Rabbitpolyclonalantibody
PooledSerumTheantigenisaphosphopeptidecorrespondingtoaminoacidresiduessurroundingthephospho-Ser260ofrattryptophanhydroxylase(TPH).
Theantibodyispreparedfrompooledrabbitserumbyaffinitypurificationviasequentialchromatographyonphospho-anddephospho-peptideaffinitycolumns.
Tryptophanhydroxylase(TPH)catalyzesthe5-hydroxylationoftryptophan,whichisthefirststepinthebiosynthesisofindoleamines(SEROtoninandmelatonin)(Martinezetal.,2001).Inmammals,serotoninbiosynthesisoccurspredominantlyinneuronswhichoriginateintheRaphenucleiofthebrain,andmelatoninsynthesistakesplacewithinthepinealgland.AlthoughTPHcatalyzesthesamereactionwithintheRaphenucleiandthepinealgland,TPHactivityisrate-limitingforserotoninbutnotmelatoninbiosynthesis.Serotoninfunctionsmainlyasaneurotransmitter,whereasmelatoninistheprincipalhormonesecretedbythepinealgland.TheactivityofTPHisenhancedbyphosphorylationbycAMP-dependentproteinkinase(PKA)andCa2+/calmodulinkinaseII(CaMKII)(Jiangetal.,2000;Johansenetal.,1996).CaMKIIphosphorylatesSer260whichlieswithintheregulatorydomainofTPH(Jiangetal.,2000).
100µlin10mMHEPES(pH7.5),150mMNaCl,100µgpermlBSAand50%glycerol.Adequateamountofmaterialtoconduct10-miniWesternBlots.
Forlongtermstorage–20°Cisrecommended.Stableat–20°Cforatleast1year.
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