The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted chaperone that can under some stress conditions also be found in the cell cytosol. It has been suggested to be involved in several basic biological events such as cell death, tumor progression, and neurodegenerative disorders. Alternate splicing results in both coding and non-coding variants.
Categories
Primary Antibodies
Clonality
polyclonal
Description
Clusterin (Apolipoprotein J) is a 75-80 kDa heterodimeric glycoprotein produced by a wide array of tissues and found in most biologic fluids (PMID: 7648419; 11906815). It is encoded by one single gene and cleaved posttranslationally into α and β subunits prior to secretion from the cell. Many functions have been described for clusterin, including regulating apoptosis, transporting lipids, controlling cell interactions, regulating complement (PMID: 10694874).