Table 1.

Information relative to the primary and secondary antisera used in the study.

AntibodyManufacturerCatalog no.Lot no.HostWorking dilutionImmunogen
Primary antibody
    PeripherinEMD MilliporeAB15302446692Rabbit1:500trp-E-peripherin fusion protein containing all but the four N-terminal amino acids of rat peripherin
    CART(55–102)Phoenix PharmaceuticalsH-003-6201251-10; 01251-6Rabbit1:800–1:1000Ile-Pro-Ile-Tyr-Glu-Lys-Lys-Tyr -Gly-Gln-Val-Pro-Met-Cys-Asp-Ala-Gly-Glu-Gln-Cys-Ala-Val-Arg-Lys-Gly-Ala-Arg-Ile-Gly-Lys-Leu-Cys-Asp-Cys-Pro-Arg-Gly-Thr-Ser-Cys-Asn-Ser-Phe-Leu-Leu-Lys-Cys-Leu [disulfide bonds between Cys1-Cys3,Cys2-Cys5,Cys4-Cys6]
    CART 1–39Phoenix PharmaceuticalsH-003-6301102Rabbit1:800–1:1000pGlu-Glu-Asp-Ala-Glu-Leu-Gln-Pro-Arg-Ala-Leu-Asp-Ile-Tyr-Ser-Ala-Val-Asp-Asp-Ala-Ser-His-Glu-Lys-Glu-Leu-Pro-Arg-Arg-Gln-Leu-Arg-Ala-Pro-Gly-Ala-Val-Leu-Gln
    MCHPhoenix PharmaceuticalsH-070-4701629-3Rabbit1:1000Asp-Phe-Asp-Met-Leu-Arg-Cys-Met-Leu-Gly-Arg-Val-Tyr-Arg-Pro-Cys-Trp- Gln-Val
    THAbcamab101853GR120879-17Goat1:1000Synthetic peptide corresponding to human TH(30–100) (N terminal)
    ProMCHSanta Cruz Biotechnologysc-14509B2415Goat1:100–1:100020-amino-acid peptide near the C-terminus of pro-MCH precursor of human origin
    GFPAves LaboratoryGFP-10120GFP697986Chicken1:1000GFP emulsified in Freund’s adjuvant
Secondary antibody
    Anti-rabbit Alexa Fluor 594Life TechnologiesA212071256153Donkey
    Anti-goat Alexa Fluor 594Life TechnologiesA110581608643Donkey
    Anti-chicken Alexa Fluor 488Life TechnologiesA110391356650Goat