Anti-Rat SCF

Purified Recombinant Rat SCF (>98%)

This antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody is aseptically filtered and lyophilized from PBS with no carrier proteins or preservatives added.

The lyophilized antibody should be stored desiccated at -20°C. The reconstituted antibody can be stored for at least six weeks at 4°C. For long-term storage of the reconstituted antibody, aseptically aliquot into working volumes and store at -20°C in a manual defrost freezer. Avoid Repeated Freeze Thaw Cycles.

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Goat Anti-Rat Stem Cell Factor (SCF) recognizes Rat SCF. 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.

Stem cell factor (SCF), otherwise known as KIT ligand or Steel factor¹ is a paracrine regulator of germ cell development.² SCF has the ability to stimulate the growth of hematopoietic progenitor cells and to generate colony-forming cells (CFC) from highly enriched populations of hematopoietic cells.³ SCF is produced by the Sertoli cells and involved in the local regulation of spermatogenesis⁴ and liver regeneration.⁵ SCF in conjunction with interleukin-31 may play a significant role in airway remodeling by promoting the recruitment of bone marrow-derived fibroblast precursors into the lung with the capacity to promote lung myofibroblast differentiation.⁶

1. Toppari, J. et al. (1999) Endocrin 140: 1492
2. Adamson, JW. et al. (1991) PNAS 88: 7420
3. Hervé, L. et al. (2005) J of Endocrin. 186: 131
4. Ramadori, G. et al. (2009) Lab Invest. 89(5):562-74.
6. Phan, SH. et al. (2009) AM J Pathol. 174: 390