Thermo Fisher Scientific Mycobacterium tuberculosis MPT63 Polyclonal Antibody

Applications

Tested Dilution

Publications

Western Blot (WB)

1:1,000-1:5,000

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Product Specifications

Species Reactivity

Bacteria

Host/Isotype

Rabbit / IgG

Class

Polyclonal

Type

Antibody

Immunogen

Recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Immunogenic protein MPT63 protein (30-159aa)

Conjugate

Unconjugated Unconjugated Unconjugated

Form

Liquid

Concentration

4 mg/mL

Purification

Protein G

Storage buffer

PBS, pH 7.4, with 50% glycerol

Contains

0.03% ProClin 300

Storage conditions

-20°C or -80°C if preferred

Shipping conditions

Wet ice

RRID

AB_2902242

Product Specific Information

This antibody has been tested in direct-ELISA

Target Information

MPT63 is a small, major secreted protein of unknown function from Mycobacterium tuberculosis that has been shown to have immunogenic properties and has been implicated in virulence. A BLAST search identified that MPT63 has homologs only in other mycobacteria, and is therefore mycobacteria specific. As MPT63 is a secreted protein, mycobacteria specific, and implicated in virulence, MPT63 is an attractive drug target against the deadliest infectious disease, tuberculosis (TB). As part of the TB Structural Genomics Consortium, the X-ray crystal structure of MPT63 was determined to 1.5-Angstrom resolution with the hope of yielding functional information about MPT63. The structure of MPT63 is an antiparallel beta-sandwich immunoglobulin-like fold, with the unusual feature of the first beta-strand of the protein forming a parallel addition to the small antiparallel beta-sheet. MPT63 has weak structural similarity to many proteins with immunoglobulin folds, in particular, Homo sapiens beta2-adaptin, bovine arrestin, and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis invasin. Although the structure of MPT63 gives no conclusive evidence to its function, structural similarity suggests that MPT63 could be involved in cell-host interactions to facilitate endocytosis/phagocytosis.

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