N1660
Anti-Nicastrin antibody produced in rabbit
IgG fraction of antiserum, buffered aqueous solution
Synonym(s):
Anti-ATAG1874
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biological source
rabbit
Quality Level
conjugate
unconjugated
antibody form
IgG fraction of antiserum
antibody product type
primary antibodies
clone
polyclonal
form
buffered aqueous solution
mol wt
antigen 110 kDa
species reactivity
human, mouse, rat
enhanced validation
recombinant expression
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technique(s)
microarray: suitable
western blot: 1:1,000 using minimum working antibody dilution using a whole cell extract of the HEK293 cell line stably transfected with human nicastrin.
UniProt accession no.
shipped in
dry ice
storage temp.
−20°C
target post-translational modification
unmodified
Gene Information
human ... NCSTN(23385)
General description
Nicastrin (NCSTN) is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein (709 amino acids) that interacts with both presenilin-1 (PS1) and presenilin-2 (PS2). This gene is located on human chromosome 1q23.
Specificity
Rabbit polyclonal anti-Nicastrin recognizes human nicastrin (110 kDa) by immunoblotting. Staining of nicastrin in immunoblotting is specifically inhibited with nicastrin immunizing peptide.
Immunogen
synthetic peptide corresponding to the C-terminus of human nicastrin (amino acids 693-709) conjugated to KLH. The corresponding sequence is identical in mouse.
Application
Anti-Nicastrin antibody produced in rabbit has been used in:
- western blotting
- immunoprecipitation
- co-immunoprecipitation
Biochem/physiol Actions
Nicastrin has a key role in the regulation of presenilin-mediated cleavage of the b-amyloid precursor protein (b-APP) and Notch/GLP-1. Nicastrin binds to the membrane-tethered form of Notch and is essential for the intramembrane cleavage of Notch to generate Notch intracellular domain (NICD), which is involved in intracellular signaling. It has been suggested that nicastrin binds substrates of presenilin/g-secretase complexes or modulates g-secretase activity. Suppression of nicastrin expression in C. elegansembryos induces a subset of notch/glp-1 phenotypes similar to those induced by simultaneous null mutations in both presenilin homologues of C. elegans (sel-12 and hop-1). Thus, increasing evidence indicates that both nicastrin and presenilins are necessary components for the intramembrane proteolysis of proteins such as b-APP and Notch, and implicates a direct role for nicastrin in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer′s disease and in the regulation of Notch signaling in vivo.
Physical form
Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide.
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Storage Class Code
10 - Combustible liquids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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Aph-1 Associates Directly with Full-length and C-terminal Fragments of gamma-Secretase Substrates
Chen AC, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(15), 11378-11391 (2010)
Louise Hedskog et al.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 15(10), 2150-2163 (2010-11-09)
Markers for caspase activation and apoptosis have been shown in brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and AD-mouse models. In neurons, caspase activation is associated with elevated amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) production. Caspases cleave numerous substrates including presenilin-1 (PS1). The cleavage
The Gene Encoding Nicastrin, a Major gamma-Secretase Component, Modifies Risk for Familial Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease in a Dutch Population-Based Sample
Dermaut B, et al.
American Journal of Human Genetics, 70, 1568-1574 (2002)
Yu Ohki et al.
The EMBO journal, 30(23), 4815-4824 (2011-10-18)
Amyloid-β peptide ending at the 42nd residue (Aβ42) is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Small compounds that exhibit selective lowering effects on Aβ42 production are termed γ-secretase modulators (GSMs) and are deemed as promising therapeutic agents against
Yachiyo Mitsuishi et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 285(20), 14920-14931 (2010-03-20)
Drosophila Crumbs has been reported to attenuate Notch signaling by inhibition of gamma-secretase cleavage at the wing margins. gamma-Secretase is an intramembrane protease that is responsible for the generation of amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptides from the beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP). Here
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly and is characterized by gradual loss of cognitive functions.
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