Anti-ABHD5 antibodies are used in the immunodetection of the protein abhydrolase domain containing 5, lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase. In humans, the canonical protein has a reported length of 349 amino acid residues and a mass of 39.1 kDa. Its subcellular localization is in the cytoplasm. It is found to be widely expressed in various tissues, including lymphocytes, liver, skeletal muscle and brain. A member of the Peptidase S33 protein family, ABHD5 is known to be involved with cell differentiation and fatty acid metabolism. ABHD5 is also used as a cellular marker for characterizing astrocytes. Synonyms for this target antigen include IECN2, NCIE2, 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase ABHD5, abhydrolase domain-containing protein 5, lipid droplet-binding protein CGI-58, and CGI58. ABHD5 gene orthologs have been reported in the mouse, rat, bovine, frog, zebrafish, chimpanzee and chicken species. Over 90 citations in the literature describe the use of ABHD5 antibodies in research. Western Blot is a widely used application for these antibodies. ELISA and Immunohistochemistry are also common applications.