TAFA4/FAM19A4 Antibody (480103) [Alexa Fluor® 350]

• Applications: Flow
• Clone: 480103
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor 350
• Concentration: Please see the vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services.

TAFA4/FAM19A4 Antibody (480103) [Alexa Fluor® 350] Summary

• Immunogen: E. coli-derived recombinant human TAFA4
  Ser35-Arg140
  Accession # Q96LR4
• Specificity: Detects human TAFA4/FAM19A4 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, no cross‑reactivity with recombinant human TAFA1, 2, 3, or 5 is observed.
• Isotype: IgG1
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Gene: FAM19A4
• Purity Statement: Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Applications/Dilutions

• Application Notes: Flow Cytometry: Please use 0.25-1 ug of conjugated antibody per 10e6 cells.

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.
• Buffer: Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.
• Preservative: 0.09% Sodium Azide
• Concentration: Please see the vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services.

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.

Background

TAFA4 (also FAM19A4) is a secreted, 12 kDa member of the FAM19/TAFA family of chemokine-like proteins (1). It is synthesized as a 140 amino acid (aa) precursor that contains a 35 aa signal sequence and a 105 aa mature chain. Like other members of the FAM19/TAFA family, with the exception of TAFA5, mature TAFA1 contains 10 regularly spaced cysteine residues that follow the pattern Cx₇CCx₁₃CxCx₁₄Cx₁₁Cx₄Cx₅Cx₁₀C, where C represents a conserved cysteine residue and x represents any noncysteine amino acid (1). Human TAFA4 is 90% aa identical to mouse TAFA4 (1). Real-time PCR analysis indicates that TAFA4 mRNA expression is restricted to the central nervous system (CNS), with the highest level in the thalamus (1). TAFAs may modulate immune responses in the CNS by functioning as brain specific chemokines and may act with other chemokines to optimize the recruitment and activity of immune cells in the CNS (1). TAFAs may represent a novel class of neurokines that act as regulators of immune nervous cells (1, 2). TAFAs may also control axonal sprouting following brain injury (1).

1. Tang, Y.T. et al. (2004) Genomics 83:727.
2. Benveniste, E. (1998) Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 9:259.

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: FAM19A4