Recombinant fragment corresponding to human ACTH (N-terminal) conjugated to keyhole limpet haemocyanin.
Alternative Names:
Adrenocorticotropin, alpha or beta or gamma Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone (MSH) or Melanotropin, beta-Endorphin, beta or gamma Lipotropin (LPH), CLIP, Met Enkephalin, POC, POMC
ACTH (same as Corticotropin) is a 39 amino acid active peptide produced by the anterior pituitary. This MAb is specific to Synacthen (aa1-24 of ACTH), does not react with CLIP (aa17-39 of ACTH). POMC (pro-opiomelanocortin or corticotropin-lipotropin) is a 267 amino acid polypeptide hormone precursor that goes through extensive, tissue-specific posttranslational processing by convertases. POMC is cleaved into ten hormone chains named NPP, ACTH, alpha-MSH (Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone), beta-MSH, gamma-MSH, CLIP (corticotropin-like intermediary peptide), Lipotropin-beta, Lipotropin-gamma, beta-endorphin and Met-enkephalin. ACTH is also produced by cells of immune system (T-cells, B-cells, and macrophages) in response to stimuli associated with stress. Anti-ACTH is a useful marker in classification of pituitary tumors and the study of pituitary disease. It reacts with ACTH-producing cells (corticotrophs). It also may react with other tumors (e.g. some small cell carcinomas of the lung) causing paraneoplastic syndromes by secreting ACTH.
Clonality:
Monoclonal
Molecular Weight:
ACTH is ~5kDa|and the POMC precursor is ~30kDa. The molecular weight of POMC depends upon isoform variation and post-translational modifications.
200ug/ml of Ab purified from Bioreactor Concentrate by Protein A/G. Prepared in 10mM PBS with 0.05% BSA & 0.05% azide. Also available WITHOUT BSA & azide at 1.0mg/ml.
Antibody Type:
Monoclonal Antibody
Application Notes:
ELISA (For coating, order Ab without BSA), Flow Cytometry (1-2ug/million cells), Immunofluorescence (1-2ug/ml), ,Immunohistochemistry (Formalin-fixed) (1-2ug/ml for 30 minutes at RT),(Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires heating tissue sections in
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human pituitary gland stained with ACTH Mouse Monoclonal Antibody (57).
IHC analysis of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human brain. Negative tissue control using ACTH MAb (57) at 2ug/ml in PBS for 30min RT. HIER: Tris/EDTA, pH9.0, 45min. 2°C: HRP-polymer, 30min. DAB, 5min.
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human pituitary gland stained with ACTH Mouse Monoclonal Antibody (57).
SDS-PAGE Analysis of Purified ACTH Mouse Monoclonal Antibody (57). Confirmation of Integrity and Purity of Antibody.
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