Thermo Fisher Scientific Aubergine/Sting Polyclonal Antibody

Applications

Tested Dilution

Publications

Western Blot (WB)

1:1,000-1:5,000

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ELISA (ELISA)

1:20,000

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Immunoprecipitation (IP)

1:1,000-1:10,000

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Product Specifications

Species Reactivity

Fruit fly

Host/Isotype

Rabbit / IgG

Class

Polyclonal

Type

Antibody

Immunogen

This affinity purified antibody was prepared from whole rabbit serum produced by repeated immunizations with a synthetic peptide corresponding to an internal region of Drosophila melanogaster Aubergine/Sting protein.

Conjugate

Unconjugated Unconjugated Unconjugated

Form

Liquid

Concentration

1 mg/mL

Purification

Affinity chromatography

Storage buffer

0.02M potassium phosphate, pH 7.2, with 0.15M NaCl

Contains

0.01% sodium azide

Storage conditions

-20° C, Avoid Freeze/Thaw Cycles

Shipping conditions

Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)

Product Specific Information

Store vial at -20° C prior to opening. Aliquot contents and freeze at -20° C or below for extended storage. Avoid cycles of freezing and thawing. Centrifuge product if not completely clear after standing at room temperature. This product is stable for several weeks at 4° C as an undiluted liquid. Dilute only prior to immediate use.

Anti-Aubergine affinity-purified antibody is directed against Drosophila Aubergine protein. A BLAST analysis was used to suggest limited cross reactivity with Aubergine protein from other sources.

Target Information

Aubergine (Sting) is a Drosophila protein involved in germ-line development and RNA interference. Drosophila melanogaster has a robust and efficient innate immune system, which reacts to infections ranging from bacteria to fungi and, as discovered recently, viruses as well. The known Drosophila immune responses rely on humoral and cellular activities, similar to those found in the innate immune system of other animals. Recently, RNAi or RNA silencing has arisen as a possible means by which Drosophila can react to specific pathogens, transposons and retroviral elements, in a fashion similar to that of a traditional mammalian adaptive immune system instead of in a more generalized and genome encoded innate immune-based response. RNAi is a highly conserved regulation and defense mechanism, which suppresses gene expression via targeted RNA degradation directed by either exogenous dsRNA (cleaved into siRNAs) or endogenous miRNAs. In plants, RNAi has been found to act as an antiviral immune response system. In Drosophila multiple core RNAi pathway genes have been reported, including piwi, vasa intronic gene (vig), aubergine (aub), armitage (armi), Rm62, r2d2 and Argonaute2 (AGO2).

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