Natural Resistance Associated Macrophage Protein, Mouse Control Peptide (Nramp1)
Description
Highly purified. Control Peptide for N0020-01L (antiserum) and N0020-01K (affinity purified) A 21aa Peptide sequence located at the predicted cytoplasmic loop near the C-terminus of mouse NRAMP1. Natural resistance to infection with unrelated intracellular parasite such as Mycobacteria, Salmonella, and Leishmania is controlled by a single gene that encodes a macrophage-specific membrane protein designated as Natural Resistance-Associated Macrophage Protein (Nramp1). Naturally occurring and experimentally induced mutations at Nramp1 abrogate natural resistance to infection. Polymorphic variants at the human NRAMP1 locus are associated with differential susceptibility of humans to tuberculosis and leprosy. NRAMP1 is expressed in the lysosomal compartment of monocytes and macrophages, lungs, and spleen. It is induced in response to lymphokines and bacterial products. After phagocytosis, Nramp1 is targeted to the membrane of the microbe-containing phagosome, where it may modify the intraph