Product Datasheet
AFP Antibody
Catalog Number: 31001
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Description
- Swiss-Prot No.:
- Swiss-Prot:P63261
Gene ID:71
- Form of Antibody:
- Rabbit IgG in pH7.4 PBS, 0.05% NaN3, 40% Glycerol.
- Immunogen:
- Fusion protein corresponding to a region derived from 260-609 amino acids of human alpha-fetoprotein
- other_names:
- alpha-fetoprotein, FETA, HPAFP
- Specificity:
- The antibody detects endogenous level of total AFP protein.
- Applications:
- ELISA WB IHC
- Background:
This gene encodes alpha-fetoprotein, a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life. Alpha-fetoprotein expression in adults is often associated with hepatoma or teratoma. However, hereditary persistance of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology. The protein is thought to be the fetal counterpart of serum albumin, and the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes are present in tandem in the same transcriptional orientation on chromosome 4. Alpha-fetoprotein is found in monomeric as well as dimeric and trimeric forms, and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin. The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly.
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