Carboxypeptidase which converts angiotensin I to angiotensin 1-9, a peptide of unknown function, and angiotensin II to angiotensin 1-7, a vasodilator. Also able to hydrolyze apelin-13 and dynorphin-13 with high efficiency. May be an important regulator of heart function. In case of human coronaviruses SARS and HCoV-NL63 infections, serve as functional receptor for the spike glycoprotein of both coronaviruses.
ACE2 Mouse mAb (Ab087119) - Western Blot 15 µg of Calu-3 lysate was run on 6-18% SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions and blotted onto nitrocellulose membrane. ACE2 Mouse mAb (Ab087119) at 1 µg/mL was used as the primary antibody and peroxidase conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG was used as the secondary antibody. ACE2 band was visualized using ECL Western Blotting Substrate. Result: ACE2 Mouse mAb (Ab087119) can detect ACE2 by Western blotting.
ACE2 Mouse mAb (Ab087119) - IHC IHC analysis of kidney tissue by ACE2 Mouse mAb (Ab087119). IHC was performed using sections of the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded kidney tissue. Antigen was retrieved through addition of boiling Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9.0 in a pressure cooker for 3 min. Endogenous peroxidase activity was quenched by incubating the sections with 3% H2O2 for 30 min at room temperature. The sections were then incubated with ACE2 Mouse mAb (Ab087119) at 5 µg/mL at room temperature for 1 h. Poly-peroxidase conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG was used as the secondary antibody. Diaminobenzidine was used as the chromogen. The section was counterstained with hematoxylin. A tissue section incubated with phosphate-buffered saline followed by incubation with the secondary antibody was used as the background control. Result: Microvillus of cells in tubules are positively stained.