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Mouse EGF Biotinylated Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # BAF2028

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne
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BAF2028

Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Mouse

Applications

ELISA Detection (Matched Antibody Pair), Western Blot

Label

Biotin

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Goat IgG

Product Specifications

Immunogen

E. coli-derived recombinant mouse EGF

Specificity

Detects mouse EGF in ELISAs and Western blots. In sandwich immunoassays, less than 0.01% cross-reactivity with recombinant human EGF and recombinant rat EGF is observed.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Goat

Isotype

IgG

Applications for Mouse EGF Biotinylated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Western Blot

0.1 µg/mL
Sample: Recombinant Mouse EGF (Catalog # 2028-EG)

Mouse EGF Sandwich Immunoassay

ELISA Detection (Matched Antibody Pair)
Recommended Concentration: 0.1-0.4 µg/mL
Use in combination with these reagents:
  • Capture Reagent: Mouse EGF Antibody (Catalog # MAB2028)
  • Standard: Recombinant Mouse EGF Protein, CF (Catalog # 2028-EG)
Please Note: Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

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Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with BSA as a carrier protein.

Shipping

The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it 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: EGF

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is the founding member of the EGF family that also includes TGF-alpha, amphiregulin (AR), betacellulin (BTC), epiregulin (EPR), heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF), epigen, and the neuregulins (NRG)-1 through -6 (1). Members of the EGF family share a structural motif, the EGF-like domain, which is characterized by three intramolecular disulfide bonds that are formed by six similarly spaced conserved cysteine residues (2). All EGF family members are synthesized as type I transmembrane precursor proteins that may contain several EGF domains in the extracellular region. The mature proteins are released from the cell surface by regulated proteolysis (1). The 1217 amino acid (aa) mouse EGF precursor contains nine EGF domains and nine LDLR class B repeats. The mature protein consists of 53 aa and is generated by proteolytic excision of the EGF domain proximal to the transmembrane region (3). Mature mouse EGF shares 70% and 77% aa sequence identity with mature human and rat EGF. EGF is present in various body fluids, including blood, milk, urine, saliva, seminal fluid, pancreatic juice, cerebrospinal fluid, and amniotic fluid (4). Four ErbB (HER) family receptor tyrosine kinases including EGFR/ErbB1, ErbB2, ErbB3 and ErbB4, mediate responses to EGF family members (5). These receptors undergo a complex pattern of ligand induced homo- or hetero-dimerization to transduce EGF family signals (6, 7). EGF binds ErbB1 and depending on the context, induces the formation of homodimers or heterodimers containing ErbB2. Dimerization results in autophosphorylation of the receptor at specific tyrosine residues to create docking sites for a variety of signaling molecules (5, 8). Biological activities ascribed to EGF include epithelial development, angiogenesis, inhibition of gastric acid secretion, fibroblast proliferation, and colony formation of epidermal cells in culture.

References

  1. Harris, R.C. et al. (2003) Exp. Cell Res. 284:2.
  2. Carpenter, G. and Cohen, S. (1990) J. Biol. Chem. 265:7709.
  3. Gray, A. et al. (1983) Nature 303:722.
  4. Carpenter, G. and Zendegui, J.G. (1986) Exp. Cell Res. 164:1.
  5. Jorissen, R.N. et al. (2003) Exp. Cell Res. 284:31.
  6. Gamett, D.C. et al. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272:12052.
  7. Qian, X. et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 91:1500.
  8. Qian, X. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:574.

    Long Name

    Epidermal Growth Factor

    Alternate Names

    HOMG4, URG, Urogastrone

    Entrez Gene IDs

    1950 (Human); 13645 (Mouse); 25313 (Rat)

    Gene Symbol

    EGF

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    Product Documents for Mouse EGF Biotinylated Antibody

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    Product Specific Notices for Mouse EGF Biotinylated Antibody

    For research use only

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