Human Periostin/OSF-2 Alexa Fluor™ Plus 488-conjugated Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # FAB35484AFP488

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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

ELISA

Label

Alexa Fluor Plus 488 (Excitation = 493 nm, Emission = 518 nm)

Antibody Source

Recombinant Monoclonal Mouse IgG2A Clone # 613643R

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Product Specifications

Specificity

Detects human Periostin/OSF-2 in direct ELISAs.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG2A

Applications

Application
Recommended Usage

ELISA

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Background: Periostin/OSF-2

Periostin, also known as OSF-2, is a secreted matricellular protein with functions in extracellular matrix formation, cell migration, and inflammation (1). It is secreted as a 90 kDa monomer that can aggregate into >170 kDa higher-order multimers (2). Periostin contains an N-terminal EMI domain followed by four tandem FAS1 domains [takeshita]. Mature human Periostin shares 91% aa sequence identity with mouse and rat Periostin. Alternative splicing generates additional isoforms with various deletions in the C-terminal region following the FAS domains. Periostin is expressed by mesenchymal cells such as vascular smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, osteoblasts, and odontoblasts in developing teeth (4-7). It is up-regulated in many carcinomas (2, 8). Periostin binds to Integrins alphav beta3 and alphav beta5 (2, 9), leading to enhanced cell adhesion and cell migration (2, 5, 6). It enhances Fibronectin and Collagen I production and promotes collagen fibrillogenesis (10, 11). It also induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition, tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis (9). Periostin induces the expression of VEGF R2 on endothelial cells and VEGF-C in tumor cells, and it can induce tumor lymphangiogenesis (8, 12). Periostin plays an important role in heart valve development and tissue healing after myocardial infarction (5, 13, 14). In asthma, it is up-regulated in bronchial epithelium and plays both destructive and protective roles by inducing eosinophil infiltration and inhibiting goblet cell metaplasia and mucus production, respectively (15, 16).

References

  1. Liu, A.Y. et al. (2014) Matrix Biol. 37:150.
  2. Gillan, L. et al. (2002) Cancer Res. 62:5358.
  3. Takeshita, S. et al. (1993) Biochem. J. 294:271.
  4. Kruzynska-Frejtag, A. et al. (2004) Dev. Dyn. 229:857.
  5. Lindner, V. et al. (2005) Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 25:77.
  6. Horiuchi, K. et al. (1999) J. Bone Miner. Res. 14:1239.
  7. Li, G. et al. (2006) Atherosclerosis 188:292.
  8. Shao, R. et al. (2004) Mol. Cell. Biol. 24:3992.
  9. Yan, W. and R. Shao (2006) J. Biol. Chem. 281:19700.
  10. Erkan, M. et al. (2007) Gastroenterology 132:1447.
  11. Norris, R.A. et al. (2007) J. Cell. Biochem. 101:695.
  12. Kudo, Y. et al. (2012) PLoS One 7:e44488.
  13. Snider, P. et al. (2008) Circ. Res. 102:752.
  14. Kuhn, B. et al. (2007) Nat. Med. 13:962.
  15. Blanchard, C. et al. (2008) Mucosal Immunol. 1:289.
  16. Sehra, S. et al. (2011) J. Immunol. 186:4959.

Long Name

Osteoblast Specific Factor 2

Alternate Names

Fasciclin I-like, OSF-2, OSF2, POSTN, TRIF52

Entrez Gene IDs

10631 (Human); 50706 (Mouse); 361945 (Rat)

Gene Symbol

POSTN

UniProt

Q15063

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