Anti-Versican/VCAN Antibody Picoband™

Product Name

Anti-Versican/VCAN Antibody Picoband™

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SKU/Catalog Number

PB9453

Size

100 μg/vial

Form

Lyophilized

Description

Boster Bio Anti-Versican/VCAN Antibody Picoband™ catalog # PB9453. Tested in IHC, 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-Versican/VCAN Antibody Picoband™ (Boster Biological Technology, Pleasanton CA, USA, Catalog # PB9453)

Host

Rabbit

Contents

Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg NaN3.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Isotype

Rabbit IgG

Immunogen

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the N-terminus of human Versican, different from the related mouse and rat sequences by two amino acids.

*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

PB9453 is reactive to VCAN in Human, Mouse, Rat

Applications

PB9453 is guaranteed for IHC, WB Boster Guarantee

Observed Molecular Weight

373 kDa

Calculated molecular weight

372.82kDa

Background of Versican

Versican (VCAN), also known as CSPG2, is a large extracellular matrix proteoglycan that is present in a variety of human tissues. Versican is a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan with an apparent molecular mass of more than 1000kDa. The Versican gene is mapped on 5q14.2-q14.3. The human versican gene contains 15 exons spanning more than 90 kb. The distribution of versican by using affinity-purified polyclonal antibodies that recognize the core protein of the prominent versican splice variants V0 and V1. Versican staining was noted in the central and peripheral nervous system, in the basal layer of the epidermis, and on the luminal surface of some glandular epithelia. Biochemical purification of LLC-conditioned medium led to identification of the extracellular matrix proteoglycan versican, which is upregulated in many human tumors including lung cancer, as a macrophage activator that acts through TLR2 and its coreceptors TLR6 and CD14. By activating TLR2:TLR6 complexes and inducing TNF-alpha secretion by myeloid cells, versican strongly enhances LLC metastatic growth.

Antibody Validation

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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.

Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Section), 0.5-1μg/ml, Human, By Heat
Western blot, 0.1-0.5μg/ml, Mouse, Rat, Human

Validation Images & Assay Conditions

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Figure 1. Western blot analysis of Vitronectin using anti-Vitronectin antibody (PB9453).
Electrophoresis was performed on a 5-20% SDS-PAGE gel at 70V (Stacking gel) / 90V (Resolving gel) for 2-3 hours.
Lane 1: Rat Brain Tissue Lysate at 50ug,
Lane 2: HEPA Whole Cell Lysate at 40ug.
After electrophoresis, proteins were transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane at 150 mA 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-Vitronectin antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody (Catalog # PB9453) at 0.5 μg/mL overnight at 4°C, 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 1:5000 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 Vitronectin at approximately 373 kDa. The expected band size for Vitronectin is at 373 kDa.

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Figure 2. IHC analysis of Vitronectin using anti-Vitronectin antibody (PB9453).
Vitronectin was detected in a paraffin-embedded section of human glioma tissue. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed in EDTA buffer (pH 8.0, epitope retrieval solution). The tissue section was blocked with 10% goat serum. The tissue section was then incubated with 1 μg/ml rabbit anti-Vitronectin Antibody (PB9453) overnight at 4°C. Biotinylated goat anti-rabbit IgG was used as secondary antibody and incubated for 30 minutes at 37°C. The tissue section was developed using Strepavidin-Biotin-Complex (SABC) (Catalog # SA1022) with DAB as the chromogen.

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

Alternative Names

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 2WGN; Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core protein 2; CSPG2; CSPG2DKFZp686K06110; ERVR; GHAP; Glial hyaluronate-binding protein; Large fibroblast proteoglycan; PG-M; PG-MWGN1; VCAN; versican core protein; versican proteoglycan; Versican VCAN CSPG2, ERVR, GHAP, PG-M, WGN, WGN1 versican versican core protein|chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core protein 2|glial hyaluronate-binding protein|large fibroblast proteoglycan|versican proteoglycan

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