Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

Western Blot

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Sheep IgG
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Product Specifications

Immunogen

E. coli-derived recombinant human VAP-A
Ala2-Met132
Accession # Q9P0L0

Specificity

Detects human VAP-A in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs, less than 1% cross-reactivity with recombinant human VAP-B and recombinant rat VAP-B is observed.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Sheep

Isotype

IgG

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Detection of Human VAP-A antibody by Western Blot.

Detection of Human VAP-A by Western Blot.

Western blot shows lysates of HEK293 human embryonic kidney cell line and human heart tissue. PVDF membrane was probed with 1 µg/mL of Sheep Anti- Human VAP-A Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF5820) followed by HRP-conjugated Anti-Sheep IgG Secondary Antibody (Catalog # HAF016). A specific band was detected for VAP-A at approximately 33 kDa (as indicated). This experiment was conducted under reducing conditions and using Immunoblot Buffer Group 8.

Applications for Human VAP‑A Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Western Blot

1 µg/mL
Sample: HEK293 human embryonic kidney cell line and human heart tissue

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS. For liquid material, refer to CoA for concentration.

Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Shipping

Lyophilized product is shipped at ambient temperature. Liquid small pack size (-SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & 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.

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Background: VAP-A

Vesicle-associated membrane protein (VAMP)-associated protein A (VAP-A; also VAMP-A and VAP-33) is a 33 kDa, ubiquitously expressed, type IV transmembrane protein belonging to the VAP family of proteins (1). It is found in plasma and ER membranes as well as in intracellular vesicles as a homodimer and a heterodimer with VAP-B. Human VAP-A is synthesized as a 249 amino acid (aa) precursor that contains a 227 aa cytoplasmic domain and a 21 aa transmembrane region. The cytoplasmic domain contains a mobile sperm protein (MSP) domain (aa 13-131) and a coiled-coil region (aa 169-205). Human VAP-A is 97% aa identical to mouse and rat VAP-A. VAP-A and VAP-B recruit FFAT (two phenylalanines in an acidic tract)-motif-containing proteins to the cytosolic surface of ER membranes through a conserved region within their MSP domain, and they have been implicated in regulation of membrane transport, phospholipid biosynthesis, and the unfolded protein response (2, 3). Their role in maintaining the identities of intracellular organelles has not been demonstrated, but their ability to interact with lipid-transfer/binding proteins (LT/BPs) may affect the lipid composition of certain cellular membranes (2, 4). One study shows that VAPs play a critical role in maintaining the structural and functional properties of the Golgi complex (2). Researchers found that knockdown of VAP reduces the levels of phosphatidylinositol‑4‑phosphate (PI4P), diacylglycerol (DAG), and sphingomyelin (SM) in Golgi membranes and exports pleiotropic effects in Golgi-mediated transport (2). The effects of VAPs are mediated by their interacting FFAT-motif-containing proteins Nir2, OSBP, and CERT (2). VAPs provide a scaffold for these LT/BPs at the ER-Golgi membrane contact sites, thereby affecting the lipid composition of the Golgi membranes and consequently their structural and functional identities (2). Most recently, researchers found that VAP-A associates and co-localizes with protrudin, a protein that promotes neurite formation, and found that it was an important regulator both of the subcellular localization of protrudin and of its ability to stimulate neurite outgrowth (5).

References

  1. Weir, M.L. et al. (1998) Biochem. J. 333:247.
  2. Peretti, D. et al. (2008) Mol. Biol. Cell 19:3871.
  3. Kaiser, S.E. et al. (2005) Structure 13:1035.
  4. Loewen, C.J. et al. (2003) EMBO J. 22:2025.
  5. Saita, S. et al. (2009) J. Biol. Chem. 284:13766.

    Long Name

    VAMP [Vesicle-associated Membrane Protein]-associated Protein A

    Alternate Names

    VAMP-A, VAP-33, VAPA

    Entrez Gene IDs

    9218 (Human); 30960 (Mouse); 58857 (Rat)

    Gene Symbol

    VAPA

    UniProt

    Q9P0L0 (Human)

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