Analysis Note

ControlPOSITIVE CONTROL: brain (sympathetic nerve terminals) and adrenal glands.

Application

Research CategoryNeuroscience

Immunohistochemistry:
A 1:1,000 dilution of a previous lot was used in IH.

Immunocytochemistry:
A 1:1,000 dilution of a previous lot was used in IC.

Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.

Anti-Tyrosine Hydroxylase Antibody, phosphoSer 40 detects level of Tyrosine Hydroxylase & has been published & validated for use in IC, IH & WB.

Research Sub CategoryNeurotransmitters & Receptors

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

General description

Tyrosine hydroxylase plays an important role in the physiology of adrenergic neurons. It is the first and rate-limiting enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the catecholamines Dopamine and Norepinephrine from tyrosine. TH is, therefore, a useful marker for dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons. The enzymatic activity of TH requires ferrous ions as cofactors and is believed to be regulated by phosphorylation. At least four isoforms of human TH have been identified which result from alternative splicing.

Immunogen

Epitope: phospho-Ser40

Synthetic peptide from the phosphoSer40 of rat Tyrosine Hydroxylase.

Legal Information

CHEMICON is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Other Notes

Concentration: Please refer to the Certificate of Analysis for the lot-specific concentration.

Physical form

ImmunoAffinity Purified

Purified rabbit polyclonal liquid in buffer containing 10mM Hepes, pH 7.5, 150mM NaCl, 100 µg/mL BSA, and 50% glycerol.

Quality

Routinely evaluated by Western Blot on PC12 lysates.

Western Blot Analysis:
1:500 dilution of this lot detected TYROSINE HYDROX PSER40 on 10 µg of PC12 lysates.

Specificity

Tyrosine Hydroxylase, phosphoSer40. The antibody recognizes a protein of 60 kDa corresponding to TH phosphorylated at Ser40. Depending on brain region being studied, protein loads and detection methods used some higher molecular weight bands may be detected.

Other species have not been tested.

Storage and Stability

Stable for 6 months at -20°C in undiluted from date of receipt.

Target description

60 kDa