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Anti-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Antibody

mouse monoclonal, G-A-5

Synonym(s):

Anti-GFAP

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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

product name

Anti-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein antibody, Mouse monoclonal, clone G-A-5, purified from hybridoma cell culture

biological source

mouse

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

purified from hybridoma cell culture
purified immunoglobulin

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

G-A-5, monoclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

antigen ~50 kDa

species reactivity

rat, human, pig

concentration

~1.0 mg/mL

technique(s)

immunocytochemistry: suitable
immunohistochemistry: suitable
indirect immunofluorescence: 2.5-5 μg/mL using alcohol-fixed sections of rat brain/cerebellum.
western blot: suitable

isotype

IgG1

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... GFAP(2670)
mouse ... Gfap(14580)
pig ... GFAP(396562)
rat ... Gfap(24387)

General description

Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is intermediary filament present in astrocyte cells and is expressed in 10 different isoforms. It comprises of N-terminal head, central rod and C-terminal tail domains. GFAP is mapped to human chromosome 17q21.31.

Immunogen

purified GFAP from pig spinal cord.

Application

Anti-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein antibody, Mouse monoclonal has been used in immunocytochemistry and in immunofluorescence.
Monoclonal Anti-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein antibody is suitable for use in western blot and indirect immunofluorescence 2.5-5 μg/mL using alcohol-fixed sections of rat brain/cerebellum). The antibody can also be used for immunoblot (approx. 50 kDa), immunohistochemistry (in paraformaldehyde-fixed, frozen rabbit brain sections) and immunocytochemistry.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Glial fibrillary acidic protein or GFAP assembly has been implicated in mitotic remodeling of glial structures. Genetic mutations in GFAP have been associated with Alexander disease.
Microdeletion in glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) gene locus is implicated in intellectual disability and facial dysmorphism in children. High levels of GFAP is associated with acute intracerebral haemorrhage.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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M Inagaki et al.
Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland), 4(3), 239-243 (1994-07-01)
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is an intermediate filament (IF) protein of astroglia, and belongs to the type III subclass of IF proteins. IF proteins are composed of an amino-terminal HEAD domain, a central ROD domain and a carboxyterminal TAIL
Identification of genes associated with the astrocyte-specific gene Gfap during astrocyte differentiation
Ito K, et al.
Scientific Reports, 6, 23903-23903 (2016)
Plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein in the differential diagnosis of intracerebral hemorrhage
Katsanos AH, et al.
Stroke, 48(9), 2586 -22588 (2017)
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and the astrocyte intermediate filament system in diseases of the central nervous system
Hol EM and Pekny M
Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 32, 121-130 (2015)
Govindaiah Vinukonda et al.
Journal of neuroscience research, 90(11), 2173-2182 (2012-07-19)
Mechanisms of brain injury in intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) of premature infants are elusive, and no therapeutic strategy exists to prevent brain damage in these infants. Therefore, we developed an in vitro organotypic forebrain slice culture model to advance mechanistic studies

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