SR-AI/MSR Antibody [Biotin]

• Applications: WB
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Goat
• Conjugate: Biotin
• Concentration: LYOPH

SR-AI/MSR Antibody [Biotin] Summary

• Immunogen: Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human SR-AI/MSR
  Lys77-Leu451
  Accession # P21757
• Specificity: Detects human SR-AI/MSR in Western blots. In Western blots, approximately 35% cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse SR-AI is observed.
• Source: N/A
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Goat
• Gene: MSR1
• Purity Statement: Antigen Affinity-purified

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
  • 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
  • 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
  • 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
• Buffer: Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with BSA as a carrier protein.
• Preservative: No Preservative
• Concentration: LYOPH
• Reconstitution Instructions: Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

Notes

This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.

Background

The type I class A macrophage scavenger receptor (SR-AI; also MSR-AI) is a 70-80 kDa protein that belongs to an ever expanding family of transmembrane molecules collectively referred to as scavenger receptors (1-3). Receptors of this family contain characteristic extracellular domains and bind to a series of generally unrelated, but negatively-charged/polyanionic ligands (1, 3). Human SR-AI is a type II transmembrane glycoprotein that is 451 amino acids (aa) in length. It contains a 50 aa cytoplasmic tail, a 26 aa transmembrane segment and a 375 aa extracellular region (4, 5). The extracellular region contains four definitive domains, with a membrane proximal spacer of 33 aa, an alpha -helical coiled-coil domain of 163 aa, a collagen-like domain of 69 aa, and a cysteine-rich C-terminus of 110 aa (4, 6). The cysteine-rich domain (CRD) forms three intrachain disulfide bonds (7). The functional form of the molecule is a 220-230 kDa membrane-associated trimer that, in human, apparently has two disulfide bonded chains and a third noncovalently associated subunit (8, 9). Human extracellular region is 73% and 72% aa identical to bovine and mouse SR-AI extracellular region, respectively. The human gene for SR-A gives rise to three isoforms; the I isoform of 451 aa, the II isoform of 358 aa, and the III isoform of 388 aa (4, 5, 10). All are equal through the first 344 aa which includes the cytoplasmic tail through the collagenous domain. Isoform II (SR-AII) shows a severe truncation of the CRD, but is expressed on the cell surface. Isoform III (SR-AIII) has a modest truncation of the CRD, and cannot be expressed on the cell surface. Their functions are unknown. However, relative to SR-AI, SR-AII is known to show differential sensitivity to LPS and receptor binding to gram-negative bacteria (9, 11), while SR-AIII is known to be a dominant-negative isoform (10). SR-AIII may achieve this by either heterotrimerizing with SR-AI, or simply eliminating the production of SR-AI mRNA.

1. Platt, N. and S. Gordon (2001) J. Clin. Invest. 108:649.
2. Linton, M.F. and S. Fazio (2001) Curr. Opin. Lipidol. 12:489.
3. Platt, N. and S. Gordon (1998) Chem. Biol. 5:R193.
4. Matsumoto, A. et al. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:9133.
5. Emi, M. et al. (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268:2120.
6. Naito, M. et al. (1992) Am. J. Pathol. 141:591.
7. Resnick, D. et al. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271:26924.
8. Ashkenas, J. et al. (1993) J. Lipid Res. 34:983.
9. Penman, M. et al. (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266:23985.
10. Gough, P.J. et al. (1998) J. Lipid Res. 39:531.
11. Peiser, L. et al. (2000) Inf. Immun. 68:1953.

Limitations

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

Bioinformatics

• Gene Symbol: MSR1