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Long name
Mouse Monoclonal Antibody against Human GCPII / PSMA, Clone: GCP-05
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Antigen
GCPII / PSMA
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Species reactivity
Human (Homo sapiens), Other not determined
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Negative species reactivity
at the time of upload there has been no data, please, contact us to obtain most recent information on species reactivity and cross reactivity
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Clonality
Monoclonal Antibody (Mab)
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Clone
GCP-05
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Applications
FC, IP, ICC, MC
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Immunogen
amino acids 44-750 of human GCPII_x000D_
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Format conjugation
purified; unconjugated
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Specificity
The antibody GCP-05 recognizes extracellular domain (preferentially in native form) of glutamate carboxypeptidase II (NAALADase, FOLH1, PSMA), an approximately 95-110 kDa transmembrane glycoprotein expressed mainly in tumour neovasculatures, nervous system and jejunum, which is an important prostate tumour marker. _x000D_
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Research area
Neurobiology (Human)
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Concentration
1 mg/ml
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Storage buffer
Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) with 15 mM sodium azide, approx. pH 7.4
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Shipping and storage
Mouse Monoclonal Antibody against Human GCPII / PSMA, Clone: GCP-05 is transported on blue ice/ice packs and should be stored at temperatures between 1 and 5 degrees Celsius. Do not freeze! Avoid exposing the product to direct light, especially the conjugated antibodies as most conjugates are very sentitive to light.
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Background
Glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII), also known as N-acetyl-alpha-linked acidic dipeptidase I (NAALADase I), folate hydrolase (FOLH1), and prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), is an approximately 95-110 kDa type II transmembrane glycoprotein expressed in various tissues. In nervous system GCPII cleaves abundant N-acetylaspartylglutamate, which is released from neurons in a calcium-dependent manner, to N-acetylaspartate and glutamate. As immoderate glutamate concentration is neurotoxic, GCPII contributes to pathological conditions regarding e.g. Alzheimer´s disease, Huntington´s disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia, stroke or neuropathic pain and appears to be an interesting therapeutic target. In jejunum GCPII hydrolyzes pteroylpoly-gamma-glutamate to folate and glutamate, enabling folate to be absorbed by gastrointestinal tract. GCPII, which is present in a number of tissues at low levels, is overexpressed in neovasculature of most solid tumours and is a target enzyme for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Normal human prostate express more mRNA coding for a cytosolic GCPII form truncated at the N-terminus (PSM´) than mRNA for membrane-bound GCPII, and this ratio is reversed upon malignant transformation._x000D_
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Purity
> 95% (by SDS-PAGE)
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Purification method
Purified by protein-A affinity chromatography
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References
*Tykvart J, Navrátil V, Sedlák F, Corey E, Colombatti M, Fracasso G, Koukolík F, Bařinka C, Sácha P, Konvalinka J: Comparative analysis of monoclonal antibodies against prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA). Prostate. 2014 Dec;74(16):1674-90., *Barinka C, Sacha P, Sklenar J, Man P, Bezouska K, Slusher BS, Konvalinka J: Identification of the N-glycosylation sites on glutamate carboxypeptidase II necessary for proteolytic activity. Protein Sci. 2004, 13: 1627-1635_x000D_ , *Barinka C, Mlcochova P, Sacha P, Hilgert I, Majer P, Slusher BS, Horejsi V, Konvalinka J: Amino acids at the N- and C-termini of human glutamate carboxypeptidase II are required for enzymatic activity and proper folding. Eur. J. Biochem. 2004, 271: 2782-2790_x000D_ , *Barinka C, Rinnova M, Sacha P, Rojas C, Majer P, Slusher BS, Konvalinka J: Substrate specificity, inhibition and enzymological analysis of recombinant human glutamate carboxypeptidase II. J. Neurochem. 2002, 80: 477-487_x000D_ , *Sacha P, Zamecnik J, Barinka C, Hlouchova K, Vicha A, Mlcochova P, Hilgert I, Eckschlager T, Konvalinka J: Expression of glutamate carboxypeptidase II in human brain. Neuroscience 2007, 144: 1361-1372_x000D_
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Properties
If you buy Antibodies supplied by Exbio they should be stored frozen at - 24°C for long term storage and for short term at + 5°C.
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About
Monoclonals of this antigen are available in different clones. Each murine monoclonal anibody has his own affinity specific for the clone. Mouse monoclonal antibodies are purified protein A or G and can be conjugated to FITC for flow cytometry or FACS and can be of different isotypes.
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French translation
anticorps
