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Designing a Western blot for Carbonic anhydrase 4? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CA4 Western Blot GuideFacts about Carbonic anhydrase 4.
It is essential for acid overload elimination from the retina and retina epithelium, and acid release from the choriocapillaris in the choroid. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CA4 |
| Uniprot: | P22748 |
| Entrez: | 762 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| alpha-carbonic anhydrase family |

CA4; CAIV; CA-IV; Car4; Carbonate dehydratase IV; carbonic anhydrase 4; Carbonic Anhydrase IV; carbonic anhydrase IVRP17; carbonic dehydratase IV; EC 4.2.1.1; retinitis pigmentosa 17 (autosomal dominant); RP17
Mass (kDA):
35.032 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 17q23.1 |
| Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (60149942..60179021) |
Expressed in the endothelium of the choriocapillaris in eyes (at protein level). Not expressed in the retinal epithelium at detectable levels.
Cell membrane; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor.




PMID: 1311094 by Okuyama T., et al. Human carbonic anhydrase IV: cDNA cloning, sequence comparison, and expression in COS cell membranes.
PMID: 8325641 by Okuyama T., et al. Genomic organization and localization of gene for human carbonic anhydrase IV to chromosome 17q.