Background:  Mammals defend themselves against intracellular pathogens through presentation of cytoplasmically derived short pathogenic peptides to the cell surface of cytotoxic T lymphocytes, which subsequently leads to cytotoxic events with respect to the affected cell. Antigen presentation is mediated by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules, which bind and coordinate short pathogenic peptides. The proper folding and assembly of MHC class I molecules in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) involve a number of components. MHC class I molecules assemble in the ER with chaperones before binding to the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) protein. ERp57 is a component of the MHC class I pathway that appears to interact with MHC class I molecules before they associate with TAP. ERp72, also designated protein disulfide-isomerase A4, is involved in the catalysis of protein -S-S- bond rearrangement. ERp57 and ERp72 may act as proteases, protein disulfide isomerases, phospholipases or a combination of these.

Description: Rabbit polyclonal to ERp72

Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from ERp72

Specificity:  ·Reacts with Human, Mouse and Rat.

·Isotype: IgG

Application:  ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 73 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.