Bioss Inc.'s Doublecortin Polyclonal Antibody, Cy5 Conjugated is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody. This antibody has been shown to work in applications such as: Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry - fixed, and Western Blot. The Doublecortin Polyclonal Antibody, Cy5 Conjugated was generated using Dcx, and doublecortin as the antigen and it reacts with Homo Sapiens, Human, Mouse, and Rat.
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