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A7910

Apolipoprotein C-II from human plasma

≥95% (SDS-PAGE)

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
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biological source

human

Quality Level

assay

≥95% (SDS-PAGE)

form

powder

mol wt

average mol wt 8.8 kDa

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

UniProt accession no.

storage temp.

−20°C

Gene Information

human ... APOC2(344)

General description

Apolipoprotein C-II (APOC2/apoC-II), a small exchangeable apolipoprotein, is expressed in the liver and secreted into plasma. It is present on the triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRL), like chylomicrons (CM) and very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL), and high-density lipoproteins (HDL), mainly during fasting. The intestine, macrophages, adipose tissue, brain, skin, lungs, retina, and retinal pigment epithelium are among the tissues that produce ApoC-II.

Application

Apolipoprotein C-II activates lipoprotein lipase and has been used in a study to assess HDL proteome in hemodialysis patients. An excess of apolipoprotein C-II is associated with increased triglyceride-rich particles and alterations in HDL particle distribution.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Activates lipoprotein lipase
Apolipoprotein C2 (APOC2) serves as an activator of lipoprotein lipase. It is involved in the hydrolysis of triglycerides (TG) on TG-rich lipoproteins (TRL) to release free fatty acids (FA). Higher expression of APOC2 is observed in patient-derived glioblastoma stem cells, hypopharyngeal cancer, invasive ductal breast cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, gastric cancer, centroblastic lymphoma, early-stage colorectal tumor, and skin squamous cell carcinoma. ApoC-2 is considered as a new sensitive biomarker for diagnosing Takayasu arteritis (TAK).


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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Vishnu Swarup et al.
Neuroscience research, 73(2), 161-167 (2012-03-20)
Spinocerebellar ataxia 12 (SCA12) is a unique dominant type of ataxia characterized by early and prominent action tremors, memory deficit, neuropathy, dysarthria, etc. The expansion of DNA triplet (CAG) repeats in 5'UTR of PPP2R2B gene appears to be the cause
Natsuko Tamura et al.
Scientific reports, 11(1), 18958-18958 (2021-09-25)
Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is an autoimmune systemic arteritis of unknown etiology. Although a number of investigators have attempted to determine biomarkers for diagnosing TAK, there exist no specific serological markers of this intractable disease. We undertook the exploration of novel
Anna Wolska et al.
Atherosclerosis, 267, 49-60 (2017-11-04)
Apolipoprotein C-II (apoC-II) is a small exchangeable apolipoprotein found on triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRL), such as chylomicrons (CM) and very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL), and on high-density lipoproteins (HDL), particularly during fasting. ApoC-II plays a critical role in TRL metabolism by acting