Antigen: human and rat Cav-3 amino acids 19-41 (CKEIDLVNRDPKNINEDIVKVDF); The sequence is 77% homologous to Cav-1 from mouse, human, chicken, and dog. · Host: rabbit · Application(s): WB; other applications not tested · Cav-1 is found in adipocytes, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts, whereas Cav-3 is found predominantly in muscle tissue.^1,2

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Tang, Z.L., Scherer, P.E., Okamoto, T., et al. Molecular cloning of caveolin-3, a novel member of the caveolin gene family expressed predominantly in muscle. J Biol Chem 271 2255-2261 (1996).