Bestrophin (BEST1) Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Specifications

Product Data
Applications	WB
Reactivity	Human
Host	Rabbit
Clonality	Polyclonal
Immunogen	The immunogen is a synthetic peptide directed towards the middle region of human BEST1
Specificity	Expected reactivity: Human
Formulation	Liquid. Purified antibody supplied in 1x PBS buffer with 0.09% (w/v) sodium azide and 2% sucrose. Note that this product is shipped as lyophilized powder to China customers.
Concentration	lot specific
Purification	Affinity purified
Conjugation	Unconjugated
Storage Condition	For short term use, store at 2-8°C up to 1 week. For long term storage, store at -20°C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles.
Predicted Protein Size	57 kDa
Gene Name	bestrophin 1
Database Link	NP_001132915.1 Entrez Gene 7439 Human UniProt ID O76090-4
Background	This gene encodes a member of the bestrophin gene family. This small gene family is characterized by proteins with a highly conserved N-terminus with four to six transmembrane domains. Bestrophins may form chloride ion channels or may regulate voltage-gated L-type calcium-ion channels. Bestrophins are generally believed to form calcium-activated chloride-ion channels in epithelial cells but they have also been shown to be highly permeable to bicarbonate ion transport in retinal tissue. Mutations in this gene are responsible for juvenile-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD2), also known as Best macular dystrophy, in addition to adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (AVMD) and other retinopathies. Alternative splicing results in multiple variants encoding distinct isoforms.
Synonyms	ARB; BEST; BMD; RP50; TU15B; VMD2
Reference Data
Protein Families	Druggable Genome, Ion Channels: Other, Transmembrane

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