Anti-Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) Antibody (7G7)
Our Anti-Myelin basic protein (MBP) mouse monoclonal primary antibody detects bovine, human, and rat Myelin basic protein (MBP), and is IgG. It is validated for use in ICC, IHC-Frozen, WB.
![Image shows rat mixed neuron/glial cultures stained with Mouse monoclonal antibody to Myelin Basic Protein [7G7] M-1384-50 (red). Blue is a DNA stain. Note that this antibody stains an oligodendrocyte and some membrane shed from this cell. Other cells in the field include neurons, astrocytes, microglia and fibroblasts, all of which are completely negative.](http://www.antibodiesinc.com/cdn/shop/files/m-1384-50-ihc_120x120.jpg?v=1759274359)

![Left: Staining of rat hippocampal section with mouse antibody to myelin basic protein (MBP, 1:5,000, green) by Immunohistochemistry. NF-H was co-stained with R-1389-50 (1:2,000, red). The MBP antibody stains oligodendrocyte cell bodies and the myelin sheathes around axons, while the NF-H antibody labels the axons themselves. Right: Western blot analysis of tissue lysates using mouse antibody to MBP (1:20,000, green): [1] protein standard, [2] rat brain, [3] rat spinal cord, [4] rat sciatic nerve, [5] mouse brain, [6] mouse spinal cord. Multiple bands between 14-22 kDa are alternate transcripts of MBP. Other bands are proteolytic fragments of the MBP protein.](http://www.antibodiesinc.com/cdn/shop/files/m-1384-50-ihc-wb_120x120.jpg?v=1759274359)
Image shows rat mixed neuron/glial cultures stained with Mouse monoclonal antibody to Myelin Basic Protein [7G7] M-1384-50 (red). Blue is a DNA stain. Note that this antibody stains an oligodendrocyte and some membrane shed from this cell. Other cells in the field include neurons, astrocytes, microglia and fibroblasts, all of which are completely negative.
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SKU: M-1384-50
Product Details
Myelin basic protein (MBP)
Myelin is a membrane characteristic of the nervous tissue and functions as an insulator to increase the velocity of the stimuli being transmitted between a nerve cell body and its target. Myelin isolated from human and bovine nervous tissue is composed of approximately 80% lipid and 20% protein, and 30% of the protein fraction constitutes myelin basic protein (MBP). MBP is an 'intrinsically unstructured' protein with a high proportion (approximately 75%) of random coil, but postulated to have core elements of beta-sheet and alpha-helix. MBP is a major protein in CNS myelin and is expressed specifically in the nervous system. A detailed immunochemical examination of monoclonal and polyclonal antibody responses to MBP and its peptides has revealed the existence of as many as 27 antigenic determinants, many of them conformational. Topological mapping of the potential antigenic determinants onto a model of MBP secondary structure places these determinants within 11 separate regions of the molecule, including those portions that have been found to be encephalitogenic. The message for myelin basic protein is selectively translocated to the ends of the cell processes. Immunization with myelin-associated antigens including MBP significantly promotes recovery after spinal cord contusion injury in the rat model. FUNCTION: Is, with PLP, the most abundant protein component of the myelin membrane in the CNS. Has a role in both the formation and stabilization of this compact multilayer arrangement of bilayers. Each splice variant and charge isomer may have a specialized function in the assembly of an optimized, biochemically functional myelin membrane (By similarity). SUBUNIT: Homodimer (By similarity). SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Myelin membrane; peripheral membrane protein; cytoplasmic side. Cytoplasmic side of myelin. TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Found in both the central and the peripheral nervous system.
IgG
Monoclonal
7G7
IgG
ICC, IHC, WB
Mouse
21.5 kDa and 18.5 kDa
Three peptide sequences conserved in higher verterbrate MBP protein.
Bovine
Bovine, Human, Rat
Spin vial briefly before opening. Reconstitute with 50 µL sterile-filtered, ultrapure water to achieve a 1 mg/mL concentration. 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
Protein G purified
Lyophilized from PBS buffer pH 7.2-7.6 with 0.1% trehalose, and sodium azide
WB: 1:5000-1:10000
IHC: 1:500-1:1000
ICC: 1:500-1:1000
IHC: 1:500-1:1000
ICC: 1:500-1:1000
IH(P) 1:500-1:1000 and Flow Cytometry (~2 ug per10^6 cells). Material should not be over fixed; 2-3 hour post-fixing time is recommended. Long fixations can effect reactivity. In paraffin citrate acid treatment for antigen recovery is recommended.
Unconjugated
The specificity of this antibody has been confirmed by WB. This antibody stains bands around 21.5 kDa and 18.5 kDa. A suitable control tissue is rat spinal cord or peripheral nerve homogenate. The major isoforms of MBP run as a closely spaced double of 22 kDa and 18 kDa. Human, rat.
For research use only.
United States
12 months after date of receipt (unopened vial).
Myelin Basic Protein; Myelin A1 protein; Myelin membrane encephalitogenic protein; MBP;
25°C (ambient)