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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

CyTOF-ready, Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry, Western Blot

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # 9808

Product Specifications

Immunogen

E. coli-derived recombinant human LIF

Specificity

Detects human LIF in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, no cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse LIF, recombinant human (rh) CLC, rhCNTF, rhCardiotrophin-1, rhIL-6, rhIL-11, or rhOSM is observed.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Scientific Data Images for Human LIF Antibody

Detection of LIF antibody in HepG2 Human Cell Line antibody by Flow Cytometry.

Detection of LIF in HepG2 Human Cell Line by Flow Cytometry.

HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line was stained with Mouse Anti-Human LIF Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # MAB2501, filled histogram) or isotype control antibody (Catalog # MAB002, open histogram) followed by APC-conjugated Goat anti-Mouse IgG Secondary Antibody (Catalog # F0101B). To facilitate intracellular staining, cells were fixed and permeabilized with FlowX FoxP3 Fixation & Permeabilization Buffer Kit (Catalog # FC012). View our protocol for Staining Intracellular Molecules.

Applications for Human LIF Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

CyTOF-ready

Ready to be labeled using established conjugation methods. No BSA or other carrier proteins that could interfere with conjugation.

Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry

0.25 µg/106 cells
Sample: HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line fixed and permeabilized with FlowX FoxP3 Fixation & Permeabilization Buffer Kit (Catalog # FC012)

Western Blot

1 µg/mL
Sample: Recombinant Human LIF
Please Note: Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

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.

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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.

Background: LIF

LIF is a 36‑67 kDa highly glycosylated polypeptide (1, 2) produced by a variety of cells including T cells (3), monocytes (4), fibroblasts (5), osteoblasts (6) and mast cells (7). Consistent with its many synonyms, LIF exhibits a broad spectrum of effects on both hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells. For example, LIF inhibits the differentiation of embryonic stem cells (8), up regulates the synthesis of acute phase proteins in hepatocytes (9), down regulates lipoprotein lipase activity in adipocytes (10), and preferentially induces a cholinergic phenotype in sympathetic neurons (11). The receptor for LIF (LIF R) has been isolated and found to be a 190 kDa type I transmembrane glycoprotein (12). Although this molecule binds LIF, the resultant LIF-LIF R complex is not sufficient to transduce an intracellular signal. This capability is provided by a 130 kDa signal transducing subunit (gp130) that is common to the functional receptors for IL-6, IL-11, CNTF, and Oncostatin M (13, 14). Since gp130 is a ubiquitously expressed membrane protein, the presence of LIF R (membrane-bound or soluble form) ultimately determines the cell’s responsiveness to LIF. Cells known to express LIF R include osteoblasts (6), hepatocytes (15), macrophages (15), neurons (5), and megakaryocytes (16). Human and mouse LIF exhibit 78% sequence homology, and human LIF is biologically active on mouse cells.

References

  1. Van-Vlasselaev, P. et al. (1992) Prog. Growth Factor Res. 4:337.
  2. Gough, N.M. (1992) Growth Factors 7:175.
  3. Anegon, N.M, I. et al. (1991) J. Immunol.147:3973.
  4. Gillett, N.A. et al. (1993) Growth Factors 9:301.
  5. Banner, L. R. and P.H. Patterson (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 91:7109.
  6. Allen, E.H. et al. (1990) J. Cell. Physiol. 145:110.
  7. Lorenzo, J.A. et al. (1994) Clin.Immunol. Immunopathol. 70:260.
  8. Williams, R.L. et al. (1988) Nature 336:684.
  9. Baumann, H. et al. (1989) J. Immunol. 143:1163.
  10. Marshall, M.K. et al. (1994) Endocrinology 135:1412.
  11. Ludham, W.H. et al. (1994) Dev. Biol. 164:5283.
  12. Davis, S. et al. (1993) Science 260:18054.
  13. Gearing, D.P. et al. (1991) EMBO J. 10:28395.
  14. Gearing, D.P. et al. (1991) Science 255:1434.
  15. Hilton, D.J. and N.A. Nicola (1992) J. Biol. Chem. 267:102286.
  16. Hilton, D.J. et al. (1992) Ciba17. Foundation Symposium 167:2278.

Long Name

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor

Alternate Names

D Factor, Emfilermin, HILDA, MLPLI

Entrez Gene IDs

3976 (Human); 16878 (Mouse); 403449 (Canine)

Gene Symbol

LIF

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Product Documents for Human LIF Antibody

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Product Specific Notices for Human LIF Antibody

For research use only

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