Background:  This protein is an anticoagulant protein that acts as an indirect inhibitor of  the thromboplastin-specific complex, which is involved in the blood coagulation cascade. The annexin family is composed of at least ten mammalian genes that encode calcium-binding proteins. The annexin proteins are characterized by a conserved core domain, which binds to phospholipids in a calcium-dependent manner. Annexin family members have been implicated as regulators of such diverse processes as ion flux, endocytosis and exocytosis, and cellular adhesion. Annexin V is ubiquitously expressed at high levels in tissues and cells grown in tissue culture, while Annexin VIII exhibits a more limited distribution. Where coexpressed in the same tissues, Annexin VIII is often expressed at a 100-fold lower level than Annexin V. However, Annexin VIII is preferentially expressed in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells, which may relate to its role in hematopoietic cell differentiation.

Description: Rabbit polyclonal to Annexin A8

Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from Annexin A8

Specificity:  ·Reacts with Human, Mouse and Rat.

·Isotype: IgG

Application:  ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 37 kDa;

·Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin/frozen tissue section): 1/100-500;

·Immunocytochemistry: 1/200;

·ELISA: 1/500;

·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.