GFAP polyclonal, anti-human, mouse, rat

Quantity: 100 µg

Background:
Glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP) is an intermediate-filament(IF) protein that is highly specific for cells of astroglial lineage, although its tissue-specific role is speculative. GFAP has been located in rat kidney glomeruli and peritubular fibroblasts, leydig cells of testis, skin keratinocytes, osteocytes of bones, chondrocytes of epiglottis, bronchus, and stellate-shaped cells of the pancreas and liver. Its expression is essential for normal white matter architecture and blood-brain barrier integrity, and its absence leads to late-onset CNS dysmyelination. GFAP has also been shown to play a role in mitosis by adjusting the filament network present in the cell. During mitosis, there is an increase in the amount of phosphorylated GFAP, and a movement of this modified protein to the cleavage furrow.

Description:
Rabbit IgG polyclonal antibody for Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) detection. Tested with WB, IHC-P in Human, Mouse, Rat.

Synonyms:
Astrocyte antibody, FLJ42474 antibody, FLJ45472 antibody, GFAP antibody, GFAP_HUMAN antibody, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein antibody, Intermediate filament protein antibody

Isotype: Rabbit polyclonal IgG

Immunogen:
A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human GFAP(417-432aa DGEVIKESKQEHKDVM), identical to the related rat sequence, and different from the related mouse sequence by two amino acids.

Form: Lyophilized; Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3.

Specificity:
No cross reactivity with other proteins.

Reactivity: Reacts with: human, mouse, rat

Applications: WB, IHC-P

Reconstitution:
Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

Storage: At -20˚C for one year. After reconstitution, at 4˚C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20˚C for a longer time. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.