| Description | Transforminggrowthfactoralpha(TGFalpha)isamitogenicpolypeptidethatisabletobindtotheEGFreceptor.Atleast5isoformsoftheproteinareproducedbyalternatesplicing(Ref:SWISSPROT). |
| BatchNo. | Seeproductlabel |
| Unitsize | 100µg |
| Antigen | Asyntheticpeptidecorrespondingtoaregion(73-90aa)fromhumanTransforminggrowthfactoralpha. |
| AntigenLocation | 73-90 |
| OtherNames | Protransforminggrowthfactoralpha;TGF-alpha;EGF-likeTGF;ETGF;TGFtype1;TGFA; |
| Accession | P01135TGFA_HUMAN; |
| Producedin | Rabbit |
| Applications | WesternBlotting(WB).Aconcentrationof1.0µg/mlisrecommendedforWB.HumanTGFalpha(isoform1precursor)hasapredictedlengthof160aminoacidsandMWof17kDa..Biosensisrecommendsoptimaldilutions/concentrationsshouldbedeterminedbytheenduser. |
| Specificity | ThespecificityofthisantibodyhasbeenconfirmedbyWBagainsttheantigen. |
| AntibodyAgainst | Transforminggrowthfactoralpha |
| Cross-reactivity | Human; |
| Blastit | Ifyouwishtousethisproductinaspeciesotherthanthosespecifiedhereandwanttodeterminetheaminoacidsequencehomologybetweentheimmunogenandthecorrespondingproteininthatspecies,simplycopytheaminoacidsequenceforthisimmunogenandtestitontheBLASTdatabasethatyoucanaccessthroughthelinkbelow.Pleasenotethatantibodiesraisedagainstsyntheticpeptidesarequiteoftenveryspecificforthatpeptide.Whatthismeansinpractiseisthatasingleaminoaciddifferencemaybeenoughtorestrictthespecificitytoaparticularmolecule.TheBLASTdatabasecanalsobeusedtocompareanyaminoacidsequencebetweenspeciesandbetweenproteins.ThefullaminoacidsequenceofthetargetproteincanbefoundbyfollowingthelinkintheAccessionfield.YoucanthensearchanyaminoacidsequenceinthetargetproteinusingtheBLASTdatabase.Whenselectingasequencetosearch,pleasechoosecarefully,asthesequenceyouchoosemaybeaprecursorratherthanthematureproteinforexample. |
| BlastURL | Clickhere |
| Form | Lyophilisedwith5mgBSA,0.9mgNaCl,0.2mgNa2HPO4,0.05mgThimerosal,0.05mgNaN3 |
| Appearance | Whitepowder |
| Reconstitution | Reconstitutein100µlofsteriledistilledwatertoachieveanantibodyconcentrationof1mg/ml.Centrifugetoremoveanyinsolublematerial. |
| Storage | Atleast12monthsafterpurchaseat2-4°C(lyophilizedformulations).Afterreconstitution,aliquotandstoreat-20°Cforahigherstability.Avoidfreeze-thawcycles. |
| ExpiryDate | 12monthsafterpurchase |