Peptide ELISA: 1/32000. Western Blot: 0.05 - 0.2 μg/mL. Other applications not tested. Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.
This product contains sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Handling Advice
Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Storage
4 °C/-20 °C
Storage Comment
Store the antibody undiluted at 2-8 °C for one month or (in aliquots) at -20 °C for longer.
de la Rosa, Yang, Tewary, Varadhachary, Oppenheim: "Lactoferrin acts as an alarmin to promote the recruitment and activation of APCs and antigen-specific immune responses." in: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), Vol. 180, Issue 10, pp. 6868-76, (2008) (PubMed).
Lactoferrin is an 80 kDa non-haem, iron-binding globular glycoprotein and member of the transferrin family present in milk and mucosal secretions, and also released from neutrophil granules during inflammation. LTF acts as a major first line defense against microbial infections, partly due to its ability to efficiently bind to and hence remove Fe3+ from the environment, but studies have also shown that LTF possesses bactericidal properties and proteolytic activity, capable of cleaving arginine-rich sequences within microbial proteins. Three isoforms of LTF have been identified: LTF-alpha, LTF-beta and LTF-gamma and receptors for LTF are expressed in the gastrointestinal tract, by macrophages, lymphocytes, neutrophils and platelets and also by some bacteria.Synonyms: EC=3.4.21, LF, LTF, Lactoferrin, Talalactoferrin