Thermo Fisher Scientific GFAP Polyclonal Antibody

Applications

Tested Dilution

Publications

Western Blot (WB)

1:300-1:2,000

-

Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) (IHC (P))

1:1,000

-

Miscellaneous PubMed (Misc)

-

View 1 publication 1 publication

Product Specifications

Species Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat

Published species

Not Applicable

Host/Isotype

Rabbit / Ig

Class

Polyclonal

Type

Antibody

Immunogen

A synthetic peptide from aa region 250-300 of rat GFAP conjugated to blue carrier protein was used as the antigen if (typeof window.$mangular === undefined || !window.$mangular) { window.$mangular = {}; } $mangular.antigenJson = \[{targetFamily:GFAP,uniProtId:P47819-1,ncbiNodeId:10114,antigenRange:250-300,antigenLength:430,antigenImageFileName:OSG00074W-100UL_GFAP_P47819-1_Rabbit.svg,antigenImageFileNamePDP:OSG00074W-100UL_GFAP_P47819-1_Rabbit_PDP.jpeg,sortOrder:2}\]; $mangular.isB2BCMGT = false; $mangular.isEpitopesModalImageMultiSizeEnabled = true;

View immunogen .st0{fill:#FFFFFF;} .st1{fill:#1E8AE7;}

Conjugate

Unconjugated Unconjugated Unconjugated

Form

Lyophilized

Concentration

Conc. Not Determined

Storage buffer

whole serum

Contains

no preservative

Storage conditions

Store at 4°C short term. For long term storage, store at -20°C, avoiding freeze/thaw cycles. Glycerol (1:1) may be added for added stability.

Shipping conditions

Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)

Product Specific Information

Reconstitute in 100 µL of sterile water. Centrifuge to remove any insoluble material.

The peptide is homologous in mouse and rat.

Specificity of this antibody: GFAP.

Target Information

GFAP (Glial fibrillary acidic protein) is a member of the class III intermediate filament protein family. GFAP is heavily and specifically expressed in astrocytes and certain astroglia of the central nervous system, in satellite cells of peripheral ganglia, and in non-myelinating Schwann cells of peripheral nerves. In addition, neural stem cells strongly express GFAP. Antibodies to GFAP are very useful as markers of astrocytic cells. In addition, many types of brain tumor, presumably derived from astrocytic cells, heavily express GFAP. GFAP is also found in the lens epithelium, Kupffer cells of the liver, in some cells in salivary tumors and has been reported in erythrocytes. GFAP 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 of the GFAP gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures. Not for resale without express authorization.