Human/Mouse/Rat MIF Alexa Fluor™ Plus 647-conjugated Antibody
R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # AF1978AFP647
Conjugate
Catalog #
Key Product Details
Species Reactivity
Human, Mouse, Rat
Applications
Western Blot
Label
Alexa Fluor Plus 647 (Excitation = 658 nm, Emission = 675 nm)
Antibody Source
Polyclonal Sheep IgG
Product Specifications
Specificity
Detects human and mouse MIF in direct ELISAs and human, mouse and rat MIF in Western blots.
Clonality
Polyclonal
Host
Sheep
Isotype
IgG
Applications
Application
Recommended Usage
Western Blot
Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.
Background: MIF
MIF (Macrophage Inhibitory Factor; also GIF) is a 12-13 kDa member of the MIF family of proteins. Although secreted, it possesses no definitive signal sequence. MIF is widely expressed, and serves to regulate immune reactions. On macrophages and B cells, MIF binds to a CD74:CD44 complex, initiating downstream signaling. On monocytes, this promotes TNF-alpha production plus IFN-gamma -stimulated NO production. On B cells, this promotes B cell survival. MIF also binds to leukocyte CD74:CXCR2 and CD74:CXCR4 heterodimers, initiating T cell and monocyte migration. A tautomerase activity has also been shown for MIF, but the significance of this is unclear. Mouse MIF is 114 amino acids (aa) in length. Its tautomerase activity is suggested to involve the entire length of the molecule. MIF is phosphorylated at Ser91, and an additional, singular Cys residue is covalently linked to MIF at Cys60. MIF is considered to act as a homotrimer. Full-length mouse MIF shows 90% and 99% aa sequence identity with human and rat MIF, respectively.
Long Name
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
Alternate Names
EC 5.3.2.1, EC 5.3.3.12, GIFmacrophage migration inhibitory factor, GLIF, Glycosylation-inhibiting factor, L-dopachrome isomerase, L-dopachrome tautomerase, macrophage migration inhibitory factor (glycosylation-inhibiting factor), MMIF, Phenylpyruvate tautomerase
Gene Symbol
MIF
UniProt
Additional MIF Products
Product Specific Notices
This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.
For research use only
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...