Anti-Human FGF Basic – Biotin

E. coli-Derived Recombinant Human FGF Basic

This biotinylated antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody has been 0.2 µm filtered and lyophilized from modified Dulbecco’s phosphate buffered saline (1X PBS) pH 7.2 – 7.3 containing 50 µg of bovine serum albumin per µg of antibody with no calcium, magnesium, or preservatives present.

Lyophilized

The lyophilized, biotinylated antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody can be stored desiccated at -20°C to -70°C for up to twelve months from date of receipt. The reconstituted bioin conjugate can be stored for at least four weeks at 2-8°C. For long-term storage of the reconstituted conjugate, aseptically aliquot into working volumes and store at -20°C to -70°C in a manual defrost freezer. Avoid Repeated Freeze Thaw Cycles. No detectable loss of activity was observed after six months.

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IHC (NBF/Par.): This antibody should give satisfactory staining results when used at a concentration of 5-15 µg/ml. The recommended secondary antibody for IHC is PN:A106. For chromogenic detection with high signal and low background use PN:D100 or PN:K107.

Goat Anti-Human Fibroblast Growth Factor-Basic (FGF-Basic) recognizes Human FGF-Basic. This antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody was purified using a proprietary chromatographic technique that includes covalently immobilizing the antigen proteins or peptides to agarose based beads. This purification method enhances specificity, reduces nonspecific binding of extraneous IgG and provides you with the most reliable reagent available for your early discovery research.

Acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are members of a family of proteins that exert pleiotropic effects in a range of cell types including skeletal myocytes.¹ Fibroblast growth factor basic (FGF basic) significantly promote angiogenesis; a central event for the growth and metastasis of solid tumors.² It is expressed in the brain, pituitary, kidney, retina, bone, testis, adrenal gland, liver, placenta, and monocytes, epithelial and endothelial cells. FGF-basic plays a central role during prenatal development and postnatal growth and regeneration of tissues, by promoting cellular proliferation and differentiation. FGF-basic is one of the angiogenesis factors and may promote wound healing.³

1. Swain, JL. et al. (1991) Developement 111: 741
2. Grevers, G. et al. (1997) Laryngorhinootologie 76: 421
3. Barker, JL. et al. (2007) J Neurosci. 27(8):1836-52.