Myostatin/GDF8/GDF11 (MSTN, Growth Differentiation Factor 8, Growth/Differentiation Factor 8, Growth Differentiation Factor 11, BMP-11)

• Gene Name:

  [MSTN]

• NCBI Gene ID:

  17700

• Reactivity:

  Human, Mouse, Rat

• Storage Conditions:

  Lyophilized powder may be stored at -20 degree C. Stable for 12 months after receipt at -20 degree C. Reconstitute with sterile PBS. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20 degree C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.

• Specificity:

  Recognizes mouse, human and rat GDF8 in direct ELISA and WB. Shows ~30% cross-reactivity with recombinant human, mouse and rat GDF11 in WB. Shows <1% cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse GDF1, GDF3, GDF5, GDF6 and GDF9 in direct ELISA.

• Other Gene Names:

  [Mstn; Mstn; Cmpt; Gdf8; Gdf8; GDF-8]

• Short Name:

  [Myostatin/GDF8/GDF11 (MSTN, Growth Differentiation Factor 8, Growth/Differentiation Factor 8, Growth Differentiation Factor 11, BMP-11)]

• Other Product Names:

  [growth/differentiation factor 8 preproprotein; Growth/differentiation factor 8; growth/differentiation factor 8; myostatin; Myostatin]

• NCBI GI Number:

  6754752

• NCBI Accession Number:

  NP_034964.1

• NCBI GB Accession Number:

  NM_010834.3

• Uniprot Accession Number:

  O08689