Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

Western Blot

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG2B Clone # 158708
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Product Specifications

Immunogen

E. coli-derived recombinant human BMP‑8
Ala264-His402
Accession # AAP74559

Specificity

Detects human BMP-8 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, no cross-reactivity with recombinant human BMP-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, or -7 is observed.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG2B

Applications for Human BMP‑8 Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Western Blot

1 µg/mL
Sample: Recombinant Human BMP‑8

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS. For liquid material, refer to CoA for concentration.

Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Shipping

Lyophilized product is shipped at ambient temperature. Liquid small pack size (-SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
  • 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
  • 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
  • 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Calculators

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Background: BMP-8

BMP-8, also known as osteogenic protein 2 (OP-2), was first isolated from a hippocampal library in a screen to identify relatives of BMP-7/OP-1 (1). BMPs are a family of structurally and functionally related proteins and represent a subfamily of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta ) superfamily. BMPs are involved in a wide range of processes including embryogenesis, tissue morphogenesis, cell differentiation and migration, and tumorigenesis. Cellular responses to BMPs are mediated by hetero‑oligomeric complexes of type I and type II serine/threonine kinase receptors (2‑4). BMP‑8a and BMP-8b, produced from separate genes, share 98% aa sequence identity in human but only 74% in mouse within the mature regions. Human BMP‑8a is synthesized as a 402 aa precursor protein that is cleaved between Arg263 and Ala264 to release the C-terminal mature protein. Mature human BMP‑8a shares 90% and 68% aa sequence identity with mouse mature BMP‑8a and -8b, respectively. BMP‑8a is expressed during pregnancy in the deciduum and trophoblast cells, by inner root sheath cells of developing hair follicles, and by the epididymis and spermatids (5‑7). In the mouse it cooperates with BMP-7 in the maintenance of spermatogenesis but is not required for the initiation of spermatogenesis (7, 8). BMP‑8b, in contrast, is required for both the initiation and maintenance of spermatogenesis (9). BMP‑8a is induced during osteoblast differentiation at the onset of mineralization and during the osteogenic phase of bone repair in osteoblasts and osteocytes (10‑12). BMP‑8a/b is also highly expressed in osteosarcomas (13).

References

  1. Ozkaynak, E. et al. (1992) J. Biol. Chem. 267:25220.
  2. Chen, D. et al. (2004) Growth Factors 22:233.
  3. Bragdon, B. et al. (2011) Cell Signal. 23:609.
  4. Singh, A. and R.J. Morris (2010) Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 21:299.
  5. Zhao, G.-Q. and B.L. Hogan (1996) Mech. Dev. 57:159.
  6. Ying, Y. and G.-Q. Zhao (2000) Biol. Reprod. 63:1781.
  7. Zhao, G.-Q. et al. (1998) Development 125:1103.
  8. Zhao, G.-Q. et al. (2001) Dev. Biol. 240:212.
  9. Zhao, G.-Q. et al. (1998) Genes Dev. 10:1657.
  10. van der Horst, G. et al. (2002) Bone 31:661.
  11. Cho, T.-J. et al. (2002) J. Bone Miner. Res. 17:513.
  12. Paic, F. et al. (2009) Bone 45:682.
  13. Sulzbacher, I. et al. (2002) J. Clin. Pathol. 55:381.

Long Name

Bone Morphogenetic Protein 8

Alternate Names

BMP8, BMP8A, OP-2

Entrez Gene IDs

353500 (Human); 12163 (Mouse)

Gene Symbol

BMP8A

UniProt

AAP74559

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Product Specific Notices for Human BMP‑8 Antibody

For research use only

Related Research Areas

BMP Family

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