Anti-Follistatin/FST Antibody Picoband™

Product Name

Anti-Follistatin/FST Antibody Picoband™

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SKU/Catalog Number

A00972-1

Size

100 μg/vial

Form

Lyophilized

Description

Boster Bio Anti-Follistatin/FST Antibody Picoband™ catalog # A00972-1. Tested in ELISA, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human, Mouse, Rat.

Storage & Handling

Store at -20˚C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4˚C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20˚C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Cite This Product

Anti-Follistatin/FST Antibody Picoband™ (Boster Biological Technology, Pleasanton CA, USA, Catalog # A00972-1)

Host

Rabbit

Contents

Each vial contains 4mg Trehalose, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg NaN3.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Isotype

Rabbit IgG

Immunogen

E. coli-derived human Follistatin recombinant protein (Position: N31-K261).

*Blocking peptide can be purchased. Costs vary based on immunogen length. Contact us for pricing.

Cross-reactivity

No cross-reactivity with other proteins.

Reactive Species

A00972-1 is reactive to FST in Human, Mouse, Rat

Applications

A00972-1 is guaranteed for ELISA, WB Boster Guarantee

Observed Molecular Weight

40 kDa

Calculated molecular weight

38.007kDa

Background of Follistatin

Follistatin also known as activin-binding protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FST gene. Follistatin is an autocrine glycoprotein that is expressed in nearly all tissues of higher animals. It is a single-chain gonadal protein that specifically inhibits follicle-stimulating hormone release. The single FST gene encodes two isoforms, FST317 and FST344 containing 317 and 344 amino acids respectively, resulting from alternative splicing of the precursor mRNA. In a study in which 37 candidate genes were tested for linkage and association with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or hyperandrogenemia in 150 families, evidence was found for linkage between PCOS and follistatin.

Antibody Validation

Boster validates all antibodies on WB, IHC, ICC, Immunofluorescence, and ELISA with known positive control and negative samples to ensure specificity and high affinity, including thorough antibody incubations.

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Reconsitution

Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

Assay Dilutions Recommendation

The recommendations below provide a starting point for assay optimization. The actual working concentration varies and should be decided by the user.

Western blot, 0.1-0.5μg/ml
ELISA (Cap), 1-5μg/ml

Validation Images & Assay Conditions

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Figure 1. Western blot analysis of Follistatin using anti-Follistatin antibody (A00972-1).
Electrophoresis was performed on a 5-20% SDS-PAGE gel at 70V (Stacking gel) / 90V (Resolving gel) for 2-3 hours. The sample well of each lane was loaded with 50ug of sample under reducing conditions.
Lane 1: mouse kidney tissue lysates,
Lane 2: human MCF-7 whole cell lysates.
After Electrophoresis, proteins were transferred to a Nitrocellulose membrane at 150mA for 50-90 minutes. Blocked the membrane with 5% Non-fat Milk/ TBS for 1.5 hour at RT. The membrane was incubated with rabbit anti-Follistatin antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody (Catalog # A00972-1) at 0.5 ug/mL overnight at 4 then washed with TBS-0.1%Tween 3 times with 5 minutes each and probed with a goat anti-rabbit IgG-HRP secondary antibody at a dilution of 1:10000 for 1.5 hour at RT. The signal is developed using an Enhanced Chemiluminescent detection (ECL) kit (Catalog # EK1002) with Tanon 5200 system. A specific band was detected for Follistatin at approximately 40KD. The expected band size for Follistatin is at 38KD.

Gene/Protein Information For FST (Source: Uniprot.org, NCBI)

Alternative Names

follistatin isoform FST317; Follistatin; FS; FSActivin-binding protein; FST FST FS follistatin follistatin|activin-binding protein

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