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Anti-BCAN antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution

Synonym(s):

Anti-Brain-enriched hyaluronan-binding protein antibody produced in rabbit, Anti-Brevican core protein precursor antibody produced in rabbit, Anti-Protein BEHAB antibody produced in rabbit

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:
NACRES:
NA.41

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biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

product line

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

species reactivity

human

enhanced validation

orthogonal RNAseq
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General description

BCAN (brevican) gene encodes a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan that is a member of the aggrecan/versican family. The gene is mapped to human chromosome 1q31. The N-terminal region contains a hyaluronic acid-binding domain. An epidermal growth factor-like repeat, a lectin-like and a complement regulatory protein-like domains are present at the C-terminal region. It is the smallest core protein in this family and is expressed in the developing and adult brain. It is expressed in primary cerebellar astrocytes but not in neurons. The core protein has a molar mass of 145kDa and the N terminally truncated form has a molar mass of 80Da.

Immunogen

Brevican core protein precursor recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

Application

Anti-BCAN antibody produced in rabbit, a Prestige Antibody, is developed and validated by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project . Each antibody is tested by immunohistochemistry against hundreds of normal and disease tissues. These images can be viewed on the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) site by clicking on the Image Gallery link. The antibodies are also tested using immunofluorescence and western blotting. To view these protocols and other useful information about Prestige Antibodies and the HPA, visit sigma.com/prestige.
Applications in which this antibody has been used successfully, and the associated peer-reviewed papers, are given below.
Immunofluorescence (1 paper)
Western Blotting (1 paper)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Brevican is a proteoglycan that functions in the formation of extracellular matrix in the brain. Its expression in the brain increases as the brain develops. It plays a role in the maintenance of the extracellular environment of mature brain. The proteoglycans function in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in the brain.

Features and Benefits

Prestige Antibodies® are highly characterized and extensively validated antibodies with the added benefit of all available characterization data for each target being accessible via the Human Protein Atlas portal linked just below the product name at the top of this page. The uniqueness and low cross-reactivity of the Prestige Antibodies® to other proteins are due to a thorough selection of antigen regions, affinity purification, and stringent selection. Prestige antigen controls are available for every corresponding Prestige Antibody and can be found in the linkage section.

Every Prestige Antibody is tested in the following ways:
  • IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
  • Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

Linkage

Corresponding Antigen APREST71572

Physical form

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

Legal Information

Prestige Antibodies is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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P Milev et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 247(2), 207-212 (1998-06-27)
We have used a slot-blot radioimmunoassay to quantitate the levels of hyaluronan-binding chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in developing rat brain from embryonic day 14 (E 14) to eight months postnatal. Recombinant nonhomologous regions of the core proteins were used for immunization
H Yamada et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 269(13), 10119-10126 (1994-04-01)
To clone novel brain proteoglycans, we employed a strategy based on polyclonal antisera that recognize multiple proteoglycan core proteins. By using an antiserum raised against a fraction enriched for proteoglycans, we isolated three groups of cDNAs from a bovine brain
Y Yamaguchi
Perspectives on developmental neurobiology, 3(4), 307-317 (1996-01-01)
A diverse set of proteoglycans is expressed in the developing and adult brain. This is in stark contrast to the fact that most extracellular matrix components, including fibronectin, laminin, and collagens, are not expressed in adult brain parenchyma. This suggests
Josef Zamecnik et al.
The European journal of neuroscience, 36(1), 2017-2024 (2012-04-28)
Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) of the brain are recognized as a frequent cause of intractable epilepsy. To contribute to the current understanding of the mechanisms of epileptogenesis in FCD, our study provides evidence that not only cellular alterations and synaptic
Massimiliano Monticone et al.
BMC cancer, 12, 358-358 (2012-08-21)
Most patients affected by Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM, grade IV glioma) experience a recurrence of the disease because of the spreading of tumor cells beyond surgical boundaries. Unveiling mechanisms causing this process is a logic goal to impair the killing capacity

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