GFAP Antibody [GFA12-3]

Product Specifications

Background

Glial fibrillary acidic protein is one of the major intermediate filament proteins of mature astrocytes. It is used as a marker to distinguish astrocytes from other glial cells during development. Mutations in this gene cause Alexander disease, a rare disorder of astrocytes in the central nervous system. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [RefSeq]

NCBI Gene ID

2670

Swiss Prot

P14136

Host

Mouse

Reactivity

Human

Immunogen

Native Glial fibrillary acidic protein was used as the immunogen for this GFAP antibody.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Clone

GFA12-3

Conjugation

Unconjugated

Type

Primary Antibodies

Field of Research

Neuroscience, Signal Transduction

Purification

Protein G affinity chromatography

Concentration

0.2 mg/mL

Buffer

PBS with 0.1 mg/ml BSA and 0.05% sodium azide

Modification

None

Shipping Conditions

Blue Ice

Storage Conditions

Aliquot and Store at 2-8˚ C. Avoid freez-thaw cycles.

Fragment

IgG1

Applications Notes

1. FFPE testing requires sections to be boiled in pH6 10mM citrate buffer for 10-20 minutes, followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes, prior to staining. 2. The prediluted format is supplied in a dropper bottle and is optimized for use in IHC. After epitope retrieval step (if required), drip mAb solution onto the tissue section and incubate at RT for 30 min.