Dopamine beta Hydroxylase Polyclonal Antibody

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Product Description

PA3-925 detects human, bovine, rat and mouse DBH. This antibody is not effective for immunohistochemistry in human brain. PA3-925 has been successfully used in Western blot, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence procedures. By Western blot, this antibody detects an ~72 kDa protein representing DBH from rat neurons. In immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence procedures, it specifically stains chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla, and DBH containing cells of the sympathetic nervous system. The PA3-925 immunogen is a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues S(43) E P P E S P F P Y H I P L D P E G T L(62) of rat DBH. This sequence is highly conserved (>85% homology) in human, bovine and mouse. The protein encoded by this gene is an oxidoreductase belonging to the copper type II, ascorbate-dependent monooxygenase family. It is present in the synaptic vesicles of postganglionic sympathetic neurons and converts dopamine to norepinephrine. It exists in both soluble and membrane-bound forms, depending on the absence or presence, respectively, of a signal peptide.