Background: Protein C is a vitamin K dependent serine protease zymogen. Purified human activated protein C selectively destroys factors Va and VIII:C in human plasma and thus has an important anticoagulant role. Protein C deficiency has been associated with inherited thrombophilia. In its primary structure, protein C is similar to the prothrombin group of blood coagulation factors. It most closely resembles factor X. Protein C is synthesized as a single chain; this precursor molecule is cleaved into a light chain and a heavy chain held together by a disulfide bond. The enzyme is then activated by thrombin, which cleaves a tetradecapeptide from the amino end of the heavy chain.
Description: Rabbit polyclonal to APC
Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from APC
Specificity: ·Reacts with Human, Mouse, Cow, Pig, Dog and Rat.
·Isotype: IgG
Application: ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 52 kDa;
·Immunohistochemistry (Frozen/paraffin tissue section): 1/100-500;
·Immunocytochemistry: 1/100-500;
·ELISA: 1/500;
·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.