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Applications:

WB

REACTIVITY:

H M

SENSITIVITY:

Recombinant and Transfected

MW (kDa):

Precursor 28 - Mature 12-14

SOURCE:

Rabbit

UniProt ID:

#P23560

Entrez-Gene Id:

627

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000

Storage

Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

Specificity / Sensitivity

BDNF Antibody recognizes human and mouse recombinant BDNF, and exogenously expressed BDNF.

Species Reactivity:

Human, Mouse

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding amino acid His129 of human BDNF protein.

Background

Neurotrophins are composed of at least four family members, including NGF, BDNF, NT-3, and NT-4, and all are known to influence growth, development, differentiation, and survival of neurons (1). Proneurotrophins bind to p75NTR, but not to the family of Trk receptor tyrosine kinases (Trk), and following maturation, BDNF binds and activates TrkB. Trk receptors, in turn, activate three major signaling pathways: (a) Ras-MAPK signaling, which promotes neuronal differentiation and neurite outgrowth, (b) PI3K/Akt signaling, which promotes survival and growth of neurons, and (c) PLC-γ1-PKC signaling, which promotes synaptic plasticity (2). BDNF is a major regulator of transmission and plasticity at adult synapses. Moreover, the precursor proBDNF and the mature protein mBDNF drive opposite effects on long-term potentiation and long-term depression (3). BDNF has also been implicated in body weight regulation and activity: heterozygous BDNF knockout mice are hyperphagic, obese, and hyperactive (4).

  1. Minichiello, L. and Klein, R. (1996) Genes Dev 10, 2849-58.
  2. Reichardt, L.F. (2006) Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 361, 1545-64.
  3. Martinowich, K. et al. (2007) Nat Neurosci 10, 1089-93.
  4. Kernie, S.G. et al. (2000) EMBO J 19, 1290-300.

Species Reactivity

Species reactivity is determined by testing in at least one approved application (e.g., western blot).

Western Blot Buffer

IMPORTANT: For western blots, incubate membrane with diluted primary antibody in 5% w/v BSA, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.

Applications Key

WB: Western Blotting

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: human M: mouse R: rat Hm: hamster Mk: monkey Vir: virus Mi: mink C: chicken Dm: D. melanogaster X: Xenopus Z: zebrafish B: bovine Dg: dog Pg: pig Sc: S. cerevisiae Ce: C. elegans Hr: horse GP: Guinea Pig Rab: rabbit All: all species expected

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BDNF Antibody

Western Blotting Image 1: BDNF Antibody Expand Image
Western blot analysis of extracts from 293T cells, untransfected or transfected with human BDNF protein (upper, lanes 1 and 2), or treated with human recombinant Human Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) #3897 protein, at the indicated levels, using BDNF Antibody (upper, lanes 3 and 4). Myc-Tag Antibody #2272 was used to show plasmid expression (middle). α-Actinin (D6F6) XP® Rabbit mAb #6487 was used as a loading control (lower).
Western Blotting Image 2: BDNF Antibody Expand Image
Western blot analysis was performed with different amounts of the mouse recombinant BDNF protein using BDNF Antibody.