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Designing a Western blot for Carboxypeptidase O? 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 CPO Western Blot GuideFacts about Carboxypeptidase O.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CPO |
| Uniprot: | Q8IVL8 |
| Entrez: | 130749 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| peptidase M14 family |

carboxypeptidase O; EC 3.4.17; EC 3.4.17.-; MGC138281; MGC138283
Mass (kDA):
42.529 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2q33.3 |
| Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (206792477..206971064) |
Detected in enterocytes of the ileum.
Apical cell membrane; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor.




PMID: 11836249 by Wei S., et al. Identification and characterization of three members of the human metallocarboxypeptidase gene family.
PMID: 21921028 by Lyons P.J., et al. Carboxypeptidase O is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored intestinal peptidase with acidic amino acid specificity.