CLIP Antibody / ACTH

Immunohistochemistry (FFPE): 1-2ug/ml for 30 min at RT

The optimal dilution of the recombinant ACTH antibody for each application should be determined by the researcher.

1. The prediluted format is supplied in a dropper bottle and is optimized for use in IHC. After epitope retrieval step (if required), drip mAb solution onto the tissue section and incubate at RT for 30 min.

ACTH (same as Corticotropin) is a 39 amino acid active peptide produced by the anterior pituitary. This mAb is specific to CLIP (aa 17-39 of ACTH) and does not react with Synacthen (aa 1-24 of ACTH). POMC (pro-opiomelanocortin or corticotropin-lipotropin) is a 267 amino acid polypeptide hormone precursor that goes through extensive, tissue-specific posttranslational processing by convertases. POMC is cleaved into ten hormone chains named NPP, ACTH, alpha-MSH (Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone), beta-MSH, gamma-MSH, CLIP (corticotropin-like intermediary peptide), Lipotropin-beta, Lipotropin-gamma, beta-endorphin and Met-enkephalin. ACTH is also produced by cells of immune system (T-cells, B-cells, and macrophages) in response to stimuli associated with stress. Anti-ACTH is a useful marker in classification of pituitary tumors and the study of pituitary disease. It reacts with ACTH-producing cells (corticotrophs). It also may react with other tumors (e.g. some small cell carcinomas of the lung) causing paraneoplastic syndromes by secreting ACTH.

Purified

1 mg/ml in 1X PBS; BSA free, sodium azide free

Amino acids 25-39 (NGAEDESAEAFPLEF) of Adrenocorticotropic hormone (CLIP sequence) were used as the immunogen for this ACTH antibody.

This recombinant ACTH antibody is available for research use only.

Cytoplasm, secreted

Protein A affinity chromatography

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