Full product name
Ghrelin Antibody
Code
BT-AP03561
Host
Rabbit
Isotype
IgG
Size
20ul,50ul,100ul
Clonality
Polyclonal
Immunogen
The antiserum was produced against synthesized peptide derived from human Ghrelin. AA range:47-96
Purification
The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.
Concentration
1 mg/ml
Formulation
Liquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, 0.5% BSA and 0.02% sodium azide.
Storage
-20°C for one year
Background
GHRL encodes the ghrelin-obestatin preproprotein, appetite-regulating hormone, that is cleaved to yield two peptides, ghrelin and obestatin. Ghrelin is a powerful appetite stimulant and plays an important role in energy homeostasis. Its secretion is initiated when the stomach is empty, whereupon it binds to the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in the hypothalamus which results in the secretion of growth hormone (somatotropin). Ghrelin is thought to regulate multiple activities, including hunger, reward perception via the mesolimbic pathway, gastric acid secretion, gastrointestinal motility, and pancreatic glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. It was initially proposed that obestatin plays an opposing role to ghrelin by promoting satiety and thus decreasing food intake, but this action is still debated. Recent reports suggest multiple metabolic roles for obestatin, including regulating adipocyte function and glucose metabolism. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. In addition, antisense transcripts for GHRL have been identified and may potentially regulate ghrelin-obestatin preproprotein expression.
Uniprot accession
Molecular weight
12911
Gene ID
Human: 51738; Mouse: 58991; Rat: 59301
Synonyms
GHRL; MTLRP; Appetite-regulating hormone; Growth hormone secretagogue; Growth hormone-releasing peptide; Motilin-related peptide; Protein M46
Research area
Cardiovascular
Target protein
GHRL
