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PDP - Template Name: Polyclonal Antibody
PDP - Template ID: *******59c6464

xCT/SLC7A11 Antibody #98051

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    Supporting Data

    REACTIVITY M
    SENSITIVITY Endogenous
    MW (kDa) 35
    SOURCE Rabbit
    Application Key:
    • WB-Western Blotting 
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • M-Mouse 

    Product Information

    Product Usage Information

    Application Dilution
    Western Blotting 1:1000

    Storage

    Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

    Protocol

    Specificity / Sensitivity

    xCT/SLC7A11 Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total mouse xCT/SLC7A11 protein.


    Species Reactivity:

    Mouse

    Source / Purification

    Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Pro25 of mouse xCT/SLC7A11 protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

    Background

    The x(c)(-) cysteine/glutamate antiporter consists of a light chain subunit (xCT/SLC7A11) that confers substrate specificity and a glycosylated heavy chain subunit (4F2hc/SLC3A2) located on the cell surface (1,2). The heterodimeric amino acid transport system x(c)(-) provides selective import of cysteine into cells in exchange for glutamate and regulating intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels, which is essential for cellular protection from oxidative stress (3). Research studies have shown that xCT expression increases in various tumors, including gliomas, and have implicated xCT in GSH-mediated anticancer drug resistance (4,5). Researchers have found that xCT provides neuroprotection by enhancing glutathione export from non-neuronal cells (6). Moreover, investigators identified xCT as the fusion-entry receptor for Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (7).

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