Luciferase Antibody (LUC-Y)

Novus Biologicals, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # NB100-64800

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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Firefly

Applications

ELISA, Flow Cytometry, Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry-Frozen, Western Blot

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # LUC-Y

Concentration

1.0 mg/ml

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Product Specifications

Immunogen

Recombinant luciferase expressed in E. coli

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Applications for Luciferase Antibody (LUC-Y)

Application
Recommended Usage

ELISA

1:100-1:2000

Immunohistochemistry

1:10-1:500

Immunohistochemistry-Frozen

1:10-1:500

Western Blot

1:100
Application Notes
For Flow Cytometry, membrane permeabilisation is required. For Flow Cytometry we recommend using 0.1ug per 1 x 10^6 cells.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A purified

Formulation

PBS

Preservative

0.09% Sodium Azide

Concentration

1.0 mg/ml

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Store at 4C short term. Aliquot and store at -20C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

Background: Luciferase

Luciferase is a generic term for a group of oxidative enzymes used in bioluminescence. Firefly (Photinus pyralis) and bacterial luciferase enzymes are commonly used in assay systems such as cell viability assays, reporter gene assays, and for in vivo imaging. Bacterial luciferases are flavoenzymes composed of two subunits each encoded by the luxA and luxB genes, while the firefly luciferase is a single polypeptide specified by the luc gene (1). Firefly luciferase (theoretical molecular weight: 61 kDa) oxidizes the substrate luciferin to oxyluciferin in a bioluminescent reaction requiring Mg2+ and ATP (2,3). This reaction produces a flash of yellow-green light with an emission peak around 560nm that can be detected by a luminometer (3). Firefly luciferase has become one of the more widely used reporter proteins and is an excellent tool for the study of gene expression, given that the amount of light emitted is directly proportional to luciferase activity (4).

The luciferase assay is fast and sensitive, differentiating itself from the CAT (chloramphenicol acetyltransferase) assay because it does not require a radioactive substrate.

References

1. Eun, H. (1996). Marker/Reporter enzymes. Enzymology Primer for Recombinant DNA Technology, 567-645. doi:10.1016/b978-012243740-3/50011-9

2. McNabb, D. S., Reed, R., & Marciniak, R. A. (2005). Dual luciferase assay system for rapid assessment of gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Eukaryotic Cell, 4(9), 1539-1549. doi:10.1128/ec.4.9.1539-1549.2005

3. Fraga, H. (2008). Firefly luminescence: A historical perspective and recent developments. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 7(2), 146-158. doi:10.1039/b719181b

4. Younes, A., Lukyanenko, Y. O., Lyashkov, A. E., Lakatta, E. G., & Sollott, S. J. (2011). A bioluminescence method for direct measurement of phosphodiesterase activity. Analytical Biochemistry, 417(1), 36-40. doi:10.1016/j.ab.2011.05.036

Alternate Names

LuC, luciferin 4 monooxygenase, Luciferin 4-monooxygenase

UniProt

P08659 (Firefly)

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Product Specific Notices for Luciferase Antibody (LUC-Y)

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

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