• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Detects human Tryptophan Hydroxylase 1/TPH‑1 in direct ELISAs and Western blots.

• Source

  Polyclonal Goat IgG

• Purification

  Antigen Affinity-purified

• Immunogen

  S. frugiperda insect ovarian cell line     Sf 21-derived recombinant human Tryptophan Hydroxylase 1/TPH‑1    
  Met102-Pro403    
  Accession # P17752

• Formulation

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

• Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Western Blot

  1 µg/mL

  See below

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• Immunohistochemistry

  5-15 µg/mL

  See below

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Reconstitution

  Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

• Stability & Storage

  Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.

• 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

• 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: Tryptophan Hydroxylase 1/TPH-1

Tryptophan Hydroxylase 1 (TPH-1) is a 50‑60 kDa intracellular enzyme that belongs to the biopterin-dependent, aromatic amino acid hydroxylase family. It is expressed in gut enterochromaffin cells and pineal gland. TPH-1 catalyzes the hydroxylation of L-Trp, which is the rate-limiting step in serotonin biosynthesis. Human TPH-1 is 444 amino acids (aa) in length. It contains an N-terminal regulatory domain (aa 1‑98), a catalytic region (aa 99‑424), and a C‑terminal Leu-zipper tetramerization domain (aa 425‑444). TPH-1 is phosphorylated on Ser58, and subsequently binds to 14-3-3 proteins, resulting in activation. It functions as a noncovalent Fe-binding 230 kDa homotetramer. There are three potential splice variants. One shows a 29 aa substitution for aa 438‑444, a second shows a 50 aa substitution for aa 157‑444, and a third shows a 68 aa substitution for aa 1‑21. Over aa 102‑403, Human TPH-1 shares 95% aa identical with mouse TPH-1.

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  7166 (Human); 21990 (Mouse); 24848 (Rat)

• Alternate Names:

  EC 1.14.16; EC 1.14.16.4; indoleacetic acid-5-hydroxylase; L-tryptophan hydroxylase; MGC119994; TPH; TPH-1; TPRH; TRPH; tryptophan 5-hydroxylase 1; Tryptophan 5-monooxygenase 1; tryptophan hydroxylase (tryptophan 5-monooxygenase); Tryptophan Hydroxylase 1