MafA Antibody [CoraFluor™ 1]

CoraFluor™ 1, amine reactive (Catalog:7920) and CoraFluor™ 2, amine reactive (Catalog # 7950) are terbium-based probes that have been developed for use as TR-FRET donors. They emit wavelengths compatible with commonly used fluorescent acceptor dyes such as BODIPY® (or BDY) and Janelia Fluor® dyes, FITC (Catalog # 5440), TMR and Cyanine 5 (Catalog # 5436). CoraFluor™ fluorescence is brighter and more stable in biological media than existing TR-FRET donors, leading to enhanced sensitivity and improved data generation. CoraFluor™ 1 exhibits excitation upon exposure to a 337 nm UV laser.

• Reactivity: Hu, Mu
• Applications: WB, GS, ICC/IF, IHC, ChIP
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Rabbit
• Conjugate: CoraFluor 1

MafA Antibody [CoraFluor™ 1] Summary

• Description: CoraFluor(TM) 1 is a high performance terbium-based TR-FRET (Time-Resolved Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer) or TRF (Time-Resolved Fluorescence) donor for high throughput assay development. CoraFluor(TM) 1 absorbs UV light at approximately 340 nm, and emits at approximately 490 nm, 545 nm, 585 nm and 620 nm. It is compatible with common acceptor dyes that absorb at the emission wavelengths of CoraFluor(TM) 1. CoraFluor(TM) 1 can be used for the development of robust and scalable TR-FRET binding assays such as target engagement, ternary complex, protein-protein interaction and protein quantification assays.
  
  CoraFluor(TM) 1, amine reactive
  
  CoraFluor(TM) 1, thiol reactive
  
  For more information, please see our CoraFluor(TM) TR-FRET technology flyer.
• Immunogen: The immunogen recognized by this antibody maps to a region between residue 300 and the C-terminus (residue 359) of mouse v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A using the numbering given in entry NP_919331.1 (GeneID 378435).
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Rabbit
• Gene: MAFA
• Purity: Immunogen affinity purified

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP)
  • Gel Super Shift Assays
  • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Immunohistochemistry-Frozen
  • Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin
  • Western Blot
• Application Notes: Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Reactivity Notes

Human reactivity reported in the scientific literature (PMID: 22665223).

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Store at 4C in the dark. Do not freeze.
• Buffer: PBS
• Preservative: No Preservative
• Purity: Immunogen affinity purified

Notes

CoraFluor (TM) is a trademark of Bio-Techne Corp. Sold for research purposes only under agreement from Massachusetts General Hospital. US patent 2022/0025254

Alternate Names for MafA Antibody [CoraFluor™ 1]

• hMafA
• Pancreatic beta-cell-specific transcriptional activator
• RIPE3b1
• transcription factor MafA
• Transcription factor RIPE3b1
• v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A (avian)
• V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A

Background

Insulin gene expression is regulated by several islet-enriched transcription factors. However, MafA is the only beta cell-specific activator. MafA selectively induces endogenous insulin transcription in non-beta cells. MafA was also first detected in the insulin-producing cells formed during the second and predominant phase of beta cell differentiation, and absent in the few insulin-positive cells found in Nkx6.1(-/-) pancreata, which lack the majority of second-phase beta cells. These results demonstrate that MafA is a potent insulin activator that is likely to function downstream of Nkx6.1 during islet insulin-producing cell development.

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

• Gene Symbol: MAFA