Anti-IBA1/AIF1 Antibody

Our Anti-IBA1/AIF1 chicken polyclonal primary antibody from Aves Labs is produced in-house. It detects human, mouse, and rat IBA1/AIF1, and is affinity purified. It is great for use in ICC, WB.

Product Specifications

Background

AIF1, allograft inflammatory factor-1, (also known as Iba1, Ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1) is a 17 kDa protein that is a pro-inflammatory molecule that mediates calcium signals (Ito, D. et al 1998) . During inflammation, increased expression of AIF1 occurs in microglia, macrophages, T-cells, synoviocytes, and adipocytes (Watano, K., et al, 2001) . Expression of AIF-1 has been observed in healthy brains and varies throughout the day, gaining the highest expression in the prefrontal and parietal cortices when sleeping (Romcy-Pereira, R.N, et al, 2009) . Increased expression of AIF1 has been observed in several diseases including breast cancer (Liu, S., et al 2008), atherosclerosis (Utans, U., et al, 1995), and rheumatoid arthritis (Kimura, M., et al, 2007) .

Synonyms

Allograft inflammatory factor 1, AIF-1, Ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1, Protein G1

Gene Name

AIF1 IBA1

UniProt

P55008

Host

Chicken

Species Reactivity

Human,Mouse,Rat

Immunogen

Purified recombinant human full-length IBA1/AIF1 (Uniprot P55008) expressed in E.Coli

Target

IBA1/AIF1

Clonality

Polyclonal

Isotype

IgY

Type

Primary Antibody

Applications

ICC, WB

Field of Research

Cell Markers / Glial and Schwann Cell Markers / Neurodegenerative Disease

Concentration

0.2 mg/mL

Format

Affinity purified

Buffer

Phosphate-buffered (10 mM) isotonic (0.9%, w/v) saline (“PBS, " pH 7.2) with sodium azide (0.02%, w/v) added as a preservative.

Molecular Weight

17 kDa

Shipping Conditions

Ice packs

Storage Conditions

Store at 4°C in the dark. Under these conditions, the antibodies should have a shelf life of at least twelve months, provided they remain sterile. For longer term storage, aliquot and freeze to avoid freeze-thaw of the antibody.

Notes

Eggs from hens hyperimmunized with target were used to prepare an IgY fraction which was then subjected to antigen-specific affinity purification

WB Dilution

1:500-1:1000

ICC Dilution

1:100-1:500

Quality Control

Each new lot of this antibody is tested to confirm that it recognizes a single immunoreactive band of expected molecular weight when used to probe brain lysate.