Description
Product Usage Information
This product is the carrier free version of product #55003. All data were generated using the same antibody clone in the standard formulation which contains BSA and glycerol. This formulation is ideal for use with technologies requiring specialized or custom antibody labeling, including fluorophores, metals, lanthanides, and oligonucleotides. It is not recommended for ChIP, ChIP-seq, CUT&RUN or CUT&Tag assays. If you require a carrier free formulation for chromatin profiling, please contact us . Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user. BSA and Azide Free antibodies are quality control tested by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) to determine antibody integrity.
Formulation
Supplied in 1X PBS (10 mM Na 2 HPO 4 , 3 mM KCl, 2 mM KH 2 PO 4 , and 140 mM NaCl (pH 7.8)). BSA and Azide Free. For standard formulation of this product see product # 55003
Storage
Store at -20°C. This product will freeze at -20°C so it is recommended to aliquot into single-use vials to avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles. A slight precipitate may be present and can be dissolved by gently vortexing. This will not interfere with antibody performance.
Specificity / Sensitivity
Arginase-2 (D9J1N) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (BSA and Azide Free) recognizes endogenous levels of total arginase-2 protein. This antibody does not cross-react with arginase-1 protein.
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the carboxy terminus of human arginase-2 protein.
Background
Arginase-2 is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-arginine to L-ornithine and urea (1). Research studies have shown that in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients, arginase-2 is released from AML blasts to the plasma, leading to the suppression of T-cell proliferation (2). It was also shown that arginase-2 is required for the immunosuppressive properties of neonatal CD71(+) erythroid cells, which inhibits neonatal host defense against infection (3). In addition, the expression of arginase-2 in dendritic cells is repressed by microRNA-155 during maturation (4). This repression is essential for T-cell activation and response (4).
Alternate Names
ARG2; ARGI2; arginase 2; Arginase II; Arginase-2, mitochondrial; arginase, type II; kidney arginase; Kidney-type arginase; L-arginine amidinohydrolase; L-arginine ureahydrolase; Non-hepatic arginase; nonhepatic arginase; Type II arginase
