Application

Anti-von Willebrand Factor, Cat. No. AB7356, is a rabbit polyclonal antibody that detects von Willebrand Factor and has been tested for use in ELISA, Immunohistochemistry, and Western Blotting.

Research CategoryCell Structure

Immunohistochemistry Analysis: A representative lot detected von Willebrand Factor in Immunohistochemistry applications.

ELISA Analysis: A representative lot detected von Willebrand Factor in ELISA applications.

Immunohistochemistry Analysis: A 1:250-1,000 dilution from a representative lot detected von Willebrand Factor in human cerebral cortex, mouse hippocampus, rat cerebellum and human tonsil tissue sections.

Research Sub CategoryECM Proteins

Disclaimer

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General description

This Anti-von Willebrand Factor Antibody is validated for use in ELISA, Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for the detection of von Willebrand Factor.

von Willebrand factor (UniProt: P04275; also known as vWF) is encoded by the VWF (also known as F8VWF) gene (Gene ID:7450) in human. vWF is a multimeric plasma glycoprotein that is synthesized by endothelial cells and plays an important in the maintenance of hemostasis. It is synthesized with a signal peptide (aa 1-22), which is subsequently cleaved off in the mature form. vWF is known to promote adhesion of platelets to the sites of vascular injury by forming a molecular bridge between sub-endothelial collagen matrix and platelet-surface receptor complex GPIb-IX-V. vWF also acts as a chaperone for coagulation factor VIII, delivering it to the site of injury, stabilizing its heterodimeric structure and protecting it from premature clearance from plasma. Mutations in VWF gene are linked to von Willebrand diseases 1-3 that are common hemorrhagic disorders caused by impaired platelet aggregation. Two isoforms of vWF have been described that are produced by alternative splicing.

Immunogen

Human von Willebrand Factor purified from plasma.

Legal Information

CHEMICON is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Other Notes

Concentration: Please refer to the Certificate of Analysis for the lot-specific concentration.

Physical form

Protein A purified

Purified rabbit immunoglobulin in buffer containing 0.02 M PBS pH 7.6, 0.25 M NaCl with 0.1% sodium azide.

Format: Purified

Quality

Immunohistochemistry(paraffin):
Representative images from a previous lot.
Rabbit anti-vWF (AB7356) staining of Human Cerebral Cortex. Tissue pretreated with Citrate Buffer, ph 6.0, anti-vWF at 20 μg/mL, IHC-Select Detection with HRP-DAB.

Specificity

AB7356 is specific for vWF by ELISA against the human protein and by immunohistochemistry. The antibody is reactive in paraffin embedded tissues on human, rat, and mouse. Other species not tested. Antibody has not been evaluated by western blot analysis for reactivity to vWF.

Storage and Stability

Stable for 1 year at 2-8°C from date of receipt.

Target description

250 kDa