FGA
Reactivity: Human
WB, ELISA, FACS
Host: Rabbit
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Application Notes
Optimal dilution of the Fibrinogen Alpha Chain antibody should be determined by the researcher.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Concentration
1 mg/mL
Buffer
1 mg/mL in 1X PBS, BSA free, sodium azide free
Preservative
Azide free
Storage
4 °C,-20 °C
Storage Comment
Store the Fibrinogen Alpha Chain antibody at 2-8oC (with azide) or aliquot and store at -20oC or colder (without azide).
Target
FGA
(Fibrinogen alpha Chain (FGA))
Alternative Name
Fibrinogen Alpha Chain
Background
The plasma glycoprotein Fibrinogen is synthesized in the liver and comprises three structurally different subunits. Fibrinogen is important in platelet aggregation, the final step of the coagulation cascade (i.e. the formation of Fibrin) and determination of plasma viscosity and erythrocyte aggregation. It is both constitutively expressed and inducible during an acute phase reaction. Hemostasis following tissue injury deploys essential plasma procoagulants (Prothrombin and Factors X, IX, V and VIII), which are involved in a blood coagulation cascade leading to the formation of insoluble Fibrin clots and the promotion of platelet aggregation. Following vascular injury, Fibrinogen is cleaved by Thrombin to form Fibrin, which is the most abundant component of blood clots. The cleavage products of Fibrinogen regulate cell adhesion and spreading, display vasoconstrictor and chemotactic activities, and are mitogens for several cell types.