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Chemiluminescent acridinium esters are commonly used to label antibodies, proteins, nucleic acids, and some peptides, and are frequently used as detection reagents in immunoassays.

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Anti-CD40 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

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CD40 is a 45-50 kDa type I membrane protein and a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily. CD40 is also known as pb50 or CDW40. CD40 is expressed primarily by professional antigen-presenting cells and it is also expressed on non-immune cell types. The CD40 expressed by professional antigen-presenting cells plays a critical role in co-stimulation and antigen-presenting cell activation in T cell-dependent immune responses. Signals generated through CD40 in B cells are anti-apoptotic. These signals are also required for T cell-dependent B cell activation and proliferation, isotype switching, up-regulation of costimulatory receptors, germinal center formation and memory generation. CD40 signal transduction is initiated by binding trimeric CD40 ligand (CD40L) which is found on the surface of activated T cells. CD40 engages several signalling pathways in B cells and these include NF-kB, the mitogen-activated protein kinases p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase. The 62 amino acid cytoplasmic domain (CD40c) of CD40 contains two linear TNF-receptor associated factor (TRAF) binding domains. The membrane proximal site of CD40c binds TRAF6 and the membrane distal site binds TRAF1, 2 and 3. CD40c is thought to mediate the CD40-dependant signalling pathways by recruitment of TRAF to this multimerized domain. CD40 ligation has also been shown to stimulate iNOS expression, and therefore NO production, by activating NF-kB in IFN-g treated microglial cells. NO derived from microglia has been implicated in the damage of myelin-producing oligodendrocytes in demyelinating disorders like multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuronal death during Alzheimer’s disease and brain trauma. Increased CD40-CD40 ligation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several autoimmune inflammatory diseases, such as MS, arthritis and insulin-dependant diabetes.

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Human recombinant Lc3-I,HIS Tag

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Produced in E. coli. Human LC3-I is fused at the N-terminus to a His-tag.

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Anti-CASP9 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

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The caspases are a family of cysteine proteases that cleave after certain aspartate residues, and are primarily recognized as mediators of apoptosis. caspases are synthesized as inactive zymogens that can be cleaved to form active enzymes following the induction of apoptosis by stress or death receptors. Initiator caspases (e.g. caspase-8 and -10) are activated by dimerization of the zymogen on a dedicated adaptor protein. These activated initiator caspases in-turn cleave downstream effector or executioner caspases (e.g. caspase-3, -6, and -7) in a cascade-like manner, which cleave key cellular proteins that lead to the morphological changes associated with apoptotic cell death.

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Anti-AGRN Mouse Monoclonal Antibody

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Agrin is an essential extracellular matrix component which promotes clustering of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and other proteins at the neuromuscular junction during development. Agrin, MuSK, and Rapsyn are all essential components for AChR aggregation, through an unknown mechanism. The C-terminal region of agrin is released into the medium, interacts with receptors on the muscle surface and induces AChR aggregation.

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Anti-AGRN Mouse Monoclonal Antibody

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Agrin is an essential extracellular matrix component which promotes clustering of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and other proteins during development at the neuromuscular junction. Agrin, MuSK and Rapsyn are all essential components for AChR aggregation through an unknown mechanism. The C-terminal region of agrin is released into the medium, interacts with receptors on the muscle surface, and induces AChR aggregation. The central region contains two O-linked glycosylation sites and a domain homologous to domain III of laminin. The N-terminal region anchors agrin to the extracellular matrix via other basal membrane components. This region also contains a protease inhibitor domain and glycosaminoglycan attachment sites, increasing the predicted MW from 200kDa to ~600kDa. The diagram shown indicates the domain structure and functional regions of agrin, as well as domains required for AChR aggregation and alpha-dystroglycan and heparin binding. Various agrin isoforms are generated by alternative splicing at the X, Y and Z sites, and differ in the presence or absence of small inserts. The isoforms can determine the biological activity of agrin and their expression in specific tissues and stages of development. While no difference in functional activity has been detected between splicing variants at site X, insertion of a 4 aa peptide at site Y modestly increases agrins nAChR clustering activity. Insertion of an 8 aa peptide at splicing site Z increases the clustering activity of soluble rat agrin 10,000 fold.

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Anti-Agrin Mouse Monoclonal Antibody [clone: Agr-33]

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Agrin is an essential extracellular matrix component which promotes clustering of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and other proteins at the neuromuscular junction during development.

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Anti-APRIL Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

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APRIL (A proliferation-inducing ligand) is a member of the TNF family. APRIL stimulates B- and T-cell proliferation, triggers humoral immune responses, activates NF-κB, and induces cell death.

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PKA kinase activity kit

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The PKA Kinase activity kit is an efficient assay that utilizes little sample volume. This kit gives you the ability to an end-point or kinetic assay read-out in a convenient 96-well plate based assay and offers easy sample handling protocols. The assay also offers a high signal to background ratio.

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Anti-CRYAA Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

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Alpha-crystallins composed of alpha A (~20 kDa) and alpha B (~20 kDa) subunits, are major water-soluble proteins accounting for almost 50% of total protein in the mammalian transparent eye lens and they are also found in a variety of other tissues. The two other crystallin families, beta and gamma, are homologous to each other but not to the alpha family or the sHsp's. Alpha-crystallins are also referred to as small heat shock proteins, since they are induced by increased temperature in a variety of organisms. The alpha-crystallins have sequence homology as well as structural and functional similarities with the small Hsp's such as Hsp25/27. Most small heat shock proteins have four common structural and functional features: (i) molecular weight between 12 and 43kDa; (ii) the formation of large oligomeric complexes composed of alphaA-crystallin, alphaB-crystallin and Hsp25/27; (iii) the moderately conserved alpha-crystallin domain in the central region of the protein; and (iv) molecular chaperone activity. The alpha-crystallin domain comprises approximately 90 residues, is bounded by variable N-terminal and C-terminal extensions and is involved in oligomer assembly. Oligomers can reach 800kDa or more and are dynamic, exhibiting subunit exchanges and organizational plasticity, possibly leading to functional diversity. Phosphorylation of serine residues occurs during development and in response to stress, and usually decreases oligomer size. Chaperone activity requires, and is modulated by, oligomerization and is limited to binding unfolded intermediates to prevent irreversible aggregation, although productive release and refolding of denatured proteins requires close cooperation with other chaperones. Other proposed functions include a role in membrane stabilization and modulation of intermediate filament organization during physiological stress and neurodegenerative disease.

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Anti-Glutathione Mouse Monoclonal Antibody

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Glutathione, a major intracellular non-protein thiol, protects against free radical damage by providing reducing equivalents for several key antioxidant enzymes. In addition, glutathione acts as a scavenger of hydroxyl radicals and nascent oxygen. Elevated glutathione levels are associated with a reduced rate of illness, higher levels of self-rated health, lower cholesterol, lower body mass index, and lower blood pressure among the elderly. Glutathione provides a primary defense system for the removal of oxidants in the brain. Studies have revealed a correlation between low glutathione levels and damage to neurons that manufacture dopamine, suggesting a link to Parkinson's disease.