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MAB1574

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Anti-Polyglutamine-Expansion Diseases Marker Antibody, clone 5TF1-1C2

ascites fluid, clone 5TF1-1C2, Chemicon®

Synonym(s):

Poly-Glu, PolyQ

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
eCl@ss:
32160702
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

mouse

Quality Level

antibody form

ascites fluid

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

5TF1-1C2, monoclonal

species reactivity

human

manufacturer/tradename

Chemicon®

technique(s)

ELISA: suitable
immunocytochemistry: suitable
immunohistochemistry: suitable (paraffin)
immunoprecipitation (IP): suitable
western blot: suitable

isotype

IgG1κ

shipped in

dry ice

target post-translational modification

unmodified

General description

Huntington’s disease (HD) belongs to a family of polyglutamine diseases, which includes dentatorubralpallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA), spinobulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) and spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) types 1–3, 6, 7 and 17. In these diseases, the non-pathogenic alleles contain fewer than approximately 35 consecutive glutamine repeats and encode a normal polyglutamine domain. In contrast, the pathogenic alleles usually contain 39 or more consecutive glutamine repeats. Higher repeat numbers lead to lower ages of onset. Patients with 40-60 glutamine repeats normally develop disease as adults, whereas patients with more than 60 repeats develop a juvenile onset disease. Each polyglutamine expansion disorder displays characteristic pathology, with neuronal loss evident in specific regions of the brain. HD results from expansions of a glutamine tract in a large cystolic protein known as huntingtin.

Specificity

The epitope of MAB1574 was found to be a homopolymeric glutamine stretch. The original immunogen was the general transcription factor TATA Box-binding protein (TBP) which contains a 38-glns stretch (Lescure et al). Other polyglutamine-containing proteins are recognized by the MAB1574, notably those involved in several human neurodegenerative diseases caused by a CAG repeat expansion, like Huntington′s disease and spinocerebellar ataxia type 2, 3 and 7 (Trottier et al., 1995). Importantly, for proteins involved in these neurodegenerative disorders, MAB1574 showed remarkable property of detecting much better the pathological proteins that contain a polyglutamine expansion (37 glns) than the wild type proteins (Trottier et al., 1995). MAB1574 has been used to identify new neurodegenerative diseases caused by polyglutamine expansion and to help for cloning of the corresponding affected genes (Trottier 1995-1998; Imbert 1996; Stevanin 1996). MAB1574 is also able to detect intracellular inclusions, which is a hallmark of such diseases (Paulson, 1997).

Immunogen

N-terminal part of the human TATA Box Binding Protein (TBP).

Application

Anti-Polyglutamine-Expansion Diseases Marker Antibody, clone 5TF1-1C2 is an antibody against Polyglutamine-Expansion Diseases Marker for use in ELISA, IC, IH(P), IP & WB.
ELISA: 1:1,000-1:20,000

Western Blot: 1:1,000-1:20,000

Immunohistochemistry on frozen and paraffin sections (human tissue): 1:1,000-1:20,000

Immunocytochemistry on transfected cells: 1:1,000-1:20,000 Immunoprecipitation: 1:1,000-1:20,000

Optimal working dilutions must be determined by end user.
Research Category
Neuroscience
Research Sub Category
Neurodegenerative Diseases

Physical form

Ascites fluid containing no preservatives.
Unpurified

Storage and Stability

Maintain for 1 year at -20°C from date of shipment. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.

Analysis Note

Control
Huntigton′s Disease brain

Other Notes

Concentration: Please refer to the Certificate of Analysis for the lot-specific concentration.

Legal Information

CHEMICON is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Recruitment of polyglutamine-containing proteins into nuclear inclusions (NIs) was investigated in neuronal intranuclear hyaline inclusion disease (NIHID). Some polyglutamine-containing proteins, ataxin-2, ataxin-3, and TATA box binding protein (TBP), as well as unidentified proteins with expanded polyglutamine tracts were recruited into
Neuronal intranuclear inclusions in a new cerebellar tremor/ataxia syndrome among fragile X carriers.
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