Pleiotrophin/PTN Antibody [Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594]

• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Goat
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor Plus 594

Pleiotrophin/PTN Antibody [Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594] Summary

• Specificity: Detects human Pleiotrophin/PTN in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs, less than 50% cross‑reactivity with recombinant mouse PTN is observed, and less than 1% cross‑reactivity with recombinant human Midkine is observed.
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Goat

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

Alternate Names for Pleiotrophin/PTN Antibody [Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594]

• HARP
• HBBM
• HB-GAM
• HBGF8
• HBNF
• HBNF1
• HBNF-1
• Heparin-binding brain mitogen
• HNGF-8
• NEGF1HBGF-8
• neurite growth-promoting factor 1
• neurite growth-promoting factor1)
• OSF-1
• Osteoblast-specific factor 1
• Pleiotrophin
• PTN

Background

PTN was identified independently by several groups as a novel heparin-binding, developmentally regulated cytokine. Depending on the biological activities studied, this protein has variously been referred to as heparin-binding brain mitogen (HBBM), heparin-binding growth factor-8 (HBGF-8), heparin-binding neurite promoting factor, heparin-binding neurotrophic factor (HBNF), heparin-affinity regulatory peptide (HARP), heparin-binding growth-associated molecule (HB-GAM),
osteoblast-specific factor (OSF-1), and pleiotrophin. PTN is a highly conserved protein; the amino acid sequences of human, bovine, rat, and mouse PTN share >98% homology.

PTN is a member of a family of heparin-binding proteins that share sequence, structural, and functional similarity. Other members of this family include midkine (MK), and chicken retinoic acid-induced heparin-binding protein (RI-HB), an avian homologue of MK. The expression of all these cytokines is restricted and highly regulated during development.

PTN can be used as an attachment substrate to stimulate neurite outgrowth in mixed cultures of embryonic rat, mouse or chicken brain cells. Although both natural and recombinant human PTN have been reported to be mitogenic for fibroblasts, endothelial, and epithelial cells, the data are still highly controversial. PTN has been shown to transform NIH-3T3 and SW-13 cells, as evidenced by anchorage-independent growth and tumor formation in the nude mouse. These results suggest that, in spite of the conflicting reports of PTN’s growth-promoting activity in vitro, PTN may have a role in abnormal cell growth in vivo.

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.