Bioassay Technology Laboratory's RBP4 Monoclonal Antibody is a Mouse monoclonal antibody. It reacts with Human. This antibody has been shown to work in applications such as: Flow Cytometry, Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, and Western Blot.
Description
This protein belongs to the lipocalin family and is the specific carrier for retinol (vitamin A alcohol) in the blood. It delivers retinol from the liver stores to the peripheral tissues. In plasma, the RBP-retinol complex interacts with transthyretin which prevents its loss by filtration through the kidney glomeruli. A deficiency of vitamin A blocks secretion of the binding protein posttranslationally and results in defective delivery and supply to the epidermal cells