Antibody Details
Product Details
ImmunogenBovine osteocalcin
FormulationPBS, pH7.4, containing 1.0% bovine serum albumin, lyophlized.
Product PreparationPurified by immunoaffinity chromatography
Storage and HandlingStore stock solution (2. 0 mg/ml) in aliquots at -20°C for 1 year, or at 4°C for 6 months after adding 0.1% sodium azide. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Diluted antibody should not be stored.
Applications and Recommended Usage?
Quality Tested by LeincoSandwich ELISA: 1-10ug/ml with immobilized antigen, pair with catalog no. 50120.
Immunoblotting: 1-10ug/ml, reducing or non-reducing conditions.
Immunohistochemistry: 1-10ug/ml, frozen or paraffin-embedded tissue after proteinase K (0.4m/ml) antigen retrieval.
Endusers should determine optimal concentrations for their applications.
Each investigator should determine their own optimal working dilution for specific applications. See directions on lot specific datasheets, as information may periodically change.
Description
SpecificityMouse Monoclonal Antibody specific to the γ-carboxylated residue at position 17 of human, bovine, rat, rabbit, pig, dog, goat,
sheep, and chicken osteocalcin.
BackgroundOsteocalcin is a noncollagenous, 49 amino acid glutamate-rich polypeptide bone matrix protein with a molecular weight of about 5800Da. Osteoblasts produce osteocalcin and incorporate it into the bone matrix. Osteocalcin is released into the circulation from the matrix during bone resorption and, therefore, is considered a marker of bone turnover rather than a specific marker of bone formation.
Antigen Details
FunctionConstitutes 1-2% of the total bone protein. It binds strongly to apatite and calcium.
References & Citations
Soos et al. (1986) Biochem J 235: 199. Brindle et al. (1990) Biochem J 268: 615. Prigent et al. (1990) J Biol Chem 265: 9970.