Zebrafish VEGF Biotinylated Antibody

Catalog #: BAF1247 Datasheet

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Zebrafish VEGF Biotinylated Antibody Summary

Species Reactivity

Zebrafish

Specificity

Detects zebrafish VEGF in Western blots. In Western blots, approximately 5% cross‑reactivity with recombinant rat VEGF₁₆₄ is observed and less than 1% cross-reactivity with recombinant canine VEGF, recombinant human VEGF₁₆₅ and recombinant mouse VEGF₁₆₄ is observed.

Source

Polyclonal Goat IgG

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Immunogen

S. frugiperda insect ovarian cell line Sf 21-derived recombinant zebrafish VEGF₁₆₅
Ala24-Arg188
Accession # O73682

Formulation

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

Label

Biotin

Applications

Recommended Concentration

Sample

Western Blot

0.1 µg/mL

Recombinant Zebrafish VEGF₁₆₅ (Catalog # 1247-ZV)

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.

Preparation and Storage

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

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: VEGF

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), also known as vascular permeability factor (VPF) and VEGF-A, is a potent mediator of both angiogenesis and vasculogenesis in the fetus and adult. It is a member of the PDGF family that is characterized by the presence of eight conserved cysteine residues. In human, at least eight alternate splice isoforms of VEGF-A, ranging from 206 amino acids (aa) to 121 aa in length, are known. In zebrafish, two VEGF isoforms, a 165 aa and a 121 aa isoform, have been reported. Mature zebrafish VEGF₁₆₅ shares 64%, 62% and 62% aa sequence identity with frog, human, and mouse VEGF₁₆₅, respectively. There are two tyrosine kinase receptors for VEGF reported in mammals termed VEGF R1 and VEGF R2/FLK-1. One receptor has been identified in zebrafish (FLK-1), and this may actually represent the orthologue to the early common ancestor for mammalian VEGF R1 and R2. All receptors are type I transmembrane proteins that show seven immunoglobulin-like domains extracellularly and a split kinase domain intracellularly. In addition to the tyrosine kinase receptors, neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) has been reported to be a coreceptor for VEGF binding. It is proposed that the presence of NRP-1 lowers the concentration of VEGF necessary for activation of VEGF R2. NRP-1 has been reported in both zebrafish and human. VEGF regulates multiple biological functions in endothelial cells, including cell proliferation, migration and survival. These functions of VEGF are mediated partly through the induction of nitric oxide and prostacyclin, as well as up‑regulation of metalloproteinases. Together with other vascular-specific growth factors such as the Angiopoietins, VEGF have separate but complementary roles in angiogenesis and vasculogenesis (1‑7).

References

Laing, D. et al. (1998) Biochem. Biophys. Acta 1397:14.
Laing, D. and R. Ge (1998) GenBank Accession # AAC14713.
Laio, W. et al. (1997) Development 124:381.
Lee, P. et al. (2002) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99:10470.
Thurston, G. (2002) J. Anat. 200:575.
Zachary, I. and G. Gliki (2001) Cardiovasc. Res. 49:568.
Robinson, C.J. and S.E. Stringer (2001) J. Cell. Sci. 114:853.

Long Name

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

Entrez Gene IDs

7422 (Human); 22339 (Mouse); 83785 (Rat); 281572 (Bovine); 403802 (Canine); 493845 (Feline); 30682 (Zebrafish)

Alternate Names

MVCD1; VAS; vascular endothelial growth factor A; Vascular permeability factor; Vasculotropin; VEGF; VEGFA; VEGF-A; VEGFMGC70609; VPF; VPFvascular endothelial growth factor