Product Description

AIF Polyclonal Antibody

Sizes: 50μl, 100μl

Catalogue Numbers: CAS75126-50, CAS75126-100

Lead times: 1-2 weeks, if manufacturer has product in stock

Manufacturer/Ship Location: China

Background: Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF, PDCD8) is a ubiquitously expressed flavoprotein that plays a critical role in caspase-independent apoptosis. AIF is normally localized to the mitochondrial intermembrane space and released in response to apoptotic stimμli. Treatment of isolated nuclei with recombinant AIF leads to early apoptotic events, such as chromatin condensation and large-scale DNA fragmentation. Studies of AIF knockout mice have shown that the apoptotic activity of AIF is cell type and stimμli-dependent. Also noted was that AIF was required for embryoid body cavitation, representing the first wave of programmed cell death during embryonic morphogenesis. Structural analysis of AIF revealed two important regions, the first having oxidoreductase activity and the second being a potential DNA binding domain. While AIF is redox-active and can behave as an NADH oxidase, this activity is not required for inducing apoptosis. Instead, recent studies suggest that AIF has dual functions, a pro-apoptotic activity in the nucleus via its DNA binding and an anti-apoptotic activity via the scavenging of free radicals through its oxidoreductase activity.

Category: Primary Antibody

Reactivity: Human, Rat, Mouse

Host: Rabbit

Applications: WB, IP, IF

Alternate Names: Apoptosis-inducing factor 1, mitochondrial, Programmed cell death protein 8, AIFM1

Clonality: Polyclonal

Conjugate: Unconjugated

Modification: Unmodified

Immunogen: Recombinant protein of human AIF.

Dilution: WB: 1:2000~1:5000
IP:1:2000~1:5000
IF: 1:100~1:500

Purification: The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE).

Specificity: AIF polyclonal antibody detects endogenous levels of AIF protein.

Molecular Weight: ~ 72 kDa

Storage and Stability: Store at 4°C short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

SwissProt: O95831

Product: Rabbit IgG, 1mg/ml in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.4.

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