GFAP Antibody

Product Specifications

NCBI Gene ID

2670

Swiss Prot

P14136

Accession Number

NP_002046.1

Host

Goat

Reactivity

Mouse, Rat

Immunogen

The immunogen for this antibody is: C-DGEVIKESKQEHKD

Clonality

Polyclonal

Conjugation

Unconjugated

Type

Primary Antibodies

Field of Research

Neuroscience

Purification

Purified from goat serum by ammonium sulphate precipitation followed by antigen affinity chromatography using the immunizing peptide.

Positive Control

Cat. No. 1403 - Mouse Brain Tissue Lysate

Concentration

500 ug/mL

Homology

Expected Species Reactivity based on sequence homology: Human, Dog

Buffer

Supplied at 0.5 mg/ml in Tris saline, 0.02% sodium azide, pH7.3 with 0.5% bovine serum albumin. Aliquot and store at -20°C. Minimize freezing and thawing.

Modification

None

Shipping Conditions

Blue Ice

Storage Conditions

Aliquot and store at -20˚ C. Minimize freezing and thawing.

Specificity

GFAP is thought to help to maintain astrocyte mechanical strength, as well as the shape of cells but its exact function remains poorly understood, despite the number of studies using it as a cell marker.

Applications Notes

Peptide ELISA: Western Blot:

Symbol

GFAP

NCBI Official Name

Glial fibrillary acidic protein

NCBI Organism

Homo sapiens

Background Reference 01

Korolainen MA, Auriola S, Nyman TA, Alafuzoff I, Pirttila T. Proteomic analysis of glial fibrillary acidic protein in Alzheimer's disease and aging brain. Neurobiol Dis. 2005 Dec;20 (3) :858-70. Epub 2005 Jun 27.