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Designing a Western blot for MOG? 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 MOG Western Blot GuideFacts about Myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein.
May be involved in completion and/or maintenance of the myelin sheath and in cell- cell communication. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | MOG |
| Uniprot: | Q16653 |
| Entrez: | 4340 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| immunoglobulin superfamily |

MGC26137; MOG Ig-AluB; MOG; MOGIG2; myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein; myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein
Mass (kDA):
28.193 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 6p22.1 |
| Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (29657092..29672365) |
Found exclusively in the CNS, where it is localized on the surface of myelin and oligodendrocyte cytoplasmic membranes.
[Isoform 1]: Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.; [Isoform 5]: Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.; [Isoform 2]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 3]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 4]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 6]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 7]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 8]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 9]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.




PMID: 7790876 by Hilton A.A., et al. Characterization of cDNA and genomic clones encoding human myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein.
PMID: 7964757 by Pham-Dinh D., et al. Characterization and expression of the cDNA coding for the human myelin/oligodendrocyte glycoprotein.