
VersicanMonoclonalAntibody
Versican(chondroitinsulfateproteoglycan
2)isalargeextracellularmatrixproteo-glycaninvolvedincellgrowth
anddifferentiation.Versicancontainshyaluronicacidandglycosaminoglycan-bindingdomains,epidermalgrowthfactor-likerepeats,aLectin-likesequence,andacomplementregulatoryprotein-likedomain.Splicevariantsdiffergreatlyinlengthanddegreeofmodificationbyglycoaminoglycanchains.AccumulationaroundsmoothmusclecellsinatheroscleroticlesionssuggestsaroleforVersicaninatherogenesis.
ThisantibodyrecognizesmouseandratVersican.
Immunoblotting:useat1ug/ml.Predictedmolecularweightis>350kDa.
Positivecontrol:Mousebrainlysate.Thesearerecommendedconcentrations.Usershoulddetermineoptimalconcentrationsfortheirapplication.
DiluteinPBSormediumwhichisidenticaltothatusedintheassaysystem.
Thisantibodyisstableforatleastone(1)yearat-20oC.Avoidrepeatedfreezingandthawing.
Forinvitroinvestigationaluseonly.Notforuseintherapeuticordiagnosticprocedures.