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Rabbit Anti-Fetuin A/AHSG/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
Alpha2-HS glycoprotein (AHSG), a glycoprotein present in the serum, is synthesized by hepatocytes. The AHSG molecule consists of two polypeptide chains, which are both cleaved from a proprotein encoded from a single mRNA. It is involved in several functions, such as endocytosis, brain development and the formation of bone tissue. The protein is commonly present in the cortical plate of the immature cerebral cortex and bone marrow hemopoietic matrix, and it has therefore been postulated that it participates in the development of the tissues. However, its exact significance is still obscure. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Function:
Promotes endocytosis, possesses opsonic properties and influences the mineral phase of bone. Shows affinity for calcium and barium ions.
Subunit:
Alpha-2-HS glycoprotein derives from this precursor, when the connecting peptide is cleaved off. The two chains A and B are held together by a single disulfide bond.
Subcellular Location:
Secreted.
Tissue Specificity:
Synthesized in liver and selectively concentrated in bone matrix. Secreted in plasma. It is also found in dentin in much higher quantities than other plasma proteins.
Similarity:
Belongs to the fetuin family.
Contains 2 cystatin fetuin-A-type domains.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 197 Human
Entrez Gene: 26998 Human
Omim: 138136 Human
Omim: 605954 Human
SwissProt: P02765 Human
SwissProt: Q9UGM5 Human
Unigene: 324746 Human
Unigene: 81073 Human
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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