Molecular weight (DA)
57kD
Immunogen
Synthesized peptide derived from part region of human protein. AA350-400
Specificity
OCLN Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of protein.
Formulation
Liquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, and 0.02% sodium azide.
Dilution rate
WB 1:500-2000 IF 1:100-300 ELISA 1:5000-20000 Not yet tested in other applications.
Purification process (Immunogen)
The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.
Background
This gene encodes an integral membrane protein that is required for cytokine-induced regulation of the tight junction paracellular permeability barrier. Mutations in this gene are thought to be a cause of band-like calcification with simplified gyration and polymicrogyria (BLC-PMG), an autosomal recessive neurologic disorder that is also known as pseudo-TORCH syndrome. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. A related pseudogene is present 1.5 Mb downstream on the q arm of chromosome 5. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2011],
Function
protein complex assembly, cellular amino acid derivative metabolic process, sulfur metabolic process, nucleoside metabolic process, ribonucleoside metabolic process, purine nucleoside metabolic process, macromolecular complex subunit organization, purine ribonucleoside metabolic process, S-adenosylhomocysteine metabolic process, S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process, macromolecular complex assembly, protein complex biogenesis,
Protein name
Occludin;OCN
Fields
>>Cell adhesion molecules;>>Tight junction;>>Leukocyte transendothelial migration;>>Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection;>>Hepatitis C
Human protein sequence Database
Q16625
Mouse protein sequence database
Q61146
Rat protein sequence database
Q6P6T5
Cellular localization
Cell membrane ; Multi-pass membrane protein . Cell junction, tight junction .
Tissue expression
Localized at tight junctions of both epithelial and endothelial cells. Highly expressed in kidney. Not detected in testis.