Anti-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) Antibody
Our Anti-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) rabbit polyclonal primary antibody detects bovine, horse, human, mouse, pig, and rat Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP), and is whole serum. It is validated for use in ICC, IHC-Frozen, WB.



![Left: GFAP expression (green) in rat cerebellum section analyzed by Immunohistochemistry. The rabbit anti-GFAP antibody was used at 1:5,000 dilution. Section was co-stained with mouse antibody to MeCP2 (M-1809-100, red, 1:500). Blue: DAPI nuclear stain. IHC Method: Following transcardial perfusion of rat with 4% paraformaldehyde, brain was post-fixed for 1 hour, cut to 45 um, and free-floating sections were stained. The GFAP antibody stains the network of astrocytes and the processes of Bergmann glia in the molecular layer. The MeCP2 antibody specifically labels nuclei of certain neurons. Right: Western blot analysis of tissue lysates using rabbit polyclonal antibody to GFAP (green, 1:5,000). [1] protein standard, [2] rat brain, [3] rat spinal cord, [4] mouse brain, [5] mouse spinal cord. A strong band at about 50 kDa corresponds to the major isotype of the GFAP protein. Smaller isotypes and proteolytic fragments of GFAP are also detected on the blot.](http://www.antibodiesinc.com/cdn/shop/files/r-1374-50-ihc-wb_120x120.jpg?v=1759274392)
Mixed neuron-glial cultures stained with Rabbit polyclonal antibody to Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein R-1374-50 (red channel) and Chicken polyclonal antibody to Vimentin C-1409-50 (green channel). The fibroblastic cells contain only Vimentin and so are green, while astrocytes contain either Vimentin and GFAP, so appearing golden, or predominantly GFAP, in which case they appear red. Blue is nuclear DNA stain.
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SKU: R-1374-50
Product Details
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP)
GFAP is a 50 kDa intra-cytoplasmic filamentous protein of the cytoskeleton in astrocytes. During the development of the central nervous system, it is a cell-specific marker that distinguishes astrocytes from other glial cells. GFAP immunoreactivity has been shown in immature oligodendrocytes, epiglottic cartilage, pituicytes, papillary meningiomas, myoepithelial cells of the breast and in non-CNS: Schwann cells, salivary gland neoplasms, enteric glia cells, and metastasizing renal carcinomas.
Whole serum
Polyclonal
Mixed
ICC, IHC, WB
Rabbit
50 kDa
Recombinant full length human GFAP isotype 1 expressed in and purified from E. coli.
Human
Bovine, Horse, Human, Mouse, Pig, Rat
Spin vial briefly before opening. Reconstitute with 50 µL sterile-filtered, ultrapure water. Centrifuge to remove any insoluble material. After reconstitution of lyophilized antibody, aliquot and store at -20°C for a higher stability. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
Lyophilized
Lyophilized with sodium azide.
WB: 1:5000
IHC: 1:1000-1:5000
ICC: 1:1000-1:5000
IHC: 1:1000-1:5000
ICC: 1:1000-1:5000
Unconjugated
For research use only.
United States
12 months after date of receipt (unopened vial).
Astrocyte; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; GFAP;
25°C (ambient)