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Applications:

WB

REACTIVITY:

H

SENSITIVITY:

Endogenous

MW (kDa):

55

SOURCE:

Rabbit

UniProt ID:

#P02675

Entrez-Gene Id:

2244

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

Fibrinogen beta chain Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total fibrinogen beta chain protein. This antibody does not cross-react with either fibrinogen Aα or fibrinogen γ proteins.

Species Reactivity:

Human

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Asn190 of human fibrinogen beta chain protein. Antibodies are purified by peptide affinity chromatography.

Background

Fibrinogen is a large, multimeric plasma glycoprotein that is constitutively synthesized by liver hepatocytes. As a key component of blood clots, fibrinogen plays a central role in hemostasis and thrombosis. In total, six polypeptide chains (2Aα, 2Bβ, and 2γ) are produced intracellularly in a coordinated manner, which are then covalently linked together by a network of disulfide bonds to form a fibrinogen heterohexamer (1). Research studies have shown that expression of the three fibrinogen genes is upregulated as part of the acute phase inflammatory response (2,3).

Upon engagement of the clotting cascade, thrombin-mediated cleavage of the fibrinogen Aα and Bβ chains creates fibrin monomers and a platform for the polymerization of fibrin monomers into protofibrils and an insoluble web of stable fibrin fibers (4,5). Whereas thrombin is the enzyme that drives fibrin polymerization and clot formation, plasmin is the enzymatic counterpart that facilitates fibrinolysis and clot breakdown (6).

In addition to its position as a central node in the normal coagulation cascade, dysregulated fibrin deposition has been observed in pathological conditions such as cancer and viral infection (7,8).

  1. Chapin, J.C. and Hajjar, K.A. (2015) Blood Rev 29, 17-24.
  2. Dalmon, J. et al. (1993) Mol Cell Biol 13, 1183-93.
  3. Huber, P. et al. (1990) J Biol Chem 265, 5695-701.
  4. Lord, S.T. (2011) Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 31, 494-9.
  5. Yang, Z. et al. (2000) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 97, 14156-61.
  6. Cesarman-Maus, G. and Hajjar, K.A. (2005) Br J Haematol 129, 307-21.
  7. Fernandez, P.M. et al. (2004) Semin Thromb Hemost 30, 31-44.
  8. Merad, M. and Martin, J.C. (2020) Nat Rev Immunol 20, 355-362.

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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Fibrinogen beta chain Antibody

Western Blotting Image 1: Fibrinogen beta chain Antibody Expand Image
Western blot analysis of extracts from various cell lines using Fibrinogen beta chain Antibody (upper) and β-Actin (D6A8) Rabbit mAb #8457 (lower). As expected, fibrinogen beta chain protein is not detected in either DU 145 or HUVEC cells.
Western Blotting Image 2: Fibrinogen beta chain Antibody Expand Image
Western blot analysis of extracts from 293T cells, mock transfected (-) or transfected (+) with constructs expressing Myc/DDK-tagged full-length human fibrinogen alpha chain protein (hFGA-Myc/DDK), Myc/DDK-tagged full-length human fibrinogen beta chain protein (hFGB-Myc/DDK), and Myc/DDK-tagged full-length human fibrinogen gamma chain protein (hFGG-Myc/DDK), using Fibrinogen beta chain Antibody (upper), DYKDDDDK Tag Antibody #2368 (middle), and β-Actin (D6A8) Rabbit mAb #8457 (lower).