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Invitrogen™ GRP78 Monoclonal Antibody (C38), eBioscience™, Invitrogen™

Description
Description: The monoclonal antibody C38 recognizes human glucose-related protein 78 (GRP78). The GRP78 is encoded by the HSPA5 gene and functions as an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone protein and is a member of the heat shock protein 70 family. GRP78 functions within the ER lumen to facilitate proper protein folding, to prevent intermediates from aggregating, to target misfolded proteins for degradation, and as a calcium binding protein capable of recognizing ER stress and inducing the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR). During normal cellular function, GRP78 is bound to the transmembrane sensor proteins PERK, IRE1, and ATF6, keeping them in an inactive state. During ER stress, GRP78 binds to the hydrophobic residues of unfolded proteins within the ER and releases the sensor proteins, allowing signaling to the nucleus and the initiation of the UPR. During the UPR, protein synthesis is slowed and the transcription of ER chaperones is upregulated, increasing the capacity of the ER. GRP78 is normally expressed at basal levels in all adult organs and is required for the proliferation and survival of embryonic stem cells. GRP78 expression is upregulated in cancer cells due to the increased numbers of underglycosylated and misfolded proteins responsible for triggering the UPR. In addition to being expressed in the ER, GRP78 is also expressed on the surface of cancer cells.
Specifications
Specifications
| Antigen | GRP78 |
| Applications | ELISA, Flow Cytometry, Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin), Immunocytochemistry |
| Classification | Monoclonal |
| Clone | C38 |
| Concentration | 0.5 mg/mL |
| Conjugate | Unconjugated |
| Formulation | PBS with 0.09% sodium azide; pH 7.2 |
| Gene | Hspa5 |
| Gene Accession No. | P11021 |
| Gene Alias | 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein; 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein homolog; 78-kD glucose-regulated protein precursor; AL022860; AU019543; baffled; Binding-immunoglobulin protein; bip; BiP protein; BiP/Grp78; cb865; D2Wsu141e; D2Wsu17e; Endoplasmic reticulum chaperone BiP; endoplasmic reticulum chaperone BiP; 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein; endoplasmic reticulum lumenal Ca(2+)-binding protein grp78; epididymis secretory sperm binding protein Li 89n; fb60h09; fi36d04; FLJ26106; glucose regulated protein, 78 kDa; glucose-regulated protein; glucose-regulated protein, 78kDa; GRP 78; grp78; GRP-78; heat shock 70 kDa protein 5; heat shock 70 kDa protein 5a; heat shock 70kD protein 5; heat shock 70kD protein 5 (glucose-regulated protein, 78kD); heat shock 70kDa protein 5; heat shock 70kDa protein 5 (glucose-regulated protein); heat shock 70kDa protein 5 (glucose-regulated protein, 78kDa); heat shock protein 5; heat shock protein 70 family protein 5; heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 5; heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 5 L homeolog; heat shock protein family A member 5; heavy-chain binding protein BiP; HEL-S-89n; Hsce70; hsp70; Hsp70 family ATPase KAR2; HSP70 family protein 5; HSPA 5; HSPA5; hspa5.L; hspa5a; I79_019946; immunoglobulin binding protein; immunoglobulin heavy chain-binding protein; Immunoglobulin heavy chain-binding protein homolog; J1248; KAR2; mBiP; MIF2; Sez7; SEZ-7; SSD1; Steroidogenesis-activator polypeptide; wu:fb60h09; wu:fi36d04; XAP-1; XAP-1 antigen; XELAEV_180384511mg; YJL034W; zgc:55994; zgc:77606 |
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