The Doublecortin Polyclonal Antibody from Bioss Inc. is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody to Dcx, and doublecortin. This antibody recognizes Homo Sapiens, Human, Mouse, and Rat antigen. The Doublecortin Polyclonal Antibody has been shown to work in the following applications: Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry - fixed, and Western Blot.
Description
Neuronal Marker Doublecortin (DCX) is a microtubule-associated protein expressed almost exclusively in immature neurons. Neuronal precursors begin to express DCX shortly after exiting the cell cycle, and continue to express DCX for 2-3 weeks as the cells mature into neurons. Downregulation of DCX begins after 2 weeks, and occurs at the same time that these cells begin to express, a marker for mature neurons. Due to the nearly exclusive expression of DCX in developing neurons, this protein has been used increasingly as a marker for neurogenesis. Indeed, the levels of DCX expression increase in response to exercise, which occurs in parallel with increased BrdU labelling, currently a "gold standard" in measuring neurogenesis