Rat Agrin Biotinylated Antibody

Catalog #: BAF550 Datasheet / COA / SDS

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Rat Agrin Biotinylated Antibody Summary

Specificity

Detects rat Agrin in ELISAs and Western blots. In sandwich immunoassays, less than 0.1% cross-reactivity with recombinant rat (rr) GDNF, rrIL-1 alpha, and rrL-Selectin is observed.

Source

Polyclonal Goat IgG

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Immunogen

S. frugiperda insect ovarian cell line Sf 21-derived recombinant rat Agrin
Ala1153-Pro1959 (Pro1788-Ser1798 del)
Accession # P25304

Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with BSA as a carrier protein.

Label

Biotin

Purity

Antigen Affinity-purified

Applications

Recommended Concentration

Sample

Western Blot

0.1 µg/mL

Recombinant Rat Agrin (Catalog # 550-AG)

Rat Agrin Sandwich Immunoassay

Recommended Concentration

Reagent

ELISA Detection (Matched Antibody Pair)

0.1-0.4 µg/mL

Use in combination with:

Capture Reagent: Rat Agrin Antibody (Catalog # AF550)

Standard: Recombinant Rat Agrin Protein (Catalog # 550-AG)

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application. General Protocols are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

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Preparation and Storage

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

Shipping

The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: Agrin

Agrin, a heparan sulfate proteoglycan, is a component of the synaptic basal lamina which promotes acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clustering on cultured myotubes and in vivo. This AChR clustering activity has been shown to be mediated via a receptor complex that includes a receptor-like tyrosine kinase specific to the skeletal muscle termed muscle-specific kinase (MuSK), and an as of yet unidentified myotube-specific accessory component.

Agrin contains a number of distinct domains. The N-terminal half of the molecule, which is responsible for the tight interaction with the extracellular matrix, has nine follistatin-like repeats that share homology to Kazal-type protease inhibitor domains. The C-terminal half, which by itself is sufficient for the AChR clustering activity, has four EGF-like repeats and three laminin globular G domains. Agrin exists in several isoforms which are generated by alternative splicing at multiple splicing sites in the C-terminal half. Some of these isoforms are expressed specifically in the nervous system while other isoforms are expressed in both neural and nonneural tissues. Dramatic differences in AChR clustering activities have been observed between the different isoforms. The highest activity is found to be associated with isoforms found exclusively in neural tissues that contain the four amino acids K-S-R-K at position # 1643‑1646 and the eight amino acids E-L-T-N-E-I-P-A after Ser1779. Rat and chick Agrin share approximately 60% amino acid sequence identity. R&D Systems recombinant C-terminal half fragment of Agrin is a soluble secreted protein which has been found to have AChR clustering activity on chick myotubes.

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