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Designing a Western blot for P-selectin? 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 SELP Western Blot GuideFacts about P-selectin.
The ligand recognized is sialyl-Lewis X. Mediates rapid rolling of leukocyte rolling over vascular surfaces during the first steps in inflammation through interaction with SELPLG.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | SELP |
| Uniprot: | P16109 |
| Entrez: | 6403 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| selectin/LECAM family |

CD62P antigen; CD62P; FLJ45155; GMP140; GRMP; PADGEM; PADGEMantigen CD62); PSEL; P-Selectin; selectin P (granule membrane protein 140kDa, antigen CD62); SELP
Mass (kDA):
90.834 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1q24.2 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (169588849..169630125, complement) |
Stored in the alpha-granules of platelets and Weibel-Palade bodies of endothelial cells. Upon cell activation by agonists, P-selectin is transported rapidly to the cell surface.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.





PMID: 2466574 by Johnston G.I., et al. Cloning of GMP-140, a granule membrane protein of platelets and endothelium: sequence similarity to proteins involved in cell adhesion and inflammation.
PMID: 7684381 by Fujimoto T., et al. P-selectin is acylated with palmitic acid and stearic acid at cysteine 766 through a thioester linkage.
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