Description: Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein (STAR) controls the rate-limiting step of steroidegenesis by translocating cholesterol from the outer mitochondrial membrane to the inner membrane where it is later cleaved to pregnenolone. It is primarily present in steroid-producing cells, including Leydig cells in the testis, theca cells and luteal cells in the ovary and adrenal cells in the adrenal cortex. Due to low levels of pregnenolone, seminomas and Leydig cell tumors display no specific STAR staining. Therefore, STAR antibody may assist in differentiating sex cord stromal tumors (SCST), seminomas and embryonal carcinomas.Primary antibodies are available purified, or with a selection of fluorescent CF® Dyes and other labels. CF® Dyes offer exceptional brightness and photostability. Note: Conjugates of blue fluorescent dyes like CF®405S and CF®405M are not recommended for detecting low abundance targets, because blue dyes have lower fluorescence and can give higher non-specific background than other dye colors.
Product Origin: Animal - Mus musculus (mouse), Bos taurus (bovine)
Conjugate: CF740
Concentration: 0.1 mg/mL
Storage buffer: PBS, 0.1% rBSA, 0.05% azide
Clone: STAR/2154
Immunogen: Recombinant fragment (around aa 39-108) of human STAR protein (exact sequence is proprietary)
Antibody Reactivity: StAR
Entrez Gene ID: 6770
Z-Antibody Applications: IHC, FFPE (verified)
Verified AB Applications: IHC (FFPE) (verified)
Antibody Application Notes: Higher concentration may be required for direct detection using primary antibody conjugates than for indirect detection with secondary antibody/Immunohistology (formalin): 1-2 ug/mL for 30 minutes at RT/Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires boiling tissue sections in 10 mM citrate buffer, pH 6.0, for 10-20 minutes followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes/Optimal dilution for a specific application should be determined by user