Human Follistatin Alexa Fluor™ Plus 488‑conjugated Antibody

R&D Systems | Catalog # FAB6692AFP488

R&D Systems

Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

ELISA

Label

Alexa Fluor Plus 488 (Excitation = 493 nm, Emission = 518 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # 85943
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Product Specifications

Specificity

Detects human Follistatin in direct ELISAs.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Applications for Human Follistatin Alexa Fluor™ Plus 488‑conjugated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

ELISA

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Formulation

Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

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: Follistatin

Follistatin (FST) is a secreted glycoprotein that was first identified as a follicle-stimulating hormone inhibiting substance in ovarian follicular fluid (1, 2). Human Follistatin cDNA encodes a 344 amino acid (aa) protein with a 29 aa signal sequence, an N-terminal atypical TGF binding domain, three Follistatin domains that contain EGF-like and kazal-like motifs, and a highly acidic C-terminal tail. The first Follistatin domain (FS1) contains a heparin binding site, while FS1 and FS2 are most critical for activin binding and neutralization (3, 4). In addition to activin, Follistatin regulates bioavailability of many non-TGF-beta members of the TGF-beta superfamily, such as BMP6, BMP7 and myostatin (5). It also regulates hematopoietic stem cell adhesion to fibronectin via FS2, and binds angiogenin via FS2 and FS3 (6, 7). Some Follistatin binding partners will also bind Follistatin-like proteins such as FSL-3 (3, 5, 6). Of three Follistatin isoforms, the full-length mature Follistatin (FST315) is the most abundant and the sole form in plasma, but has lower binding affinity for both activins and heparins than alternative isoforms (5, 8, 9). The acidic tail is missing in the splice variant FST288 which shows the highest affinity for activins, while a partial tail exists in the proteolytically produced FST303, which shows intermediate activin affinity (5, 8, 9). FST315 shares 98% aa identity with mouse, rat, equine and ovine FST, 99% with porcine and 97% with bovine FST. Genetic deletion of Follistatin in mice, or expression of only the FST288 form, is perinatally lethal due to defects of lung, skin and musculoskeletal system (10). Expression of only the FST315 isoform allows survival, with defects in vascularization and female fertility (10).

References

  1. Shimasaki, S. et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:4218. 
  2. Thompson, T.B. et al. (2005) Dev. Cell 9:535. 
  3. Sidis, Y. et al. (2005) Endocrinology 146:130. 
  4. Keutmann, H.T. et al. (2004) Mol. Endocrinol. 18:228. 
  5. Sidis, Y. et al. (2006) Endocrinology 147:3586. 
  6. Maguer-Satta, V. et al. (2006) Exp. Cell Res. 312:434.
  7. Gao, X. et al. (2007) FEBS Lett. 581:5505.
  8. Lerch, T.F. et al. (2007) J. Biol. Chem. 282:15930.
  9. Schneyer, A.L. et al. (2004) J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 89:5067.
  10. Lin, S-Y. et al. (2008) Mol. Endocrinol. 22:415.

Alternate Names

FS, FST

Entrez Gene IDs

10468 (Human); 14313 (Mouse)

Gene Symbol

FST

UniProt

P19883

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Product Specific Notices for Human Follistatin Alexa Fluor™ Plus 488‑conjugated Antibody


This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.

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