AR polyclonal, anti-human

Background:
Androgens exhibit a wide range of effects on the development, maintenance and regulation of male phenotype and male reproductive physiology. The androgen receptor (AR) is a member of the steroid superfamily of ligand-dependent transcription factors. ARs bind the two biologically active androgens, testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT), with high and nearly identical affinities, however, the rates of association and dissociation of T are about three times more rapid than those of DHT. This difference has resulted in speculation as to whether these differences in binding kinetics could account for the different physiological effects of T and DHT. A striking feature of AR is its rapid degradation in the absence of ligand. It is now well established that androgen binding results in an at least six-fold increase in androgen stability and that ligand-induced stabilization of AR is highly androgen- specific.

Alternative Name:
AR, AIS, ANDR, Androgen nuclear receptor variant 2, Androgen receptor (dihydrotestosterone receptor, testicular feminization, spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, Kennedy disease), Androgen receptor, androgen receptor splice variant 4b, AR, AR8, DHTR, Dihydro testosterone receptor, Dihydrotestosterone receptor (DHTR), Dihydrotestosterone receptor, HUMARA, HYSP1, KD, Kennedy disease (KD), NR3C4, Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 4 (NR3C4), Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 4, SBMA, SMAX1, Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, Testicular Feminization (TFM), TFM,

Application Dilution:
WB:1:500-1:1,000
ICC:1:50-1:200
IHC:1:50-1:100

Specificity: AR polyclonal antibody detects endogenous levels of AR protein.

Immunogen:
recombinant protein

MW: 99 kDa

Swiss-Prot: P10275(Human)

Purification & Purity:
ProA affinity purified

Format:
Rabbit IgG, 1mg/ml in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.2

Storage:
Store at +4°C after thawing. Aliquot store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.

For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedure.