MyBioSource.com's Mouse Anti-Superoxide Dismutase 1 Antibody is a Mouse monoclonal antibody. The Mouse Anti-Superoxide Dismutase 1 Antibody was generated using SOD1, and Superoxide Dismutase 1 as the antigen. It reacts with Human. This antibody has been shown to work in applications such as: Flow Cytometry, Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry - fixed, and Western Blot.
Description
Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD-1) is a well-characterized cytosolic scavenger of oxygen free radicals that requires copper and zinc binding to potentiate its enzymatic activity. Enzymatically, SOD-1 facilitates the dismutation of oxygen radicals to hydrogen peroxide and also catalyzes pro-oxidant reactions, which include the peroxidase activity and hydroxyl radical generating activity. SOD-1 is ubiquitously expressed in somatic cells and functions as a homodimer. Defects in the gene encoding SOD-1 have been implicated in the progression of neurological diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of spinal motor neurons, Down syndrome and Alzheimer s disease. In familial ALS, several mutations in SOD-1 predominate, resulting in the loss of zinc binding, the loss of scavenging activity of SOD-1, and correlate with an increase in neurotoxicity and motor neuron death