Product Information
Contents: Affinity Purified anti-mouse/human Gata-3 (Gata3)
Catalog Number: 14-9966
Sizes: 25 ug, 100 ug
Formulation: Phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.2, less than or equal to 0.09% NaN3
Storage Conditions: Store at 4°C. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
Clone: TWAJ
Isotype: Rat IgG2b, k
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Western blot using 2 µg/mLPurified TWAJ (anti-mouse/human Gata-3) and revealed with HRP anti-rat IgG. Lane 1: 3 day anti-CD3/CD28 stimulated human CD4 cells, 2: 6 day Th2 polarized cultured human cells, 3: Jurkat cell line, 4: MCF7 cell line
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Description
The monoclonal antibody TWAJ recognizes mouse and human Gata-3, a member of the Gata family of transcription factors. Gata-3 is a T cell specific transcription factor shown to be important for thymic development and Th2 differentiation. Expression during embryonic development is found in the central nervous system, skin, mammary glands and kidney. It’s expression is critical as Gata-3 knock-out mice survive to only day 11.5. It’s role in thymic development is essential for T cell commitment and survival. In the thymus expression is found mainly on the CD4 single positive cells. In Th2 differentiation Gata-3 binds the IL-4 promoter and the presence of Gata-3 represses T-bet expression, and hence Th1 differentiation.
Alternative splice variants have been reported especially in the MCF7 cell line. The TWAJ anti-mouse/human Gata-3 antibody will recognize both forms (50 and 45kDa) of the protein.
Staining with the TWAJ anti-mouse/human Gata-3 antibody requires the use of the Foxp3 buffers.
Applications Reported
For research use only, not for diagnostic or therapeutic use. This TWAJ antibody has been reported for use in immunoblotting (WB) and immunocytochemistry.
Applications Tested
This TWAJ antibody has been tested by western blotting of Th2 polarized human or mouse CD4 T cells or MCF7 cell line. This can be used at less than or equal to 2 μg/ml. It is recommended that the antibody be carefully titrated for optimal performance in the assay of interest.
References
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