Human NG2/MCSP Alexa Fluor® 350-conjugated Antibody

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Human NG2/MCSP Alexa Fluor® 350-conjugated Antibody Summary

Species Reactivity

Human

Specificity

Detects human NG2/MCSP in Western blots.

Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # LHM-2

Immunogen

Human melanoma cells

Formulation

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

Label

Alexa Fluor 350 (Excitation= 346 nm, Emission= 442 nm)

Applications

Recommended Concentration

Sample

Flow Cytometry

0.25-1 µg/10⁶ cells

G361 human melanoma cell line (Smith, F.O. et al. (1996) Blood 87:1123).

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

Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.

Background: NG2/MCSP

NG2, also known as MCSP, is a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan that has been used as a cell surface marker for melanoma (1) and glial precursor cells (2). NG2 also promotes epidermal stem cell patterned clustering (3).

References

Kupsch, J.M. et al. (1995) Melanoma Res. 5:403.
Stegmuller, J. et al. (2002) J. Neurocytol. 31:497.
Legg, J. et al. (2003) Development 130:6049.

Long Name

Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan NG2/Melanoma Associated Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan

Entrez Gene IDs

1464 (Human); 121021 (Mouse); 81651 (Rat)

Alternate Names

AN2; chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 (melanoma-associated); chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4; CSPG4; EC 3.6.3; HMW-MAA; MCSP; MCSPChondroitin sulfate proteoglycan NG2; MCSPG; MCSPGMelanoma chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan; MEL-CSPG; MSK16Melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan; NG2; NG2EC 2.7.8