Thermo Fisher Scientific Bestrophin 1 Polyclonal Antibody

Applications

Western Blot (WB)

• Tested Dilution: 1:300–1:2,000

Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

• Tested Dilution: 1:300–1:2,000

Miscellaneous PubMed (Misc)

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Product Specifications

Product Specific Information

• Reconstitute in 100 µL of sterile water.
• Centrifuge to remove any insoluble material.
• Specificity: Bestrophin 1.

Target Information

The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroid form a differentiated system of the eye that supports retinal health and function.
Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (Best disease) is an early-onset autosomal dominant condition characterized by accumulation of lipofuscin-like material within and beneath the RPE, leading to progressive central vision loss.
This material appears as a yellow mass resembling an egg yolk that later darkens and becomes irregular, a process known as “scrambling the egg.”
Best disease often results from mutations in the Bestrophin gene, which encodes a protein with four transmembrane domains localized to the basolateral plasma membrane of RPE cells.
Human Bestrophin forms oligomeric chloride channels sensitive to intracellular calcium. Missense mutations at the Bestrophin locus reduce or abolish Bestrophin-mediated membrane current.
The human Bestrophin gene encodes a 585 amino acid protein.

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