Human BMP-4 Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody

Catalog #: AF757G Datasheet / COA / SDS

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Human BMP-4 Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody Summary

Species Reactivity

Human

Specificity

Detects human BMP-4 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs, approximately 35% cross-reactivity with recombinant human (rh) BMP‑2 and 10% cross-reactivity with rhBMP-5 and rhBMP-6 is observed.

Source

Polyclonal Goat IgG

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Immunogen

Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human BMP‑4
Ser293-Arg408
Accession # P12644

Formulation

Supplied 0.2mg/ml in 1X PBS with RDF1 and 0.09% Sodium Azide

Label

Alexa Fluor 488 (Excitation= 488 nm, Emission= 515-545 nm)

Applications

Recommended Concentration

Sample

Western Blot

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Neutralization

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

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

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied

Background: BMP-4

BMP-4 is a TGF-beta superfamily ligand that is widely expressed from early embryogenesis through adulthood. It plays an important role in mesenchyme formation, epidermal determination, suppression of neural induction, the development of multiple organs, and tissue repair (1 - 5). The human BMP-4 precursor contains a 273 amino acid (aa) propeptide and a 116 aa mature protein (6). Processing of the propeptide by furin or proprotein convertase 6 enables the formation of the mature disulfide-linked homodimeric BMP-4 and facilitates its secretion. Similar intracellular processes may lead to the formation and recreation of BMP4/BMP7 disulfide-linked heterodimer (7 - 9). Mature human and mouse BMP-4 share 98% aa sequence identity. Human BMP-4 shares 85% aa sequence identity with human BMP-2 and less than 50% with other human BMPs. Compared to BMP-4 homodimers, BMP-4/BMP-7 heterodimers exhibit a greater potency in inducing osteogenic differentiation (9). In Xenopus, the heterodimers can also induce the formation of mesoderm, whereas BMP-4 homodimers only provide ventralizing signals for existing mesoderm (10). BMP-4 signals through tetrameric complexes composed of type I (primarily Activin RIA or BMPR‑IA) and type II (primarily Activin RIIA or BMPR-II) receptors (11, 12). The bioavailability of BMP-4 is regulated by its interaction with multiple proteins and glycosaminoglycans (13 - 15).

Long Name

Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4

Entrez Gene IDs

652 (Human); 12159 (Mouse); 25296 (Rat); 30612 (Zebrafish)

Alternate Names

BMP2B; BMP-2B; BMP2B1; BMP2BMCOPS6; BMP4; BMP-4; Bone morphogenetic protein 2B; bone morphogenetic protein 4; DVR4; MCOPS6; OFC11; ZYME