PROZ Monoclonal Antibody - BT-MCA4552

PROZ Monoclonal Antibody

Sizes: 50μL, 100μL

Catalogue Number: BT-MCA4552-50, BT-MCA4552-100

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Background: PROZ protein Z, vitamin K-dependent plasma glycoprotein. It is 62 kDa large and 396 amino acids long. It has four domains: a gla-rich region, two EGF-like domains and a trypsin-like domain. It lacks the serine residue that would make it catalytically active as a serine protease. It is a member of the coagulation cascade, the group of blood proteins that leads to the formation of blood clots. It is vitamin K-dependent, and its functionality is therefore impaired in warfarin therapy. It is a glycoprotein. Although it is not enzymatically active, it is structurally related to several serine proteases of the coagulation cascade: factors VII, IX, X and protein C. The carboxyglutamate residues (which require vitamin K) bind protein Z to phospholipid surfaces. The main role of protein Z appears to be the degradation of factor Xa. This is done by protein Z-related protease inhibitor (ZPI), but the reaction is accelerated 1000-fold by the presence of protein Z. Oddly, ZPI also degrades factor XI, but this reaction does not require the presence of protein Z. In some studies, deficiency states have been associated with a propensity to thrombosis. Others, however, link it to bleeding tendency; there is no clear explanation for this, as it acts physiologically as an inhibitor, and deficiency would logically have led to a predisposition for thrombosis.

Research Areas: Neuroscience

Target Protein: PROZ

Applications: WB

Reactivity: Human

Clonality: Monoclonal

Clone ID: 2B4

Host: Mouse

Isotype: Mouse IgG1

Full Product Name: PROZ

Immunogen: Purified recombinant fragment of PROZ expressed in E. Coli.

Storage: 4°C|-20°C for long term storage

Formulation: Ascitic fluid containing 0.03% sodium azide.

Molecular Weight (Da): 45kDa

UniProt Accession: P22891

Synonyms: protein Z, PZ

GeneID: 8858

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