Background: The serine protease inhibitors (serpins) compose a superfamily of proteins with a diverse set of functions, including the control of blood coagulation, complement activation, programmed cell death and development. Serpins are secreted glycoproteins that contain a stretch of peptide that mimics a true substrate for a corresponding serine protease. Protease nexin-1 (PN-1) is a serpin that inactivates several proteases, including thrombin, urokinase, plasminogen activators (PA) and plasmin. It is involved in tissue remodeling, cellular invasiveness, matrix degradation and tumor growth. PN-1 expression is abundant in the nervous system, where it inhibits thrombin, thereby playing a role in neural injury and repair processes. An imbalance between PN-1 and thrombin may be a contributing factor in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease.
Description: Rabbit polyclonal to SERPINE2
Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from SERPINE2
Specificity: ·Reacts with Human, Mouse, Pig, Dog and Rat.
·Isotype: IgG
Application: ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 44 kDa;
·Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin/frozen tissue section): 1/50-200;
·Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence: 1/100;
·Immunoprecipitation: 1/50;
·ELISA: 1/500;
·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.