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Designing a Western blot for Alternative prion protein? 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 PRNP Western Blot GuideFacts about Alternative prion protein.
Might be required for neuronal myelin sheath maintenance. May promote myelin homeostasis through acting as an agonist for ADGRG6 receptor.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PRNP |
| Uniprot: | F7VJQ1 |
| Entrez: | 5621 |

| Belongs to: |
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| No superfamily |

CD230; CJD; fatal familial insomnia); GSS; prion protein (p27-30); prion protein PrP; prion protein; prion-related protein; PRIPMGC26679
Mass (kDA):
8.691 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 20p13 |
| Sequence: | 20; NC_000020.11 (4686456..4701588) |
Detected in brain homogenate, primary neurons, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (at protein level).
Mitochondrion outer membrane; Single-pass membrane protein.




PMID: 21478263 by Vanderperre B., et al. An overlapping reading frame in the PRNP gene encodes a novel polypeptide distinct from the prion protein.
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