ANTI-FERRITIN

The Uses of ANTI-FERRITIN

Anti-Ferritin, Human antibody is suitable for use in Ouchterlony double diffusion (1:16 using human spleen ferritin), and immunoelectrophoresis. The antibody may also be used in western blot (1:1000 using frozen liver homogenates) and immunoprecipitation (using 300 μg of cell lysate incubated with 6 mul of anti-ferritin for 1h at 4 ° C).

General Description

Ferritin, an iron-storage protein is usually present in the liver and spleen in mammals. Iron and?ferritin?are distributed relatively same in the eye. Ferritin is made up of heavy and light chains.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ferritin is an iron-storage protein that regulates iron-homeostasis in cells. While mitochondrial ferritin is a homopolymer, the cytosolic form consists of heteropolymeric L- and H-chains. Genetic mutations in ferritin L-chains have been associated with neurodegenerative disorders, whereas altered levels of ferritin have been linked to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and adult-onset Still′s disease . In immunoelectrophoresis, anti-ferritin, human antibody is specific for ferritin when used against human spleen extract and purified ferritin. No reactivity is observed against normal human serum.