Urocortin (UCN) Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

SKU AP06475PU-N

Urocortin (UCN) rabbit polyclonal antibody, Aff - Purified

Product Data

• Application: IHC
• Recommended Dilution: Immunohistochemistry on Paraffin Sections: 1/50-1/200.
• Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Antibody Host: Rabbit
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Immunogen: Synthetic peptide, corresponding to amino acids 80-130 of Human UCN.
• Specificity: This antibody detects endogenous levels of Urocortin protein.; (region surrounding Ala103)
• Buffer: Phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.2.; State: Aff - Purified; State: Liquid purified Ig fraction (> 95% pure by SDS-PAGE).; Preservative: 0.05% Sodium Azide
• Concentration: 1.0 mg/ml
• Purification: Affinity Chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Storage: Store undiluted at 2-8°C for one month or (in aliquots) at -20°C for longer.; Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
• Stability: Shelf life: one year from despatch.
• Shipping: Blue Ice
• Gene Name: urocortin
• Database Link:
  P55089
• Background: Urocortins 1, 2 and 3 are the mammalian homologs of fish urotensin I. Mammalian urocortin is a member of the corticotropin-releasing hormone(CRH) family that is expressed in a region of the rat midbrain. The distinct expression pattern in discrete brain regions suggests that it influences such behavior as feeding, anxiety and auditory processing. Synthetic human urocortin binds with high affinity to CRH receptors and acts in vitro to release ACTH from dispersed rat anterior pituitary cells. It is suggested that urocortin may be an endogenous CRF-like factor in the brain responsible for the effects of stress on appetite. The gene which encodes urocortin maps to human chromosome 2. Specifically, urocortin III is a specific ligand for CRF type 2 receptor which mediates stress-coping responses. Human urocortin I and III are expressed in the human heart. Urocortin III is also expressed in the pituitary gland, adrenal gland, GI tract, ovary, spleen, brain and kidney.
• Synonyms: MGC129974; MGC129975; UI; UROC; urocortin

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