CyFlow™ GCPII Alexa Fluor™ 488

Glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII), also known as N-acetyl-α-linked acidic dipeptidase I (NAALADase I), folate hydrolase (FOLH1) and prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), is an approximately 95-110 kDa type II transmembrane glycoprotein expressed in various tissues. In nervous system GCPII cleaves abundant N-acetylaspartylglutamate, which is released from neurons in a calcium-dependent manner, to N-acetylaspartate and glutamate. As immoderate glutamate concentration is neurotoxic, GCPII contributes to pathological conditions regarding e.g. Alzheimer´s disease, Huntington´s disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia, stroke or neuropathic pain and appears to be an interesting therapeutic target. In jejunum GCPII hydrolyzes pteroylpoly-γ-glutamate to folate and glutamate, enabling folate to be absorbed by gastrointestinal tract. GCPII, which is present in a number of tissues at low levels, is overexpressed in neovasculature of most solid tumors and is a target enzyme for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Normal human prostate express more mRNA coding for a cytosolic GCPII form truncated at the N-terminus (PSM´) than mRNA for membrane-bound GCPII, and this ratio is reversed upon malignant transformation.

• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Reactivity: Human
• Antigen: GCPII
• Clone: GCP-05
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor™ 488
• Isotype: IgG1

• Quantity: 0.1 mg
• Storage: Avoid prolonged exposure to light. Store in the dark at 2-8°C. Do not freeze.
• Buffer: The reagent is provided in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution, pH ≈7.4, containing 0.1% (w/v) sodium azide.

• Flow Cytometry (FC)
• Immunocytochemistry (ICC)
• Immunoprecipitation (IP)