Description
Product Usage Information
Western Blotting: 1:1000
Immunoprecipitation: 1:50
Immunofluorescence (Frozen): 1:400 - 1:1600
Storage
Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.
Protocol
Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunoprecipitation, Immunofluorescence (Frozen)
Specificity / Sensitivity
Insulin (L6B10) Mouse Monoclonal Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total insulin and proinsulin.
Species Reactivity: Rat
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Val36 of human insulin.
Background
The maintenance of glucose homeostasis is an essential physiological process that is regulated by hormones. An elevation in blood glucose levels during feeding stimulates insulin release from pancreatic β cells through a glucose sensing pathway (1). Insulin is synthesized as a precursor molecule, proinsulin, which is processed prior to secretion. A- and B-peptides are joined together by a disulfide bond to form insulin, while the central portion of the precursor molecule is cleaved and released as the C-peptide. Insulin stimulates glucose uptake from blood into skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Insulin deficiency leads to type 1 diabetes mellitus (2).
Alternate Names
IDDM; IDDM1; IDDM2; ILPR; ins; Insulin; insulin (A chain, B chain); Insulin A chain; Insulin B chain; IRDN; MODY10; PNDM4; preproinsulin; proinsulin
