GFAP antibody

Catalog No. ABIN361379

The Chicken Polyclonal anti-GFAP antibody has been validated for WB and IF. It is suitable to detect GFAP in samples from Cow. There is 1 publication available.

Quick Overview for GFAP antibody (ABIN361379)

Target: GFAP (Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP))

Reactivity: Cow

Host: Chicken

Clonality: Polyclonal

Conjugate: This GFAP antibody is un-conjugated

Application: Western Blotting (WB), Immunofluorescence (IF)

Product Details anti-GFAP Antibody

Specificity: Specific for the ~50kDa GFAP protein. A lower band at ~45kDa is a proteolytic fragment derived from the GFAP molecule. It is expected that the antibody will react with other mammalian tissues.

Cross-Reactivity: Rat (Rattus)

Predicted Reactivity: human, mouse

Purification: Total IgY fraction

Immunogen: Recombinant and purified bovine GFAP

Application Details

Application Notes: Recommended Dilution: WB: 1:10,000 IF: 1:1,000 Quality Control: Western blots performed on each lot.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Format: Liquid

Buffer: total IgY fraction in PBS + 10 mM Sodium azide.

Preservative: Sodium azide

Precaution of Use: This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.

Storage: -20 °C

References for anti-GFAP antibody (ABIN361379)

Levenga, Wong, Milstead, Keller, LaPlante, Hoeffer: "AKT isoforms have distinct hippocampal expression and roles in synaptic plasticity." in: eLife, Vol. 6, (2018) (PubMed).

Target Details for GFAP

Target: GFAP (Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP))

Alternative Name: GFAP

Background: Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) was discovered by Amico Bignami and co-workers as a major fibrous protein of multiple sclerosis plaques (1). It was subsequently found to be a member of the 10nm or intermediate filament (IF) family, specifically the IF family Class III, which also includes peripherin, desmin and vimentin. GFAP is strongly and specifically expressed in astrocytes and certain other astroglia in the CNS, in satellite cells, peripheral ganglia, and in non-myelinating Schwann cells in peripheral nerves. In many damage and disease states GFAP expression is heavily upregulated in astrocytes. In addition, neural stem cells frequently strongly express GFAP. Point mutations in the protein coding region of the GFAP gene lead to Alexander disease which is characterized by the presence of abnormal astrocytes containing GFAP protein aggregates known as Rosenthal fibers (2). Anti-GFAP Left: Western blot of rat cortex lysate showing specific immunolabeling of the ~ 50k GFAP protein. Right: Mixed cultures of neurons and glia stained with chicken anti-GFAP (red), and DNA (blue). Astrocytes stain strongly and specifically in a clearly filamentous fashion with this antibody.

Molecular Weight: '50 kDa

Gene ID: 281189

UniProt: Q28115