Polyclonal Anti-GDNF

Price

200.00 USD

Size

100ug/vial

Reactivities

Hum, Mouse, Rat

Format

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

References

1. Iwashita, T., Kruger, G. M., Pardal, R., Kiel, M. J., Morrison, S. J.Hirschsprung disease is linked to defects in neural crest stem cell function.Science 301: 972-976, 2003.\n2. Lin, L.-F. H., Doherty, D. H., Lile, J. D., Bektesh, S., Collins, F.GDNF: a glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor for midbrain dopaminergic neurons.Science 260: 1130-1132, 1993.\n3. Schindelhauer, D., Schuffenhauer, S., Gasser, T., Steinkasserer, A., Meitinger, T.The gene coding for glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) maps to chromosome 5p12-p13.1.Genomics 28: 605-607, 1995.\n

Storage Temp

\"At -20 degree C for one year. After reconstitution, at 4 degree C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20 degree C for a longer time.\nAvoid repeated freezing and thawing. \n\"\n

Scientific Background

GDNF, Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the GDNF gene. GDNF is a small protein that potently promotes the survival of many types of neurons. GDNF is a founding member of the GDNF family of ligands (GFL).The GDNF gene is mapped to human chromosome 5p13.1-p12 by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). This gene encodes a highly conserved neurotrophic factor. The recombinant form of this protein was shown to promote the survival and differentiation of dopaminergic neurons in culture, and was able to prevent apoptosisof motor neurons induced by axotomy. The encoded protein is processed to a mature secreted form that exists as a homodimer. The mature form of the protein is a ligand for the product of the RET (rearranged during transfection) protooncogene.