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APP

amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein

Synonyms:
AAA, ABETA, ABPP, AD1, APPI, CTFgamma, CVAP, PN-II, PN2
Species:
UniProtKB ID:
Gene ID:
  • Human(351) Summary: This gene encodes a cell surface receptor and transmembrane precursor protein that is cleaved by secretases to form a number of peptides. Some of these peptides are secreted and can bind to the acetyltransferase complex APBB1/TIP60 to promote transcriptional activation, while others form the protein basis of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease. Mutations in this gene have been implicated in autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease and cerebroarterial amyloidosis (cerebral amyloid angiopathy). Multiple transcript variants encoding several different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
  • Mouse(11820) amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein
  • Rat(54226) amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein
  • fruit fly(39399) approximated
  • chicken(374198) amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein
  • dog(403407) amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein
  • domestic cat(101085564) amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein
  • cow(280722) amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein
  • sheep(101111593) amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein
  • domestic guinea pig(100715302) amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein
  • naked mole-rat(101724743) amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein

Custom & Knockdown Gene Products

Small Molecule - Antagonist

Product Number
Description
Species
Vanillylidenacetone, ≥98.5%,
Species
human
BTA-1, ≥98% (HPLC), solid,
Species
human
2-(4-Bromophenyl)-6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, 97%,
Species
human
Curcumin, ≥94% (curcuminoid content), ≥80% (Curcumin),
Species
human
Curcumin, from Curcuma longa (Turmeric), powder,
Species
human

Antibodies

Product Number
Description
Species Reactivity
Application
Anti-APP (ab3) antibody produced in rabbit, IgG fraction of antiserum,
Species Reactivity
bovine, dog, guinea pig, horse, human, mouse, rabbit, rat
Application
immunohistochemistry
western blot
Anti-APP antibody produced in rabbit, 1 mg/mL, affinity isolated antibody,
Species Reactivity
eukaryotes, human, mouse, rat
Application
ELISA
immunofluorescence

immunohistochemistry

immunoprecipitation (IP)

western blot
Anti-APP antibody produced in rabbit, ~1.0 mg/mL, affinity isolated antibody,
Species Reactivity
human
Application
immunofluorescence
immunoprecipitation (IP)
Anti-APP (Ab-668) antibody produced in rabbit, affinity isolated antibody,
Species Reactivity
human, mouse, rat
Application
immunofluorescence
western blot
Anti-APP antibody produced in rabbit, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous solution,
Species Reactivity
human, mouse, rat
Application
ELISA
immunohistochemistry

western blot

Proteins

Product Number
Description
Species
Amyloid β-Protein Fragment 40-1, ≥90% (HPLC),
Species
human
Amyloid β Protein Fragment 1-40, ≥90% (HPLC), powder,
Species
human
Amyloid β Protein Fragment 1-42, ,
Species
human
Amyloid β-Protein Fragment 25-35, ≥97% (HPLC),
Species
human
Amyloid Precursor Protein α, Secreted human, >90% (SDS-PAGE), recombinant, expressed in E. coli (N-terminal histidine tagged), buffered aqueous solution,
Species
human