GFAP Antibody

Overview

Long Name	Antibody Type	Antibody Isotype	Host	Species Reactivity	Validated Applications	Purification
glial fibrillary acidic protein	Polyclonal	IgG	Rabbit	Human, Mouse, Rat	IHC-P, WB	Immunogen affinity purified.
Immunogen
E.coli-derived human GFAP recombinant protein (Position: Q93-M432). Human GFAP shares 94% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with both mouse and rat GFAP.

Properties

Form	Lyophilized
Size	100 µg/vial
Contents	Antibody is lyophilized with 5 mg BSA, 0.9 mg NaCl, 0.2 mg Na2HPO4, 0.05 mg NaN3. *carrier free antibody available upon request.
Concentration	Reconstitute with 0.2 mL sterile dH2O (500 µg/ml final concentration).
Storage	At -20 °C for 12 months, as supplied. Store reconstituted antibody at 2-8 °C for one month. For long-term storage, aliquot and store at -20 °C. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.

Additional Information Regarding the Antigen

Gene	GFAP
Protein	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
Uniprot ID	P14136
Function	GFAP, a class-III intermediate filament, is a cell- specific marker that, during the development of the central nervous system, distinguishes astrocytes from other glial cells.
Tissue Specificity	Expressed in cells lacking fibronectin.
Sub-cellular localization	Cytoplasm.
Sequence Similarities	Belongs to the intermediate filament family.
Aliases	Astrocyte antibody|FLJ42474 antibody|FLJ45472 antibody|GFAP antibody|GFAP_HUMAN antibody|Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein antibody|Intermediate filament protein antibody

Application Details

Application	Concentration*	Species	Validated Using**
Western blot	0.1-0.5μg/ml	Human, Mouse, Rat	AssaySolutio's ECL kit
Immunohistochemistry(Paraffin-embedded Section)	0.5-1μg/ml	Human, Mouse, Rat	AssaySolutio's IHC/ICC Detection kit

AssaySolution recommends Rabbit Chemiluminescent WB Detection Kit (AKIT001B) for Western blot, and Rabbit Peroxidase IHC/ICC Detection Kit (AKIT002B) for IHC(P). *Blocking peptide can be purchased at $65. Contact us for more information