody Dilution Recommended: WB (1:2000); optimal dilutions for assays should be determined by the user.
Scientific Background: GRP78 is a ubiquitously expressed, 78-kDa glucose regulated protein, and is commonly referred to as an immunoglobin chain binding protein (BiP). The BiP proteins are categorized as stress response proteins because they play an important role in the proper folding and assembly of nascent protein and in the scavenging of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum lumen. Translation of BiP is directed by an internal ribosomal entry site (IRES) in the 5' non-translated region of the BiP mRNA. BiP IRES activity increases when cells are heat stressed (1). GRP78 is also critical for maintenance of cell homeostasis and the prevention of apoptosis (2). Luo et al. have provided findings that suggest GRP78 is essential for embryonic cell growth and pluripotent cell survival (3). In terms of diseases, GRP78 has been shown to be a reliable biomarker of hypoglycemia, to serve a neuroprotective function in neurons exposed to glutamate and oxidative stress (4), and its protein levels are reduced in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients (5). Also, the induction of the GRP78 protein that results in severe glucose and oxygen deprivation could possible lead to drug resistance to anti-tumor drugs (6, 7).