Anti-SIL1 antibody produced in rabbit

SIL1 (SIL1 nucleotide exchange factor) is a glycoprotein present in the membrane of endoplasmic reticulum. It is composed of an N-terminal endoplasmic reticulum (ER) target zone, four armadillo repeats (ARMs), two N-linked glycosylation sites and a C-terminal putative ER retention tetrapeptide. It is expressed in the pancreatic β cells and helps in several activities including islet insulin content, islet sizing, glucose tolerance, and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in vivo.

Nucleotide exchange factor SIL1 precursor recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

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SIL1 (SIL1 nucleotide exchange factor) is involved in β cell function. During protein folding, it binds to HSP (heat shock protein) to acts as an adenine nucleotide exchange factor. It binds to the ADP-bound HSPA5, which further facilitates ADP release as well as the release of HSPA5 from its substrates. As a result, ATP is attached with the HSPA5. Thus, SIL1 stabilizes proper folding of newly synthesized proteins and degrades those proteins that fail to mature properly. Mutations in SIL1 cause cerebellar ataxia, chronic myopathy, cataracts, delayed motor development and intellectual disability, collectively known as Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome.

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• IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
• Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

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