GFAP is a 50 kDa intra-cytoplasmic filamentous protein of the cytoskeleton in astrocytes. During the development of the central nervous system, it is a cell-specific marker that distinguishes astrocytes from other glial cells. GFAP immunoreactivity has been shown in immature oligodendrocytes, epiglottic cartilage, pituicytes, papillary meningiomas, myoepithelial cells of the breast and in non-CNS: Schwann cells, salivary gland neoplasms, enteric glia cells, and metastasizing renal carcinomas.
Application information:
Western Blot (1:1,000-1:2,000): tested on rat, mouse brain and spinal cord, human recombinant protein, pig brain. Immunohistochemistry (1:500-1:1,000): tested on rat cerebellum section. Other applications not yet tested. Biosensis recommends optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.
Type: Primary
Antigen: GFAP
Clonality: Monoclonal
Clone: 2A5
Conjugation: Unconjugated
Epitope:
Host: Mouse
Isotype:
Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat, Pig, Cow