A synthetic peptide for use as a blocking control in assays to test for specificity of OAS1 antibody, Alternative Names: OAS1 control peptide, OAS1 antibody Blocking Peptide, Anti-OAS1 Blocking Peptide, 2'5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase 1 40/46Kda Blocking Peptide, IFI-4 Blocking Peptide, OIAS Blocking Peptide, OIASI Blocking Peptide, OAS1, OAS-1, OAS 1, OAS-1 Blocking Peptide, OAS 1 Blocking Peptide
OAS1 is a member of the 2-5A synthetase family, essential proteins involved in the innate immune response to viral infection. It is induced by interferons and uses adenosine triphosphate in 2'-specific nucleotidyl transfer reactions to synthesize 2',5'-oligoadenylates (2-5As). These molecules activate latent RNase L, which results in viral RNA degradation and the inhibition of viral replication. Mutations in this gene have been associated with host susceptibility to viral infection.