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Applications:

WB

REACTIVITY:

H

SENSITIVITY:

Endogenous

MW (kDa):

15, 30, 45, 60

Source/Isotype:

Rabbit IgG

UniProt ID:

#P02766

Entrez-Gene Id:

7276

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000

Storage

Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

Specificity / Sensitivity

Transthyretin (D8T4Q) Rabbit mAb recognizes endogenous levels of total Transthyretin protein in its monomeric, dimeric, trimeric, and tetrameric forms.

Species Reactivity:

Human

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Pro106 of human Transthyretin protein.

Background

Transthyretin (TTR) is a highly conserved homotetremric protein that is synthesized in the liver and choroid plexus of the brain. TTR was originally discovered as a protein found in human plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (1). TTR transports thyroid hormones (TH) and retinol by binding to retinol-binding protein (2). Although TTR is synthesized in the liver and choroid plexus, TTR is detected in blood plasma and cerebrospinal fluid migrating as monomers, dimers, and tetramers. Beyond its function as a carrier protein of TH and retinol in plasma and CSF, several additional TTR functions have been described, including proteolytic cleavage of specific substrates like apolipoprotein, neuropeptide Y (NPY), and APP (3, 4, 5). These neuronal substrates suggest a functional role for TTR in the central nervous system. Consistent with a CNS function, TTR null mice exhibit memory impairments and altered sensorimotor behavior (6, 7). TTR may also be linked to neurodegenerative disease: TTR levels in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients are negatively correlated with disease progression, and a protective role for TTR, at least in AD mouse models, has been described (8, 9). TTR itself may play a more direct role in disease as gain-of-function mutations in TTR cause the protein to misfold and aggregate into amyloid fibrils, contributing to autosomal dominant hereditary amyloidosis in diseases such as familial amyloid polyneuropathy, familial amyloid cardiomyopathy, and familial leptomeningeal amyloidosis (10). 

  1. Vieira, M. and Saraiva, M.J. (2014) Biomol Concepts 5, 45-54.
  2. Raz, A. and Goodman, D.S. (1969) J Biol Chem 244, 3230-7.
  3. Sousa, M.M. et al. (2000) J Lipid Res 41, 58-65.
  4. Liz, M.A. et al. (2009) Biochem J 419, 467-74.
  5. Costa, R. et al. (2008) PLoS One 3, e2899.
  6. Buxbaum, J.N. et al. (2008) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105, 2681-6.
  7. Fleming, C.E. et al. (2009) J Neurosci 29, 3220-32.
  8. Elovaara, I. et al. (1986) Acta Neurol Scand 74, 245-50.
  9. Choi, S.H. et al. (2007) J Neurosci 27, 7006-10.
  10. Sekijima, Y. (2015) J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 86, 1036-43.

Species Reactivity

Species reactivity is determined by testing in at least one approved application (e.g., western blot).

Western Blot Buffer

IMPORTANT: For western blots, incubate membrane with diluted primary antibody in 5% w/v nonfat dry milk, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.

Applications Key

WB: Western Blotting

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: human M: mouse R: rat Hm: hamster Mk: monkey Vir: virus Mi: mink C: chicken Dm: D. melanogaster X: Xenopus Z: zebrafish B: bovine Dg: dog Pg: pig Sc: S. cerevisiae Ce: C. elegans Hr: horse GP: Guinea Pig Rab: rabbit All: all species expected

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Transthyretin (D8T4Q) Rabbit mAb

Western Blotting Image 1: Transthyretin (D8T4Q) Rabbit mAb Expand Image
Western blot analysis of extracts from titrations of human plasma using Transthyretin (D8T4Q) Rabbit mAb (upper) and Cystatin C (D6U3E) Rabbit mAb #24840 (lower).