Rabbit anti-Human Agouti Polyclonal Antibody | anti-ASIP antibody

Agouti

Cat. Num. AAA6008951

• Gene Names: ASIP; ASP; AGSW; AGTI; AGTIL; SHEP9
• Reactivity: Human
• Applications: Immunohistochemistry, Immunofluorescence
• Purity: Serum; Serum
• Synonyms: Agouti; Polyclonal Antibody; Anti -Agouti; anti-ASIP antibody

• Host: Rabbit
• Reactivity: Human
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Isotype: IgG
• Specificity: Recognizes human Agouti.
• Purity/Purification: Serum; Serum
• Form/Format: Supplied as a lyophilized powder. Reconstitute with sterile dH2O.
• Sequence: His-Leu-Pro-Pro-Glu-Glu-Lys-Leu-Arg-Asp-Asp-Arg-Ser-Leu-Arg-Ser-Asn-Ser-Ser-Val-Asn-Leu-Leu-Asp-Val-Pro-Ser-Val-Ser-Ile-Val-Ala-Leu-Asn-Lys-Lys-Ser-Lys-Gln-Ile-NH2

• Applicable Applications for anti-ASIP antibody: Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Immunofluorescence (IF)
• Application Notes: Suitable for use in Immunohistochemistry and Immunofluorescence.; Dilution: Immunofluorescence: 1:200; Immunohistochemistry (PAP or ABC): 1:500
• Immunogen: Synthetic peptide corresponding aa1-40 of human Agouti.
• Preparation and Storage: Lyophilized powder may be stored at -20 degree C. Stable for 12 months at -20 degree C. Reconstitute with sterile ddH2O. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20 degree C. Reconstituted product is stable for 12 months at -20 degree C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.

Related Product Information for anti-ASIP antibody

Several common diseases such as type II diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, hyperlipidemia, and some cancers are associated with obesity. An abnormal increase in body fat relative to lean tissue mass has been used as an indicator of obesity. High fat diet, certain environmental factors, and genetic linkage are the primary causes of obesity. In order to understand the genetic basis of obesity, several monogenic murine obesity models have been characterized including obese (Ob), diabetes (db), fat (fat), agouti yellow (Ay), and tubby (tub). More recently, Tub, the human homolog of mouse Tub, TULP1 & TULP2 (for Tubby Like Proteins) and Agouti related protein (AGRP) have been cloned. The obesity associated with Ay mice may be due to ectopic expression of a secreted protein Agouti. Agouti protein (132aa in human) is normally expressed in skin. Its ubiquitous expression, such as in rare allele lethal yellow, causes yellow coat., linear growth, immune defects and obesity. Agouti is a paracrine-signaling molecule that affects pigmentation by inhibiting the melanocortin receptor 1 (MCR-1 and possibly MC2R and MC4R).

Product Categories/Family for anti-ASIP antibody

Antibodies; Abs to Obesity Proteins

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GI #: 540073
• NCBI GeneID: 434
• UniProt Accession #: P42127; Q3SXL2
• Molecular Weight: 14,515 Da
• NCBI Official Full Name: agouti
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: agouti signaling protein
• NCBI Official Symbol: ASIP
• NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: ASP; AGSW; AGTI; AGTIL; SHEP9
• NCBI Protein Information: agouti-signaling protein; nonagouti homolog; agouti switch protein; agouti signaling protein, nonagouti homolog
• UniProt Protein Name: Agouti-signaling protein
• Protein Family: Agouti-related protein
• UniProt Gene Name: ASIP
• UniProt Synonym Gene Names: AGTI; AGTIL; ASP; ASP
• UniProt Entry Name: ASIP_HUMAN

NCBI Description

In mice, the agouti gene encodes a paracrine signaling molecule that causes hair follicle melanocytes to synthesize pheomelanin, a yellow pigment, instead of the black or brown pigment, eumelanin. Pleiotropic effects of constitutive expression of the mouse gene include adult-onset obesity, increased tumor susceptibility, and premature infertility. This gene is highly similar to the mouse gene and encodes a secreted protein that may (1) affect the quality of hair pigmentation, (2) act as a pharmacological antagonist of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, (3) play a role in neuroendocrine aspects of melanocortin action, and (4) have a functional role in regulating lipid metabolism in adipocytes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Uniprot Description

ASIP: Involved in the regulation of melanogenesis. The binding of ASP to MC1R precludes alpha-MSH initiated signaling and thus blocks production of cAMP, leading to a down-regulation of eumelanogenesis (brown/black pigment) and thus increasing synthesis of pheomelanin (yellow/red pigment). In higher primates, agouti may affect the quality of hair pigmentation rather than its pattern of deposition. Could well play a role in neuroendocrine aspects of melanocortin action. May have some functional role in regulating the lipid metabolism with adipocytes.

Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 20q11.2-q12

Cellular Component: extracellular space

Molecular Function: type 3 melanocortin receptor binding; type 4 melanocortin receptor binding; receptor binding

Biological Process: melanin biosynthetic process; generation of precursor metabolites and energy; regulation of molecular function, epigenetic; cell-cell signaling; hormone-mediated signaling; melanosome organization and biogenesis; adult feeding behavior; signal transduction; melanosome transport

Disease: Skin/hair/eye Pigmentation, Variation In, 9