Human GASP-2/WFIKKN Antibody

Catalog #: MAB2136 Datasheet / COA / SDS

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MAB2136
MAB2136-SP

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Human GASP-2/WFIKKN Antibody Summary

Species Reactivity

Human

Specificity

Detects human GASP‑2/WFIKKN in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, no cross‑reactivity with recombinant human GASP-1 is observed.

Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG_2B Clone # 289819

Purification

Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Immunogen

Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human GASP‑2/WFIKKN
Ala20-Asp548
Accession # Q96NZ8

Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Applications

Recommended Concentration

Sample

Western Blot

1 µg/mL

Recombinant Human GASP‑2/WFIKKN (Catalog # 2136-GS)

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application. General Protocols are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

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Preparation and Storage

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

Shipping

Lyophilized product is shipped at ambient temperature. Liquid small pack size (-SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: GASP-2/WFIKKN

Growth and differentiation factor-associated serum protein-2 (GASP-2) cDNA encodes a 548 amino acid (aa) protein that contains a 19 aa signal sequence and is comprised of many conserved domains: WAP, follistatin/Kazal, immunoglobulin, two tandem Kunitz, and netrin (1). Based on the order of these conserved domains, GASP-2 is also known as WFIKKN (1). Another related protein which contains the same domain structure is called WFIKKNRP (WFIKKN-related protein), or GASP-1 (2, 3). WAP, follistatin, Kunitz and netrin domains are all implicated in protease inhibition, and the GASP proteins may be multivalent protease inhibitors (1, 4). GASP-1 and -2 show distinct expression patterns both in the developing fetus and the adult. In the developing fetus, GASP-2 is abundant in the lung, skeletal muscle and liver while GASP-1 expression is highest in the brain, skeletal muscle, thymus and kidney (3). In the adult, GASP-2 is expressed primarily in the pancreas, liver, and thymus while GASP-1 is in the ovary, testis, and brain (3). Further characterization shows that GASP-1 inhibits GDF-8/Myostatin and the highly related protein, GDF-11, but not Activin or TGF-beta in vitro (2). Although, this kind of activity has not been reported for GASP-2, tests at R&D Systems have determined that GASP-2 shows similar inhibitory activity towards myostatin as GASP-1. By aa sequence, human GASP-2 is 55% identical to human GASP-1.

References

Trexler, M. et al. (2001) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98:3705.
Hill, J.J. et al. (2003) Mol. Endo. 17:1144.
Trexler, M. et al. (2002) Biol. Chem. 383:223.
Nagy, A. et al. (2003) Eur. Jour. Biochem. 270:2101.

Long Name

Growth and Differentiation Factor-associated Serum Protein-2

Entrez Gene IDs

117166 (Human); 215001 (Mouse)

Alternate Names

C16orf12; Chromosome 16 Open Reading Frame 12; GASP2; GASP-2; Growth And Differentiation Factor-Associated Serum Protein 2; hGASP-2; RJD2; WAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain 20A; WAP, Follistatin/Kazal, Immunoglobulin, Kunitz And Netrin Domain Containing 1; WAP, FS, Ig, KU, And NTR-Containing Protein; WFDC20A; WFIKKN; WFIKKN1