Merck Anti-MRAP antibody produced in rabbit

Anti-MRAP antibody produced in rabbit

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution, ab1

Anti-C21orf61, Anti-B27, Anti-melanocortin 2 receptor accessory protein, Anti-FALP

MRAP (melanocortin 2 receptor accessory protein) is a small transmembrane protein which spans the cell membrane once. It is a paralogue of MRAP2. This protein resides in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and plasma membrane. In adrenal cortex, it is expressed in glucocorticoid producing cells, in zona fasciculate and in the undifferentiated zone. It is also expressed in brain and pituitary. MRAP is composed of 172 amino acids and has a highly conserved N-terminus. Due to alternative splicing, MRAP has two isoforms which differ in their C-termini. These isoforms called MRAPα (19kDa) and MRAPβ (14kDa), exhibit same level of expression in adrenal gland. MRAPα is found predominantly in ER whereas MRAPβ is localized more in the plasma membrane. It exists as an anti-parallel homodimer. This gene is localized to human chromosome 21q22.1.