abx004378

antibody from Abbexa

Targeting: CRYAA CRYA1, HSPB4

Western blot (Recommended by provider)

Immunocytochemistry (Recommended by provider)

Immunohistochemistry (Recommended by provider)

Antibody Data

Product number

abx004378

Provider

Abbexa

Product name

Alpha-Crystallin A Chain (CRYAA) Antibody

Antibody type

Polyclonal

Description

CRYAA Antibody is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody against CRYAA. Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families. Alpha crystallins are composed of two gene products: alpha-A and alpha-B, for acidic and basic, respectively. Alpha crystallins can be induced by heat shock and are members of the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. They act as molecular chaperones although they do not renature proteins and release them in the fashion of a true chaperone; instead they hold them in large soluble aggregates. Post-translational modifications decrease the ability to chaperone. These heterogeneous aggregates consist of 30-40 subunits; the alpha-A and alpha-B subunits have a 3:1 ratio, respectively. Two additional functions of alpha crystallins are an autokinase activity and participation in the intracellular architecture. The encoded protein has been identified as a moonlighting protein based on its ability to perform mechanistically distinct functions. Alpha-A and alpha-B gene products are differentially expressed; alpha-A is preferentially restricted to the lens and alpha-B is expressed widely in many tissues and organs. Defects in this gene cause autosomal dominant congenital cataract (ADCC).

Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat, Zebrafish

Host

Rabbit

Conjugate

Unconjugated

Isotype

IgG

Vial size

100 µl

Concentration

> 1 mg/ml

Storage

Aliquot and store at -20°C. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.