Inhibin alpha (INHA) Mouse Monoclonal Antibody [Clone ID: 4E2]

Specifications

Product Data
Clone Name	4E2
Applications	ELISA, IF, WB
Recommend Dilution	ELISA: 1/10000. Western Blot: 1/500 - 1/2000. Immunofluorescence: 1/200 - 1/1000.
Reactivity	Human, Mouse
Host	Mouse
Clonality	Monoclonal
Immunogen	Purified recombinant fragment of Human INHA expressed in E. Coli.
Specificity	Recognizes Inhibin alpha / INHA
Formulation	State: Ascites State: Ascitic fluid containing 0.03% Sodium Azide.
Conjugation	Unconjugated
Storage Condition	Store the antibody undiluted at 2-8°C for one month or (in aliquots) at -20°C for longer. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Predicted Protein Size	40 kDa
Gene Name	inhibin alpha subunit
Database Link	Entrez Gene 3623 Human UniProt ID P05111
Background	Inhibins are peptide hormones produced by the granulosa cells in female follicles and by Sertoli cells in the male seminiferous tubules. They are selectively expressed by cells of sex cord stromal derivation, and inhibit the secretion of follitropin by the pituitary gland. Inhibins are also involved in regulating diverse functions such as hypothalamic and pituitary hormone secretion, gonadal hormone secretion, germ cell development and maturation, erythroid differentiation, insulin secretion, nerve cell survival, embryonic axial development or bone growth, depending on their subunit composition. Inhibins appear to oppose the functions of activins, as inhibins and activins inhibit and activate, respectively, the secretion of follitropin by the pituitary gland. Inhibin has 2 subunits (alpha and beta) that are coded by separate genes. The alpha subunit determines whether inhibin or activin will be produced. The alpha subunit remains constant, such that the various types of inhibin are defined by the beta subunit (a,b,c,d). Inhibin A is a dimer of alpha and beta A. Inhibin B is a dimer of alpha and beta B. Proteolytic processing yields a number of inhibin alpha bioactive forms: the 20/23 kDa forms consist solely of the mature alpha chain, the 26/29 kDa forms consist of the most N terminal propeptide linked through a disulfide bond to the mature alpha chain, and the 50/53 kDa forms encompass the entire proprotein. Each type can be furthermore either mono or diglycosylated, causing the mass difference.
Synonyms	INHA
Reference Data

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