Thermo Fisher Scientific Bcl-2 Polyclonal Antibody

Applications

Tested Dilution

Publications

Western Blot (WB)

1:5,000

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Immunocytochemistry (ICC/IF)

1:5,000

-

Immunoprecipitation (IP)

Assay-dependent

-

Product Specifications

Species Reactivity

Dog, Human, Rat

Published species

Human

Host/Isotype

Sheep / IgG

Class

Polyclonal

Type

Antibody

Immunogen

Proprietary sequence

Conjugate

Unconjugated Unconjugated Unconjugated

Form

Liquid

Concentration

1 mg/mL

Purification

Protein G

Storage buffer

PBS

Contains

0.08% sodium azide

Storage conditions

Store at 4°C short term. For long term storage, store at -20°C, avoiding freeze/thaw cycles.

Shipping conditions

Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)

RRID

AB_1957474

Product Specific Information

A predicted molecular weight of approximately 29 kDa is expected.

Target Information

BCL-2 is a key regulator of apoptosis that functions to either inhibit or promote cell death. The BCL-2 family members are also characterized by dimerizing to further modulate apoptosis. Bag1, for example, has been found to form a heterodimer with BCL-2 resulting in the enhancement of the anti-apoptotic effect of BCL-2. Bax and Bak have been shown to play a critical role in cytochrome c release from mitochondria and thus initiate apoptosis. Bax exerts a pro-apoptotic rather than an anti-apoptotic effect on cells. Constitutive expression of BCL2, such as in the case of translocation of BCL2 to Ig heavy chain locus, is thought to be the cause of follicular lymphoma. In most follicular lymphomas, neoplastic germinal centers express high levels of BCL-2 alpha protein, whereas the normal or hyperplastic germinal centers are negative. Two transcript variants of BCL-2, produced by alternate splicing, differ in their C-terminal ends. The overexpression of BCL-2 has been linked to human cancers such as B-cell lymphoma and prostate cancer.

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