Anti-ACE2 antibody
Description
Application Data
Description
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Recognises ACE2 C-terminus in Western blots and immunohistochemistry with a strong signal and low background noise
Application Data
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Anti-ACE2 antibody validated in a CHO cell line transiently expressing an ACE2 construct C-terminally tagged with turbo GFP (visualised in green
| Catalogue number | crb2005278 |
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| Antibody | Anti-ACE2 antibody |
| Antigen Peptide | KLH conjugated synthetic peptide crb1200512e |
| Aliases | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| Host Species | Rabbit |
| Antibody Type | Polyclonal |
| Concentration | 0.5 mg/ml TEA eluate |
| Target | ACE2 |
| Storage Stabilisers | This material is supplied in PBS containing 0.01% sodium azide and 1% trehalose. The product should be stored at +4°C for short term storage and -20°C for long term storage. Avoid repeated freeze/ thaw cycles. |
| Specificity | Recognises ACE2 C-terminus |
| Storage | This material is supplied in PBS containing 0.01% sodium azide and 1% trehalose. The product should be stored at +4°C for short term storage and -20°C for long term storage. Avoid repeated freeze/ thaw cycles. |
| References | Gheblawi et al., (2020). Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2: SARS-CoV-2 Receptor and Regulator of the Renin-Angiotensin System. Circ Res. 126(10): PMID: 32264791
Ziegler et al., (2020). SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues. Cell. 181(5): 1016. PMID: 32413319
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a receptor present in the human cardiovascular system as well as in the gut, kidneys, central nervous system, and adipose tissue. ACE2 is a negative regulator of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) mainly by converting Ang (angiotensin) I and Ang II into Ang 1–9 and Ang 1–7, respectively.
ACE2 has been shown to be involved in heart failure (HF), systemic and pulmonary hypertension (PH), myocardial infarction (MI), and diabetic cardiovascular complications where it may play a protective role. More recently it has been shown to be the receptor for SARS-CoV- and SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) proteins. Binding of S proteins to ACE2 initiates cellular entry via receptor-mediated internalization. SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein appears to bind ACE2 on host cells with significantly higher affinity than SARS-CoV-S. Following binding and internalisation ACE2 is degraded by proteolytic cleavage leading to loss of ACE2 function. This can further complicate the disease since although ACE2 facilitates viral entry to cells it also offers protection in acute lung injury. ACE2 is therefore a key target of interest in the fight against COVID-19.