- Catalog number
- MA1045-carrier-free
- Size / count
- 100 µg
- Dry ice
- No
- Hazardous
- No
- Discontinued
- Yes
- Background
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is an intermediate filament protein of 52Kda. GFAP gene is mapped to human 17q21. GFAP is a useful marker of astroglia in the brain. Mutations in GFAP, encoding glial fibrillary acidic protein, are associated with Alexander disease.
- Synonyms
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein;GFAP;Gfap;
- Gene Name
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein
- Gene ID
- Human(2670), Mouse(14580), Rat(24387)
- UniProt
- P47819
- Host
- Mouse
- Reactivity
- Human,Mouse,Pig,Rat
- Cross Reactivity
- No cross-reactivity with other proteins
- Immunogen
- GFAP from pig spinal cord.
- Clonality
- Monoclonal
- Clone
- Clone: G-A-5
- Tissue Specificity
- Expressed in the cortex and hippocampus. Expression decreases following acute and chronic corticosterone treatment. .
- Applications
- IF,IHC,IHC-F,WB
- Purification
- Ascites
- Concentration
- Adding 1 ml of PBS buffer will yield a concentration of 100 μg/ml.
- Form
- Lyophilized
- Reconstitution
- Add 1ml of PBS buffer will yield a concentration of 100ug/ml.
- Function
- GFAP, a class-III intermediate filament, is a cell- specific marker that, during the development of the central nervous system, distinguishes astrocytes from other glial cells.
- Components
- Mouse ascites fluid, 1.2% sodium acetate, 2mg BSA, with 0.01mg NaN3 as preservative.
- References & Citations
- 1. Brenner, M.; Johnson, A. B.; Boespflug-Tanguy, O.; Rodriguez, D.; Goldman, J. E.; Messing, A. : Mutations in GFAP, encoding glial fibrillary acidic protein, are associated with Alexander disease. Nature Genet. 27: 117-120, 2001.
2. Rodriguez, D.; Gauthier, F.; Bertini, E.; Bugiani, M.; Brenner, M.; N'guyen, S.; Goizet, C.; Gelot, A.; Surtees, R.; Pedespan, J.-M.; Hernandorena, X.; Troncoso, M.; Uziel, G.; Messing, A.; Ponsot, G.; Pham-Dinh, D.; Dautigny, A.; Boespflug-Tanguy, O. : Infantile Alexander disease: spectrum of GFAP mutations and genotype-phenotype correlation. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 69: 1134-1140, 2001. Note: Erratum: Am. J. Hum. Genet. 69: 1413 only, 2001.
- Storage Conditions
- Store at -20℃ for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4℃ for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20℃ for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
- Calculated Molecular Weight
- 49957 MW
- Observed Molecular Weight
- 50 kDa
- Fragment
- Mouse IgG1
- Specificity
- No cross reactivity with other proteins.
- Applications Notes
- Western blot, 0.5-1μg/ml, Human, mouse, pig, rat<br>
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Section), 0.4-1μg/ml, Human, pig, rat, By Heat
<br>Immunohistochemistry (Frozen Section), 0.5-1μg/ml, Human, pig, rat, -<br>
Immunofluorescence, 2μg/ml, Rat<br>
- Subcellular Location
- Cytoplasm . Associated with intermediate filaments. .
- Sequence Similarities
- Belongs to the intermediate filament family.
- Protein Name
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein