Background:

Recoverin is implicated in the regulation of rhodopsin kinase activity that contributes to the adaptation to background illumination in retinal photoreceptor cells. Recoverin, a Ca2+-binding photoreceptor protein, is recognized as an autoantigen of cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR), which is a rare paraneoplastic neurological syndrome characterized by the degeneration of retinal photoreceptors and associated with small-cell lung cancer. Recoverin is a heterogeneously myristoylated protein that inhibits rhodopsin kinase by inhibiting its phosphorylation. Ca2+ is required for Recoverin to bind rhodopsin kinase. In addition, the binding of Recoverin-rhodopsin kinase is weakened by autophosphorylation of the kinase and is strengthened by the presence of ADP. Upon accommodating two Ca2+ ions, Recoverin extrudes a myristoyl group and associates with the lipid bilayer membrane.

Specificity:

Recoverin (D143) polyclonal antibody detects endogenous levels of Recoverin protein.

Alternative names:

Recoverin; Cancer-associated retinopathy protein; Protein CAR; RCVRN; RCV1

Species reactivity:

Human,Mouse,Rat

Host:

Rabbit

Ig type:

Rabbit IgG, 1mg/ml in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.2

Immunogen:

Synthetic peptide, corresponding to amino acids 120-160 of Human Recoverin.

Purification & Purity:

The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE).

Molecular weight:

~ 26 kDa

Applications:

WB IHC IF

Usage:

WB: 1:500~1:1000 IHC: 1:50~1:200 IF: 1:50~1:200

Storage:

Store at 4°C short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

Precautions:

For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedure.

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