This antibody is prepared by Saturated Ammonium Sulfate (SAS) precipitation followed by dialysis against PBS. Purified Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody (Pab)
Immunogen
This PARK8(LRRK2) antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 504-536 amino acids from human PARK8(LRRK2).
Purified polyclonal antibody supplied in PBS with 0.09 % (W/V) sodium azide.
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
WARNING: Reagents contain sodium azide. Sodium azide is very toxic if ingested or inhaled. Avoid contact with skin, eyes, or clothing. Wear eye or face protection when handling. If skin or eye contact occurs, wash with copious amounts of water. If ingested or inhaled, contact a physician immediately. Sodium azide yields toxic hydrazoic acid under acidic conditions. Dilute azide-containing compounds in running water before discarding to avoid accumulation of potentially explosive deposits in lead or copper plumbing.
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Shen: "Protein kinases linked to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease." in: Neuron, Vol. 44, Issue 4, pp. 575-7, (2004) (PubMed).
Wszolek, Pfeiffer, Tsuboi, Uitti, McComb, Stoessl, Strongosky, Zimprich, Müller-Myhsok, Farrer, Gasser, Calne, Dickson: "Autosomal dominant parkinsonism associated with variable synuclein and tau pathology." in: Neurology, Vol. 62, Issue 9, pp. 1619-22, (2004) (PubMed).
Parkinson is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimers. About 1 percent of people over the age of 65 and 3 percent of people over the age of 75 are affected by the disease. The mutation is the most common cause of Parkinson's disease identified to date. LRRK2, a genetic mutation, was recently found linked to about 5 percent of inherited cases of Parkinson's disease. By high-resolution recombination mapping and candidate gene sequencing in 46 families, 6 disease-segregating mutations (5 missense and 1 putative splice site mutation). It may be central to the pathogenesis of several major neurodegenerative disorders associated with parkinsonism. LRRK2 belongs to the ROCO protein family and includes a protein kinase domain of the MAPKKK class and several other major functional domains.