CRP Polyclonal Antibody

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Product Description

PA1-9578 detects CRP in mouse samples. PA1-9578 may have some cross reaction with C reactive protein from rat, human and other mammalian species. PA1-9578 has been successfully used in Western blot and ELISA procedures. By Western blot, PA1-9578 detects a 23 kDa protein representing CRP. PA1-9578 immunogen is mouse C-reactive protein C-terminal peptide. CRP (C-reactive protein) is a major cyclic, pentameric acute phase protein compound consisting of five identical, noncovalently bound, nonglycosylated subunits. Eeach subunit is made up of 206 amino acids, and has a molecular weight of 24 kDa. CRP is produced by the liver, and its plasma levels rise dramatically during inflammatory processes occurring in the body. CRP is an initiator of classical complement cascade, binds to several nuclear components (chromatin, histones, etc.), plays an important role in innate immunity, and mediates activities associated with pre-immune nonspecific host resistance. Specifically, there is a 100-1000 fold increase of CRP in response to injury, infection or inflammation. CRP is opsonic, an initiator of the classical complement cascade, and an activator of monocytes/macrophages. CRP also binds to several nuclear components including chromatin, histones and snRNP, suggesting that it