GFAP Antibody

• NCBI Gene ID:

  2670

• Swiss Prot:

  P14136

• Accession Number:

  NP_002046.1

• Host:

  Goat

• Reactivity:

  Mouse, Rat

• Immunogen:

  The immunogen for this antibody is: C-DGEVIKESKQEHKD

• Clonality:

  Polyclonal

• Conjugation:

  Unconjugated

• Type:

  Primary Antibodies

• Field of Research:

  Neuroscience

• Purification:

  Purified from goat serum by ammonium sulphate precipitation followed by antigen affinity chromatography using the immunizing peptide.

• Positive Control:

  Cat. No. 1403 - Mouse Brain Tissue Lysate

• Concentration:

  500 ug/mL

• Homology:

  Expected Species Reactivity based on sequence homology: Human, Dog

• Buffer:

  Supplied at 0.5 mg/ml in Tris saline, 0.02% sodium azide, pH7.3 with 0.5% bovine serum albumin. Aliquot and store at -20°C. Minimize freezing and thawing.

• Modification:

  None

• Shipping Conditions:

  Blue Ice

• Storage Conditions:

  Aliquot and store at -20˚ C. Minimize freezing and thawing.

• Specificity:

  GFAP is thought to help to maintain astrocyte mechanical strength, as well as the shape of cells but its exact function remains poorly understood, despite the number of studies using it as a cell marker.

• Applications Notes:

  Peptide ELISA: Western Blot:

• Symbol:

  GFAP

• NCBI Official Name:

  Glial fibrillary acidic protein

• NCBI Organism:

  Homo sapiens

• Background Reference 01:

  Korolainen MA, Auriola S, Nyman TA, Alafuzoff I, Pirttila T. Proteomic analysis of glial fibrillary acidic protein in Alzheimer's disease and aging brain. Neurobiol Dis. 2005 Dec;20 (3) :858-70. Epub 2005 Jun 27.

• Other Product Names:

  GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein , FLJ45472 , intermediate filament protein

• Tested Applications:

  ELISA, WB

• Protein ID:

  4503979

• Physical Properties:

  Liquid