AFP Polyclonal Antibody
Product Specifications
Background
Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) Homo sapiens This gene encodes alpha-fetoprotein, a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life. Alpha-fetoprotein expression in adults is often associated with hepatoma or teratoma. However, hereditary persistance of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology. The protein is thought to be the fetal counterpart of serum albumin, and the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes are present in tandem in the same transcriptional orientation on chromosome 4. Alpha-fetoprotein is found in monomeric as well as dimeric and trimeric forms, and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin. The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Product Name Alternative
AFP; HPAFP; Alpha-fetoprotein; Alpha-1-fetoprotein; Alpha-fetoglobulin
Gene ID
174
Swiss Prot
P02771
Cross Reactivity
Human; Rat; Mouse
Clonality
Polyclonal
Source
Rabbit
Applications
WB; IHC-p; IF (paraffin section) ; ELISA
Dilution
Western Blot: 1/500 - 1/2000. IHC-p: 1:100-300 ELISA: 1/20000. Not yet tested in other applications.
Buffer
Liquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, 0.5% BSA and 0.02% sodium azide.
Molecular Weight
70
Storage Conditions
-20°C/1 year
Protein Weight
70
Available Sizes
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