Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Validated:

Mouse

Cited:

Mouse

Applications

Validated:

Neutralization

Cited:

Neutralization

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Rat IgG1 Clone # 871317
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Product Specifications

Immunogen

Chinese hamster ovary cell line CHO-derived mature mouse BMP-4
Ser293-Arg408
Accession # P21275

Specificity

Detects mouse BMP-4 in direct ELISAs.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Rat

Isotype

IgG1

Endotoxin Level

<0.10 EU per 1 μg of the antibody by the LAL method.

Scientific Data Images for Mouse BMP‑4 Antibody

Alkaline Phosphatase Production Induced by BMP-4 and Neutralization by Mouse BMP-4 Antibody.

Alkaline Phosphatase Production Induced by BMP-4 and Neutralization by Mouse BMP-4 Antibody.

Recombinant Mouse BMP-4 (Catalog # 5020-BP) induces alkaline phosphatase production in the ATDC5 mouse chondrogenic cell line in a dose-dependent manner (orange line). Alkaline Phosphatase Production elicited by Recombinant Mouse BMP-4 (20 ng/mL) is neutralized (green line) by increasing concentrations of Rat Anti-Mouse BMP-4 Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # MAB50201). The ND50 is typically 0.4-2.4 µg/mL.

Applications for Mouse BMP‑4 Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Neutralization

Measured by its ability to neutralize BMP‑4-induced alkaline phosphatase production in the ATDC5 mouse chondrogenic cell line. Nakamura, K. et al. (1999) Exp. Cell Res. 250:351. The Neutralization Dose (ND50) is typically 0.4-2.4 µg/mL in the presence of 20 ng/mL Recombinant Mouse BMP‑4.

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-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 mouse BMP-4 precursor contains a 273 amino acid (aa) propeptide and a 116 aa mature protein (6). The propeptide is cleaved intracellularly by furin or proprotein convertase 6, enabling the 15 kDa mature BMP-4 monomer to form an active disulfide linked homodimer or heterodimer with BMP-7 (7-9). Mature mouse and human BMP-4 share 98% aa sequence identity. Mouse BMP-4 shares 85% aa sequence identity with mouse BMP-2 and 35%-54% with other mouse 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).

References

  1. Zhang, P. et al. (2008) Blood 111:1933.
  2. Gambaro, K. et al. (2006) Cell Death Differ. 13:1075.
  3. Simic, P. and S. Vukicevic (2005) Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 16:299.
  4. Sadlon, T.J. et al. (2004) Stem Cells 22:457.
  5. Frank, D.B. et al. (2005) Circ. Res. 97:496.
  6. Oida, S. et al. (1995) DNA Seq. 5:273.
  7. Cui, Y. et al. (1998) EMBO J. 17:4735.
  8. Cui, Y. et al. (2001) Genes Dev. 15:2797.
  9. Aono, A. et al. (1995) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 210:670.
  10. Nishimatsu, S. and G.H. Thomsen (1998) Mech. Dev. 74:75.
  11. Chen, D. et al. (2004) Growth Factors 22:233.
  12. Lavery, K. et al. (2008) J. Biol. Chem. April 24 epub.
  13. Rosen, V. (2006) Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1068:19.
  14. Jones, C.M. and J.C. Smith (1998) Dev. Biol. 194:12.
  15. Takada, T. et al. (2003) J. Biol. Chem. 278:43229.

Long Name

Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4

Alternate Names

BMP2B, BMP2B1, BMP4, MCOPS6, OFC11

Entrez Gene IDs

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

Gene Symbol

BMP4

UniProt

P21275 (Mouse)

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