alpha 2 Macroglobulin (A2M) Goat Polyclonal Antibody

CAT#: TA319296

Goat polyclonal Alpha-2-Macroglobulin antibody

Product Images

Western Blot of Goat anti-Alpha-2-Macroglobulin Antibody. Lane 1: Alpha-2-Macroglobulin. Lane 2: none. Load: 100 ng per lane. Primary antibody: Alpha-2-Macroglobulin antibody at 1:1000 for overnight at 4°C. Secondary antibody: DyLight™ 800 goat secondary antibody at 1:20,000 for 30 min at RT. Block: MB-070 for 30 min at RT. Predicted/Observed size: 163 kDa, 178 kDa for Alpha-2-Macroglobulin. Other band (s): Alpha-2-Macroglobulin splice variants and isoforms.

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  Goat anti Alpha-2-Macroglobulin antibody was used to detect Alpha-2-Macroglobulin under reducing (R) and non-reducing (NR) conditions. Reduced samples of purified target proteins contained 4% BME and were boiled for 5 minutes. Samples of ~1ug of protein per lane were run by SDS-PAGE. Protein was transferred to nitrocellulose and probed with 1:3000 dilution of primary antibody. Detection shown was using Dylight 649 conjugated Donkey anti goat.

Specifications

Product Data

• Applications: WB
• Recommended Dilution: ELISA: 1:80,000 - 1:400,000, WB: 1:2,000 - 1:20,000, IHC: User Optimized
• Reactivities: Human
• Host: Goat
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Immunogen: a2-Macroglobulin [Human Plasma]
• Formulation: 0.02 M Potassium Phosphate, 0.15 M Sodium Chloride, pH 7.2
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Storage: Store at -20°C as received.
• Stability: Stable for 12 months from date of receipt.
• Gene Name: alpha-2-macroglobulin
• Database Link:
  NP_000005
  Entrez Gene 2 Human
  UniProt ID P01023
• Synonyms: A2MD; CPAMD5; FWP007; S863-7
• Note: Alpha-2-Macroglobulin detects Macroglobulin. Alpha-2-MACROGLOBULIN is a large plasma protein found in the blood. It is produced by the liver, and is a major component of the alpha-2 band in protein electrophoresis. Alpha 2-Macroglobulin is the largest major nonimmunoglobulin protein in plasma. The alpha 2-macroglobulin molecule is synthesized mainly in liver, but also locally by macrophages, fibroblasts, and adrenocortical cells. Alpha 2 macroglobulin acts as an antiprotease and is able to inactivate an enormous variety of proteinases. It functions as an inhibitor of fibrinolysis by inhibiting plasmin and kallikrein. It functions as an inhibitor of coagulation by inhibiting thrombin. Alpha 2-macroglobulin may act as a carrier protein because it also binds to numerous growth factors and cytokines, such as platelet-derived growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor, TGF-β, insulin, and IL-1β. No specific deficiency with associated disease has been recognized, and no disease state is attributed to low concentrations of Alpha 2 macroglobulin. The concentration of alpha 2 macroglobulin rises 10-fold or more in the nephrotic syndrome when other lower molecular weight proteins are lost in the urine. The loss of alpha 2 macroglobulin into urine is prevented by its large size. The net result is that alpha 2 macroglobulin reaches serum levels equal to or greater than those of albumin in the nephrotic syndrome, which has the effect of maintaining oncotic pressure. Antialpha-2-macroglobulin is ideal for investigators involved in serum component protein research.

Reference Data

• Protein Families: Druggable Genome, Secreted Protein
• Protein Pathways: Complement and coagulation cascades