Background:  Apolipoprotein E, a main apoprotein of the chylomicron, binds to a specific receptor on liver cells and peripheral cells and is essential for the normal catabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein constituents. ApoE exists in three major isoforms; E2, E3, and E4, which differ from one another by a single amino-acid substitution. Individuals heterozygous for the ApoE4 allele are at higher risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Defects in apolipoprotein E result in familial dysbetalipoproteinemia, or type III hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP III), in which increased levels of plasma cholesterol and triglycerides are the consequence of impaired clearance of chylomicron and VLDL remnants.

Description: Rabbit polyclonal to APOE2

Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from APOE2

Specificity:  ·Reacts with Human, Mouse, Pig and Rat.

·Isotype: IgG

Application:  ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 36 kDa;

·Immunohistochemistry (Frozen/paraffin tissue section): 1/50-100;

·Immunocytochemistry: 1/100;

·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.