Anti-CNTF Antibody Picoband®

About this product

Boster Bio Anti-CNTF Antibody Picoband® catalog # PB9032. Tested in IHC, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Mouse, Rat. The brand Picoband indicates this is a premium antibody that guarantees superior quality, high affinity, and strong signals with minimal background in Western blot applications. Only our best-performing antibodies are designated as Picoband, ensuring unmatched performance.

Specifications

Catalog number

PB9032

Size / count

100 µg/Vial

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is a potent polypeptide hormone whose actions appear to be restricted to the nervous system where it promotes survival, neurotransmitter synthesis and neurite outgrowth in certain neuronal populations. The mouse CNTF gene is on mouse chromosome 19 and that its expression is unaffected in the mouse neurologic mutant wobbler, a form of spinal muscular atrophy. The CNTF protein is highly conserved in evolution. The protein is a potent survival factor for neurons and oligodendrocytes, and it may be involved in reducing tissue destruction during inflammatory attacks. CNTF is thought to act centrally by inducing hypothalamic neurogenesis to modulate food intake and peripherally by altering hepatic gene expression, in a manner similar to that of leptin.

Synonyms

Ciliary neurotrophic factor; CNTF; Cntf

Gene Name

CNTF

Gene ID

12803

UniProt

P51642

Host

Rabbit

Reactivity

Mouse, Rat

Cross Reactivity

No cross-reactivity with other proteins

Immunogen

E.coli-derived mouse CNTF recombinant protein (Position: A2-M198) . Mouse CNTF shares 83% and 95% amino acid (aa) sequences identity with human and rat CNTF, respectively.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Tissue Specificity

Nervous system.

Applications

IHC, WB

Field of Research

Cell Type Marker, Growth and Development, Neural Stem Cells, Neurology Process, Neuroscience, Stem Cells

Purification

Immunogen affinity purified.

Concentration

Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.

Form

Lyophilized

Reconstitution

Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

Function

CNTF is a survival factor for various neuronal cell types. Seems to prevent the degeneration of motor axons after axotomy.

References & Citations

1. Lam, A., Fuller, F., Miller, J., Kloss, J., Manthorpe, M., Varon, S., Cordell, B. Sequence and structural organization of the human gene encoding ciliary neurotrophic factor. Gene 102: 271-276, 1991. 2. Watt, M. J., Dzamko, N., Thomas, W. G., Rose-John, S., Ernst, M., Carling, D., Kemp, B. E., Febbraio, M. A., Steinberg, G. R. CNTF reverses obesity-induced insulin resistance by activating skeletal muscle AMPK. Nature Med. 12: 541-548, 2006.

Storage Conditions

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Calculated Molecular Weight

22587 MW

Observed Molecular Weight

29 kDa

Specificity

No cross reactivity with other proteins.

Gene Name Synonym

Ciliary neurotrophic factor

Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm.

Sequence Similarities

Belongs to the intercrine beta (chemokine CC) family.

Protein Name

Ciliary neurotrophic factor

Isotype

Rabbit IgG

Contents

Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg NaN3.