Anti-Cryptochrome-1 Antibody, clone 2C22 ZooMAb® Rabbit Monoclonal

Description

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• Specificity: Clone 2C22 is a ZooMAb rabbit recombinant monoclonal antibody that specifically detects Cryptochrome-1 (CRY1). It targets an epitope within 18 amino acids from the C-terminal region.
• Immunogen: KLH-conjugated linear peptide corresponding to 18 amino acids from the C-terminal region of human Cryptochrome-1 (CRY1).
• Application: Anti-Cryptochrome-1, clone 2C22 ZooMAb, Cat. No. ZRB1413, is a recombinant Rabbit monoclonal antibody that targets CRY1 and is tested Affinity Binding Assay, Immunocytochemistry and Western Blotting.
• Target description: Cryptochrome-1 (UniProt: Q16526; also known as Cry1) is encoded by the CRY1 (also known as PHLL1) gene (Gene ID: 1407) in human. Cry1 is an evolutionarily conserved member of the flavoprotein superfamily that acts as a transcriptional repressor and forms a core component of the circadian clock that consists of two major components: the central clock, residing in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the brain, and the peripheral clocks that are present in nearly every tissue and organ system. Transcription and translation of core clock components (CLOCK, NPAS2, ARNTL/BMAL1, ARNTL2/BMAL2, PER1, PER2, PER3, CRY1 and CRY2) plays a critical role in rhythm generation. Transcription factors, CLOCK or NPAS2 and ARNTL/BMAL1 or ARNTL2/BMAL2, form the positive limb of the feedback loop and act in the form of a heterodimer and activate the transcription of core clock genes and clock-controlled genes. The core clock genes: PER1/2/3 and CRY1/2 which are transcriptional repressors form the negative limb of the feedback loop and interact with the CLOCK|NPAS2-ARNTL/BMAL1|ARNTL2/BMAL2 heterodimer inhibiting its activity and thereby negatively regulating their own expression. Cry1 and Cry2 are suggested to have redundant functions, but they also differential and selective contributions in defining the pace of the SCN circadian clock and its circadian transcriptional outputs. Cry2 is reported to play a critical role in tuning SCN circadian period by opposing the action of Cry1. Cry is believed to act as a molecular gatekeeper to maintain CLOCK-ARNTL/BMAL1 in a controlled and repressed state until the proper time for transcriptional activation. Cry1 has a photolyase domain at its N-terminal (aa 3-132) and has three FAD biding sites (aa 252, 289, and 355). However, only a minority of the protein molecules contain bound FAD. Cry1 also contains 13 LC3-interacting region (LIR motifs) that are required for its autophagic degradation. A segment of 100 amino acids (371-470) from the C-terminal half is shown to be essential for inhibition of CLOCK-ARNTL/BMAL1-mediated transcription. Animals with defective Cry1 display disruption in their glucose homeostasis with elevated blood glucose in response to acute feeding after an overnight fast and severely impaired glucose clearance in a glucose tolerance test. This ZooMAb® recombinant monoclonal antibody, generated by our propriety technology, offers significantly enhanced specificity, affinity, reproducibility, and stability over conventional monoclonals.
• Physical form: Purified recombinant rabbit monoclonal antibody IgG, lyophilized in PBS with 5% Trehalose, normal appearance a coarse or translucent resin. Contains no biocide or preservatives, such as azide, or any animal by-products. Larger pack sizes provided as multiples of 25 μL.
• Reconstitution: 0.3 mg/mL after reconstitution at 25μL per vial. Please refer to guidance on suggested starting dilutions and/or titers per application and sample type.
• Storage and Stability: Recommended storage of lyophilized product at 2-8°C; Before reconstitution, micro-centrifuge vials briefly to spin down material to bottom of the vial; Reconstitute each vial by adding 25 μL of filtered lab grade water or PBS; Reconstituted antibodies can be stored at 2-8°C, or -20°C for long term storage. Avoid repeated freeze-thaws.
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