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PDP - Template Name: Monoclonal Antibody
PDP - Template ID: *******c5e4b77

GFAP (GA5) Mouse mAb #3670

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    Supporting Data

    REACTIVITY H M R
    SENSITIVITY Endogenous
    MW (kDa) 50
    Source/Isotype Mouse IgG1
    Application Key:
    • WB-Western Blotting 
    • IHC-Immunohistochemistry 
    • IF-Immunofluorescence 
    • F-Flow Cytometry 
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • H-Human 
    • M-Mouse 
    • R-Rat 

    Product Information

    Product Usage Information

    Application Dilution
    Western Blotting 1:1000
    Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) 1:50 - 1:200
    Immunofluorescence (Frozen) 1:400 - 1:800
    Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry) 1:400 - 1:800
    Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized) 1:400 - 1:1600

    Storage

    Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

    For a carrier-free (BSA and azide free) version of this product see product #56522.

    Protocol

    Specificity / Sensitivity

    GFAP (GA5) Mouse mAb detects endogenous levels of total GFAP protein.

    Species Reactivity:

    Human, Mouse, Rat

    Source / Purification

    Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with native GFAP purified from pig spinal cord.

    Background

    The cytoskeleton consists of three types of cytosolic fibers: microfilaments (actin filaments), intermediate filaments, and microtubules. Major types of intermediate filaments are specifically expressed in particular cell types: cytokeratins in epithelial cells, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in glial cells, desmin in skeletal, visceral, and certain vascular smooth muscle cells, vimentin in cells of mesenchymal origin, and neurofilaments in neurons. GFAP and vimentin form intermediate filaments in astroglial cells and modulate their motility and shape (1). In particular, vimentin filaments are present at early developmental stages, while GFAP filaments are characteristic of differentiated and mature brain astrocytes. Thus, GFAP is commonly used as a marker for intracranial and intraspinal tumors arising from astrocytes (2). In addition, GFAP intermediate filaments are also present in nonmyelin-forming Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system (3).
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