| Antigen: human 15-lipoxygenase-2 (15-LO-2) amino acids 161-179 (CLDEKTVEDLELNIKYSTA) · Host: rabbit · Application(s): WB; other applications not tested · Two types of 15-LO have been discovered and characterized, both of which metabolize arachidonic acid (AA) to produce 15(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15(S)-HETE). 15-LO-1 oxygenates AA at both C15 and C12,1 whereas 15-LO-2 exclusively oxygenates C15 of AA.2 Human 15-LO-2 has a molecular mass of approximately 76 kDa and exhibits approximately 40% identity to the reticulocyte 15-LO-1.2,3 Expression of 15-LO-2 appears to be restricted to prostate, lung, skin, and cornea and may play a role in the normal development of these tissues.4 The protein levels and enzymatic activity of 15-LO-2 are both down-regulated in prostate cancer compared with normal and benign prostate tissues, implicating a possible protective role for 15-LO-2 against tumor formation.4,5,6 Cayman Chemical’s 15-LO-2 polyclonal antibody can be used for western blot analysis for 15-LO-2 on samples of human origin. Other applications for use of this antibody have not yet been tested. |
| 1 Kuhn, H., Barnett, J., Grunberger, D., et al. Overexpression, purification and characterization of human recombinant 15-lipoxygenase. Biochem Biophys Acta 1169(1) 80-89 (1993). 2 Brash, A.R., Chang, M.S., Boeglin, W.E. Discovery of a second 15S-lipoxygenase in humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 94 6148-6152 (1997). 3 Kilty, I., Logan, A., Vickers, P.J. Differential characteristics of human 15-lipoxygenase isozymes and novel splice variant of 15S-lipoxygenase. Eur J Biochem 266 83-93 (1999). 4 Tang, S., Bhatia, B., Maldonado, C.J., et al. Evidence that arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase 2 is a negative cell cycle regulator in normal prostate epithelial cells. J Biol Chem 277(18) 16189-16201 (2002). 5 Shappell, S.B., Boeglin, W.E., Olson, S.J., et al. 15-lipoxygenase-2 (15-LOX-2) is expressed in benign prostatic epithelium and reduced in prostate adenocarcinoma. Am J Pathol 155 235-245 (1999). 6 Jack, G.S., Brash, A.R., Olson, S.J., et al. Reduced 15-lipoxygenase-2 immunostaining in prostate adenocarcinoma: Correlation with grade and expression in high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. Human Pathology 31(9) 1146-1154 (2000). |
