Human Prealbumin Reference Standard

• Cat.No.: TTR-21H

Specification

• Description: Prealbumin, also known Transthyretin, is a tetrameric human plasma protein that is synthesized mainly in the liver. This protein transports the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) and retinol (Vitamin A). It is the best indicator of protein-energy malnutrition because it has a circulating half life of 2 days and responds rapidly to changes in nutritional status. Also point-mutations of its gene are known to be associated with the amyloid diseases senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA), familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), and familial amyloid cardiomyopathy (FAC).
• Species: Human
• Form: Liquid
• Usage: For research use only, not for diagnostic or therapeutic use.
• Quality Control Test: Generated from a human serum pool. This lot has been tested by standard laboratory procedures and found to be negative for HIV 1, HIV 2, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
• Storage: Stored at -20 °C, 4 °C for less than seven days, frozen for greater than seven days.
• Concentration: 95.26 ug/ml
• Preservative: 0.1% sodium azide

Gene Information

• Gene Name: TTR transthyretin [ Homo sapiens ]
• Official Symbol: TTR
• Synonyms: TTR; transthyretin; PALB, prealbumin, amyloidosis type I; HsT2651; ATTR; carpal tunnel syndrome 1; thyroxine-binding prealbumin; prealbumin, amyloidosis type I; CTS; CTS1; PALB; TBPA
• Gene ID: 7276
• mRNA Refseq: NM_000371
• Protein Refseq: NP_000362
• MIM: 176300
• UniProt ID: P02766
• Chromosome Location: 18q12.1
• Pathway: Amyloids, organism-specific biosystem; Disease, organism-specific biosystem; FOXA2 and FOXA3 transcription factor networks, organism-specific biosystem
• Function: hormone activity; hormone binding; protein binding