Rat CNTF Antibody

Catalog #: MAB5571
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MAB5571
MAB5571-SP

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Rat CNTF Antibody Summary

Species Reactivity

Rat

Specificity

Detects rat CNTF in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, no cross‑reactivity with recombinant human (rh) CNTF, rhCLC, recombinant mouse (rm) CT‑1, recombinant rat IL-6, rmIL-11, rmLIF, or rmOSM is observed.

Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG_2B Clone # 34726

Purification

Protein A or G purified from ascites

Immunogen

E. coli-derived recombinant rat CNTF
Ala2-Met200
Accession # P20294.1

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 Rat CNTF (Catalog # 557-NT)

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: CNTF

Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is a polypeptide initially purified from chick embryo ocular tissue and identified as a trophic factor for embryonic chick ciliary parasympathetic neurons in culture. Subsequent studies have demonstrated that CNTF is a survival factor for additional neuronal cell types including: dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons, sympathetic ganglion neurons, embryonic motor neurons, major pelvic ganglion neurons, and hippocampal neurons. CNTF has also been shown to prevent the degeneration of motor axons after axotomy. The cDNA for CNTF encodes a 200 amino acid residue polypeptide that lacks a signal sequence. CNTF is highly conserved across species and exhibits cross-species activities. Human and rat CNTF share approximately 83% homology in their protein sequence. CNTF is structurally related to IL-6, IL-11, LIF, and OSM. All of these four helix bundle cytokines share gp130 as a signal-transducing subunit in their receptor complexes.

Long Name

Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor

Entrez Gene IDs

1270 (Human); 12803 (Mouse); 25707 (Rat)

Alternate Names

ciliary neurotrophic factor; CNTF; HCNTF

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