Application

Applications in which this antibody has been used successfully, and the associated peer-reviewed papers, are given below.Western Blotting (1 paper)

Monoclonal anti-polyglutamines antibody may be used for ELISA, immunoblot and slot blot. It can also be used in immunoprecipitation and immunocytochemistry.

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General description

Abnormal stretch of triplet CAG (or CAA) codon produces a homomeric repeat of glutamine residues beyond the critical threshold and will lead to neurodegenerative disease. Monoclonal mouse anti-polyglutamine antibody can be used to detect poly Q protein expression and in western blot. Monoclonal anti-polyglutamines antibody reacts specifically to homomeric polyglutamines independent of the species.

Immunogen

GST-human Huntingtin (N-terminal fragment of 171 amino acids containing 65Q).

Legal Information

This product is for in vitro use only. It is not to be used for commercial purposes. Use of this product to produce products for sale or for diagnostic, therapeutic or drug discovery purposes is prohibited. In order to obtain a license to use this product for commercial purposes, contact the Regents of the University of California. This product is sold under license to U.S. Patent No. 6,291,652, owned by the Regents of the University of California.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide.