Description / anti-mouse GDF-5 monoclonal antibody
GDF-5 is expressed in long bones during embryonic development and postnatally in articular cartilage. Mutations in the GDF-5 gene have been implicated in Grebe Syndrome, which is characterized by short stature, extra digits, short and deformed extremities, and in Hunter-Thompson type dwarfism. The mature and functional form of GDF-5 is a homodimer of two 120 amino-acid polypeptide chain (monomers) linked by a single disulfide bond. Each GDF-5 monomer is expressed as the C-terminal part of a precursor polypeptide, which also contains a 27 amino-acid signal peptide and a 348 amino-acid propeptide. This precursor undergoes intracellular dimerization, and upon secretion it is processed by a furin-type protease. Recombinant murine GDF-5 is a 27.0 kDa homodimeric disulfide-linked protein consisting of two 120 amino acids.
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| Size | 100 µg |
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| Source | Rat |
| Isotype | IgG2 |
| Clone Nr. | (#13J15) |
| Species Reactivity | Mouse |
| Formulation | lyophilized |
| Buffer | PBS |
| Reconstitution | Centrifuge vial prior to opening. Reconstitute the antibody with 500 µl sterile PBS and the final concentration is 200 µg/ml. |
| Stability and Storage | Lyophilized samples are stable for 2 years from date of receipt when stored at -70°C. Reconstituted antibody can be aliquoted and stored frozen at < -20°C for at least six months without detectable loss of activity. |
| Preparation | This antibody was produced from a hybridoma (mouse myeloma fused with spleen cells from a rat) immunized with mouse recombinant protein of GDF-5 (growth differentiation factor 5). |
| Antigen | recombinant mouse protein GDF-5 |
| Application | WB, N |
| Synonyms | Gdf5; bp; brp; Cdmp-1 |
| Uniprot ID | P43027 |
| Protein RefSeq | NP_032135.2 |
| mRNA RefSeq | NM_008109.2 |