GDF-8/Myostatin Antibody (743835R) [Alexa Fluor® 594]

• Reactivity: Hu
• Applications: ELISA, B/N
• Clone: 743835R
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor 594

GDF-8/Myostatin Antibody (743835R) [Alexa Fluor® 594] Summary

• Additional Information: Recombinant Monoclonal Antibody.
• Immunogen: E. coli-derived recombinant human GDF-11/GDF-8
  Asn299-Ser407
  Accession # O95390
• Specificity: Detects human GDF-11/GDF-8 in direct ELISAs.
• Source: N/A
• Isotype: IgG1
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Purity Statement: Protein A or G purified from cell culture supernatant

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • ELISA
  • Neutralization

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied
• Buffer: Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Notes

This product is provided under an agreement between Life Technologies Corporation and R&D Systems, Inc, and the manufacture, use, sale or import of this product is subject to one or more US patents and corresponding non-US equivalents, owned by Life Technologies Corporation and its affiliates. The purchase of this product conveys to the buyer the non-transferable right to use the purchased amount of the product and components of the product only in research conducted by the buyer (whether the buyer is an academic or for-profit entity). The sale of this product is expressly conditioned on the buyer not using the product or its components (1) in manufacturing; (2) to provide a service, information, or data to an unaffiliated third party for payment; (3) for therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic purposes; (4) to resell, sell, or otherwise transfer this product or its components to any third party, or for any other commercial purpose. Life Technologies Corporation will not assert a claim against the buyer of the infringement of the above patents based on the manufacture, use or sale of a commercial product developed in research by the buyer in which this product or its components was employed, provided that neither this product nor any of its components was used in the manufacture of such product. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than research, contact Life Technologies Corporation, Cell Analysis Business Unit, Business Development, 29851 Willow Creek Road, Eugene, OR 97402, Tel: (541) 465-8300. Fax: (541) 335-0354.

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

Alternate Names for GDF-8/Myostatin Antibody (743835R) [Alexa Fluor® 594]

• GDF8
• GDF-8
• GDF8growth differentiation factor 8
• growth/differentiation factor 8
• MSLHP
• MSTN
• Myostatin

Background

Growth Differentiation Factor 11 (GDF-11), also known as BMP-11, is a member of the TGF-beta superfamily and is highly related to GDF-8. GDF-11 encodes a 407 amino acid (aa) prepropeptide processed into a 109 aa mature protein. Mature GDF-11 contains the canonical 7-cysteine motif common to other TGF-beta superfamily members; however, like the TGF-beta s, Activins and GDF-8, GDF-11 also contains one extra pair of cysteine residues. At the amino acid sequence level, mature human, mouse, rat and chicken GDF-11 are 99-100% identical. Mature GDF-11 and GDF-8 share 90% amino acid sequence identity. GDF-11 is expressed in diverse regions of the mouse embryo: tailbud, somitic precursors, limbs, mandibular and branchial arches, dorsal neural tube, odontoblasts, nasal epithelium, and particular regions of the brain (1). GDF-11 signals through the Activin type II receptors and induces phosphorylation of Smad2 to mediate axial patterning (2). Systemic GDF-11 levels decline with age and administration of higher levels of GDF-11 can reverse age-related cardiac hypertrophy (3). In addition, systemic administration of recombinant GDF-11 protein restores genomic integrity and health of muscle stem cells, neurovasculature and enhances neurogenesis (4, 5).

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.

Bioinformatics

• Uniprot:
  • O95390()