- Formulation:
- Protein G purified
- Species Tested:
- Rat
- Expected Reactivity:
- Mouse, Human, Non-human primate
- Applications:
- WB 1:1000IHC 1:500 Don't see your application?
- Host Species:
- Sheep Polyclonal
- Gene Name:
- CALB2
- Molecular Weight:
- ~29 kDa
- Cite This Antibody:
- PhosphoSolutions Cat# 303-CAL, RRID:AB_2492050
Antigen/Purification: Collapse
The antigen is a purified guinea pig calretinin.
The antibody is protein G purified sheep serum.
Biological Significance: Collapse
Calretinin is a calcium-binding protein involved in calcium signaling. It is abundantly expressed throughout the central nervous system, retina and many other tissues. Studies have shown that calretinin may play a role in neuroprotection by buffering intracellular calcium (Lukas and Jones 1994, Weisenhorn et al., 1996). Additionally, calretinin selectively stains mesothelial cells thus making it an important marker for differentiating malignant mesothelioma from carcinomas (Attanoos et al., 2000).
Synonyms: Collapse
- 29 kDa calbindin antibody
- CAB 29 antibody
- CAB29 antibody
- CAL 2 antibody
- CAL2 antibody
- CALB 2 antibody
- CALB2 antibody
- CALB2_HUMAN antibody
- Calbindin 2 29kDa antibody
- Calbindin 2 antibody
- Calbindin D29K antibody
- Calbindin2 antibody
- Calretinin antibody
- CR antibody