FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Antibody (10044) [Alexa Fluor® 647]

• Reactivity: Hu
• Applications: ICC/IF
• Clone: 10044
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor 647

FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Antibody (10044) [Alexa Fluor® 647] Summary

• Immunogen: E. coli-derived human FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF
  Accession # P09038
• Specificity: Detects human FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF in direct ELISA
• Isotype: IgG2a
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Purity Statement: Protein A or G purified

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Immunocytochemistry

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied
• Buffer: Supplied 0.2mg/ml in 1X PBS with RDF1 and 0.09% Sodium Azide

Notes

This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.

Alternate Names for FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Antibody (10044) [Alexa Fluor® 647]

• basic fibroblast growth factor bFGF
• Basic fibroblast growth factor
• bFGF
• FGF basic
• FGF2
• FGF-2
• FGFBprostatropin
• fibroblast growth factor 2 (basic)
• HBGF-2
• heparin-binding growth factor 2
• Prostatropin

Background

FGF basic, also known as FGF-2 and HBGF-2, is a member of the FGF family of mitogenic proteins. FGF basic is widely expressed and affects diverse aspects of embryonic development by regulating cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Various N-terminal extensions affect localization of FGF basic in cellular compartments but do not affect biological activity. Binding of FGF to heparin or cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans is necessary for binding of FGF to high affinity FGF receptors. Mature human FGF basic shares greater than 96% aa sequence identity with bovine, mouse, and rat FGF basic.

Limitations

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

FAQs for FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Antibody (FAB2333R). (Showing 1 - 1 of 1 FAQ).

1. I am looking for an ovine antibody for bFGF and PDGF-AB and ELISA Kits for both. It is for a research work on meniscus healing in sheep. Do you have anything suitable? How is the homology with sheep? Is it ever tested and/or published in papers?
   • Unfortunately, most of the products you are interested in have not yet been tested in sheep, but this should not be a problem, due to sequence homology, and our Innovators Reward Program. In terms of an antibody for bFGF, also called FGF-2, we have several antibodies that are validated to detect the bovine protein, which is almost identical to that from sheep (99% homology). We only have FGF2 ELISA kits that have been tested with human or mouse. Mouse FGF-2 has 94% homology with sheep; human has 98% homology for most of its sequence, but also has an additional stretch of amino acids that is not present in the sheep protein. I therefore think that the mouse kit would be most suitable, just in case the human kit targets the region of the human protein not present in mouse. We sell antibodies to PDGF-A or PDGF-B rather than PDGF-AB. We don't have any PDGF-A antibodies that have been tested in sheep but there are several options you may find of interest. There isn't a sheep PDGFA sequence in UniProt, so I can't comment on how similar it is to the PDGFA from other species. Nevertheless, our NBP1-52533 PDGFB antibody has been shown to work in sheep. We sell two PDGF-AB ELISA kits , but these are for human and rat. I'm not sure how well these would work with sheep. Note that if you test a product with a species (or application) that it has not yet been validated in, you are eligible for our Innovator's Reward: Novus would provide you a 50% refund on the purchased product as well as a 50% discount on a future product of equal or lesser value. You would email innovators@novusbio.com to apply for your award, and we