| Immunogen | Myelinproteolipidprotein,syntheticpeptideCGRGTKFcorrespondingtotheC-terminalpeptide. |
| Epitope | C-terminus |
| Clone | PLPC1 |
| Concentration | PleaserefertotheCertificateofAnalysisforthelot-specificconcentration. |
| Host | Mouse |
| Specificity | Reactswithmyelinproteolipidproteininmanymammalianspecies.Showscross-reactivitytoDM20. |
| Isotype | IgG2a |
| SpeciesReactivity | |
| AntibodyType | MonoclonalAntibody |
| EntrezGeneNumber | |
| EntrezGeneSummary | Thisgeneencodesatransmembraneproteolipidproteinthatisthepredominantmyelinproteinpresentinthecentralnervoussystem.Itmayplayaroleinthecompaction,stabilization,andmaintenanceofmyelinsheaths,aswellasinoligodendrocytedevelopmentandaxonalsurvival.MutationsinthisgenecauseX-linkedPelizaeus-Merzbacherdiseaseandspasticparaplegiatype2.Alternativelysplicedtranscriptvariantsencodingdistinctisoformsorhavingdifferent5"UTRs,havebeenidentifiedforthisgene. |
| GeneSymbol | |
| PurificationMethod | ProteinAPurfied |
| UniProtNumber | |
| UniProtSummary | FUNCTION:SwissProt:P60201#Thisisthemajormyelinproteinfromthecentralnervoussystem.Itplaysanimportantroleintheformationormaintenanceofthemultilamellarstructureofmyelin. SIZE:277aminoacids;30,077Da SUBCELLULARLOCATION:Membrane;Multi-passmembraneprotein. PTM:Lipoprotein,Palmitate DISEASE:DefectsinPLP1arethecauseofPelizaeus-Merzbacherdisease(PMD)[MIM:312080].PMDisanX-linkedneurologicdisorderofmyelinmetabolism.Itischaracterizedbyearlyimpairmentofmotordevelopment(duringthefirstthreemonthsoflife)and,later,bythedevelopmentofabnormalmovementsandprogressivespasticparaplegia. SIMILARITY:Belongstothemyelinproteolipidproteinfamily. |
| MolecularWeight | 23-25kDa |