| Immunogen | Purifiedtyrosinehydroxylase(EC1.14.16.2)fromaratpheochromocytoma(2). |
| Clone | clone2/40/15 |
| Concentration | PleaserefertotheCertificateofAnalysisforthelot-specificconcentration. |
| Host | Mouse |
| Specificity | Tyrosinehydroxylase(TH)catalyzestherate-determininginitialstepinthebiosynthesisofcatecholaminessuchasdopamine,noradrenalineandadrenaline.Thereforetheantibodyisusedtostaindopaminergeousandadrenergeousneuronsaswellasthechromaffinetissueoftheadrenalmedulla.CelllinessuchasthePC12line,whichisderivedfromaratpheochromocytomaalso,showpositivereactions.Inimmunoblotsofadrenalmedullatissue,theantibodyrecognizesasingleproteinbandinthemolecularweightrangeof56-60kD. |
| Isotype | IgG2a |
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| AntibodyType | MonoclonalAntibody |
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| EntrezGeneSummary | Tyrosinehydroxylaseisinvolvedintheconversionoftyrosinetodopamine.Astherate-limitingenzymeinthesynthesisofcatecholamines,tyrosinehydroxylasehasakeyroleinthephysiologyofadrenergicneurons. |
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| UniProtSummary | FUNCTION:SwissProt:P07101#Playsanimportantroleinthephysiologyofadrenergicneurons. COFACTOR:Fe(2+)ion. SIZE:528aminoacids;58524Da TISSUESPECIFICITY:Mainlyexpressedinthebrainandadrenalglands. DISEASE:SwissProt:P07101#DefectsinTHarethecauseofautosomalrecessiveSegawasyndrome[MIM:605407];alsoknownasDOPA-responsivedystonia.Typically,itbeginsinchildhoodoradolescencewithprogressivedifficultyinwalkingand,insomecases,spasticity.Somecasespresentwithparkinsoniansymptomsininfancyandarereferredtoasautosomalrecessiveinfantileparkinsonism. SIMILARITY:SwissProt:P07101##Belongstothebiopterin-dependentaromaticaminoacidhydroxylasefamily. |