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L9277

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Anti-Leukemia Inhibitory Factor antibody produced in goat

IgG fraction of antiserum, lyophilized powder

Synonym(s):

Anti-LIF

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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

goat

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

IgG fraction of antiserum

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

form

lyophilized powder

species reactivity

human

technique(s)

neutralization: suitable

UniProt accession no.

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... LIF(3976)

General description

Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is a pleotrophic glycoprotein that belongs to the IL6 family of cytokines. It is secreted by many cell types such as, fibroblasts, macrophages, T cells, monocytes, liver cells, osteoblasts and cells of endometrium. LIF interacts with a heterodimeric receptor composed of two subunits, gp130 and gp190. A variety of signal transduction pathways are triggered in response to LIF including ERK/MAPK, JAK1, PI3K, STAT3, Jun-cFos and NF-κB. The various functions of LIF include proliferation of adult human T cells, maintenance of pluripotency of embryonic stem cells and inhibition of leukemic ell differentiation. Reports also indicate the important role of LIF in lactation, tissue regeneration after brain and spinal cord injury, muscle regeneration and motor neuron functions.
Anti-Leukemia Inhibitory Factor recognizes human leukemia inhibitory factor. It shows no cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse LIF.

Specificity

The antibody neutralizes the biological activity of recombinant human LIF.

Immunogen

recombinant human LIF expressed in E. coli

Application

Anti-Leukemia Inhibitory Factor antibody may be for immunoblotting a concentration of 1 μg/ml For ELISA a working concentration of 1 μg/ml is recommended. The antibody is suitable for neutralization reactions. For neutralization of LIF in SEK1, melanoma cell line, a concentration of 100 μg/ml was used.

Physical form

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in phosphate buffered saline

Preparation Note

Purified using protein G

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Mikio Tomida et al.
Oncogene, 23(3), 679-686 (2003-12-03)
We found that human melanoma SEKI and neuroepithelioma NAGAI cells, which are known to secrete high concentrations of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), also secrete high levels of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). We therefore examined the role of LIF in HGF
L C Hunt et al.
Experimental cell research, 316(6), 1002-1009 (2009-12-08)
Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is an important regulator of skeletal muscle regeneration and has been suggested to be mitogenic for myogenic cells because it has been shown to increase the quantity of myoblast cells grown in culture over extended periods
Pin Li et al.
EMBO molecular medicine, 14(1), e14511-e14511 (2021-11-16)
In the course of our studies aiming to discover vascular bed-specific endothelial cell (EC) mitogens, we identified leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) as a mitogen for bovine choroidal EC (BCE), although LIF has been mainly characterized as an EC growth inhibitor
Ekaterini A Kritikou et al.
Development (Cambridge, England), 130(15), 3459-3468 (2003-06-18)
STAT3 is the key mediator of apoptosis in mammary gland. We demonstrate here that LIF is the physiological activator of STAT3, because in involuting mammary glands of Lif(-/-) mice, pSTAT3 is absent and the STAT3 target, C/EBPdelta, is not upregulated.
Sylvian Bauer et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 26(46), 12089-12099 (2006-11-17)
Although neural stem cells (NSCs) persist in various areas of the adult brain, their contribution to brain repair after injury is very limited. Treatment with exogenous growth factors can mitigate this limitation, suggesting that the brain environment is normally deficient

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