Immunogen | Myelinproteolipidprotein,syntheticpeptideCGRGTKFcorrespondingtotheC-terminalpeptide. |
Epitope | C-terminus |
Clone | PLPC1 |
Concentration | PleaserefertotheCertificateofAnalysisforthelot-specificconcentration. |
Host | Mouse |
Specificity | Reactswithmyelinproteolipidproteininmanymammalianspecies.Showscross-reactivitytoDM20. |
Isotype | IgG2a |
SpeciesReactivity | |
AntibodyType | MonoclonalAntibody |
EntrezGeneNumber | |
EntrezGeneSummary | Thisgeneencodesatransmembraneproteolipidproteinthatisthepredominantmyelinproteinpresentinthecentralnervoussystem.Itmayplayaroleinthecompaction,stabilization,andmaintenanceofmyelinsheaths,aswellasinoligodendrocytedevelopmentandaxonalsurvival.MutationsinthisgenecauseX-linkedPelizaeus-Merzbacherdiseaseandspasticparaplegiatype2.Alternativelysplicedtranscriptvariantsencodingdistinctisoformsorhavingdifferent5"UTRs,havebeenidentifiedforthisgene. |
GeneSymbol | |
PurificationMethod | ProteinAPurfied |
UniProtNumber | |
UniProtSummary | FUNCTION:SwissProt:P60201#Thisisthemajormyelinproteinfromthecentralnervoussystem.Itplaysanimportantroleintheformationormaintenanceofthemultilamellarstructureofmyelin. SIZE:277aminoacids;30,077Da SUBCELLULARLOCATION:Membrane;Multi-passmembraneprotein. PTM:Lipoprotein,Palmitate DISEASE:DefectsinPLP1arethecauseofPelizaeus-Merzbacherdisease(PMD)[MIM:312080].PMDisanX-linkedneurologicdisorderofmyelinmetabolism.Itischaracterizedbyearlyimpairmentofmotordevelopment(duringthefirstthreemonthsoflife)and,later,bythedevelopmentofabnormalmovementsandprogressivespasticparaplegia. SIMILARITY:Belongstothemyelinproteolipidproteinfamily. |
MolecularWeight | 23-25kDa |