Western Blotting (WB), Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Sections) (IHC (p)), Immunocytochemistry (ICC)
Specificity
The mouse monoclonal antibody GCP-04 recognizes amino acids 100-104 of extracellular domain of denaturated glutamate carboxypeptidase II (PSMA, NAALADase, FOLH1), an approximately 95-110 kDa transmembrane glycoprotein.
Cross-Reactivity (Details)
Human, Porcine, Mouse, Rat, Other not determined
Purification
Purified by protein-A affinity chromatography.
Purity
> 95 % (by SDS-PAGE)
Immunogen
Recombinant fragment of human GCPII (amino acids 44-750) produced in S2 cells
FOLH1
Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat, Dog, Monkey
WB, IF
Host: Mouse
Monoclonal
2E1
unconjugated
Application Notes
Western blotting: Recommended dilution: 1 μg/mL, positive control: LNCaP cell line. Sample preparation: Resuspend approx. 50 mil. cells in 1 mL cold lysis buffer (1 % NP-40). Incubate 30 min on ice. Mix lysate with non-reducing/reducing Laemmli SDS-PAGE sample buffer. Both reducing and non-reducing conditions.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Concentration
1 mg/mL
Buffer
Phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.4, 15 mM sodium azide
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Handling Advice
Do not freeze.
Storage
4 °C
Storage Comment
Store at 2-8°C. Do not freeze.
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Folate hydrolase 1,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.,GCP2, FOLH1, NAALADase I, PGGCP, FGGCP, FGCP,