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GROEL Antibody / GroEL Chaperonin Antibody terminology is commonly associated with the highly conserved group I chaperonin family, which includes bacterial GroEL and its mammalian mitochondrial homolog HSP60. In humans, HSP60 is encoded by the HSPD1 gene and functions primarily within the mitochondrial matrix, where it participates in the folding and assembly of proteins required for normal mitochondrial activity. HSP60 works with the co-chaperonin HSP10 in an ATP-dependent protein-folding system that contributes to mitochondrial proteostasis.
GroEL is the extensively studied bacterial representative of the group I chaperonin family. Mammalian HSP60 and bacterial GroEL share substantial structural and functional conservation, with both forming oligomeric complexes that provide a protected environment for protein folding. Their evolutionary relationship has made GroEL and HSP60 important comparative models for investigating chaperonin structure, protein quality control, stress responses, and the mechanisms governing protein folding.
Despite their homology, distinguishing mammalian HSP60 from bacterial GroEL can be important experimentally. Conserved regions can produce antibody cross-reactivity between mammalian and microbial chaperonins, whereas antibodies recognizing more selective epitopes may discriminate between the homologs. This distinction is particularly relevant to research involving host-pathogen interactions, immune recognition, microbial antigens, or comparisons between mammalian and bacterial stress-response systems.
HSP60 has also been investigated in oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, immunity, neurodegeneration, and cancer. Because bacterial GroEL and mammalian HSP60 can both participate in immune recognition, understanding their antigenic similarities and differences has additional relevance to studies of inflammatory and immune responses.
Clone HSPD1/6498R recognizes mammalian HSP60 but does not recognize bacterial HSP60/GroEL, distinguishing it from clone LK2, which recognizes both mammalian and bacterial forms. The HSPD1/6498R epitope is localized within amino acids 383-447 of human HSP60. This differential recognition makes the clone particularly relevant when researchers need to distinguish mammalian HSP60 from its bacterial GroEL homolog.
NSJ Bioreagents offers clone HSPD1/6498R as a recombinant monoclonal reagent for studying mammalian chaperonin biology. A GROEL Antibody search may encompass reagents recognizing conserved GroEL-related chaperonins, while this clone provides selective recognition of the mammalian HSP60 homolog.
For a recombinant, Protein Microarray Validated option with broad mammalian species validation, see our HSP60 Antibody / Heat Shock Protein 60 Antibody page.
Optimal dilution of the GROEL Antibody / GroEL Chaperonin Antibody should be determined by the researcher.
Recombinant human full-length HSP60 protein was used as the immunogen for the GROEL Antibody. Its epitope is localized between amino acids 383-447 of human hsp60.
Aliquot the GROEL Antibody and store frozen at -20oC or colder. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
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