Autophagy protein 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ATG5 gene. It is also known as APG5 or ASP, and this gene is mapped to 6q21. It is found that knockdown of the protein in hepatocytes increased triglyceride levels with oleate or a second endogenous stimulus for triglyceride formation. These knockdown hepatocytes also had increased lipid droplet number and size. ATG5 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase which is necessary for autophagy due to its role in autophagosome elongation. It is activated by ATG7 and forms a complex with ATG12 and ATG16L1. This complex is necessary for LC3-1 conjugation to PE to form LC3-II.
Formulation
0.5mg/ml if reconstituted with 0.2ml sterile DI water
Host
Rabbit
Immunogen Region
Amino acids 82-97 (DRFDQFWAINRKLMEY-human) were used as the immunogen for this ATG5 antibody (100% mouse homology).
Isotype
IgG
Predicted Reactivity
Human, Mouse, Rat
Reactivity
Human, Mouse, Rat
Recombinant
No
Antigen
ATG5
Uniprot
Q9H1Y0
Format
Antigen affinity purified
Purification
Antigen affinity
Storage
After reconstitution, the ATG5 antibody can be stored for up to one month at 4°C. For long-term, aliquot and store at -20°C. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.