DLST Antibody detects endogenous levels of total DLST protein.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Val188 of human DLST protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex is a rate-regulating enzyme in the Krebs Cycle in mitochondria (1). Dihydrolipoamide succinyltransferase (DLST) is a key subunit in this complex (2). Mutations in the DLST gene may be responsible for the familial Alzheimer disease (1). Reduction of DLST increases the generation of reactive oxygen species production suggesting its role in oxidative stress (2). Deficiency of DLST in mice was suggested to cause increased oxidative stress in mitochondria and is involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (2).