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CHCHD4 Antibody / Mitochondrial intermembrane space import and assembly protein 40 Antibody detects CHCHD4, also known as mitochondrial intermembrane space import and assembly protein 40 or MIA40. CHCHD4 is a central component of the mitochondrial disulfide relay system, which promotes the import and oxidative folding of selected proteins into the intermembrane space. Many substrates of this pathway contain characteristic cysteine motifs that form disulfide bonds during maturation. CHCHD4 recognizes these substrates and participates directly in their oxidation.
Unlike mitochondrial proteins imported through pathways driven primarily by an N-terminal targeting sequence, many small intermembrane-space proteins rely on cysteine-dependent trapping and folding. CHCHD4 accepts electrons from substrate proteins through transient disulfide exchange reactions. The oxidoreductase ALR, encoded by GFER, helps regenerate the oxidized state of CHCHD4 so that additional substrates can be processed. This relay links protein import with the establishment of stable disulfide bonds. Its activity is important for the maturation of several proteins involved in respiratory chain function and mitochondrial maintenance. The Mitochondrial intermembrane space import and assembly protein 40 Antibody name refers to this same gene product.
CHCHD4 has also been studied in cellular responses to oxygen availability and changes in mitochondrial metabolism. Alterations in its expression may influence the abundance of proteins that depend on the disulfide relay pathway, with downstream consequences for mitochondrial organization. These effects should be distinguished from the protein acting as a respiratory chain subunit itself: CHCHD4 is primarily an import and folding factor. NSJ Bioreagents includes CHCHD4 among targets involved in mitochondrial protein biogenesis and redox-dependent maturation. A CHCHD4 Antibody provides a way to investigate the molecular biology associated with this protein.
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The recommended approach is to establish the optimal working dilution of the CHCHD4 Antibody / Mitochondrial intermembrane space import and assembly protein 40 Antibody through preliminary testing.
The CHCHD4 Antibody was generated using e. coli-derived human CHCHD4 recombinant protein (amino acids M1-D109).
The CHCHD4 Antibody is stable for up to one month at 4oC after reconstitution. For longer-term storage, aliquot and store at -20oC for up to six months. Do not repeatedly freeze and thaw.
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