Production of Monoclonal Antibody against Human Nestin.

ABSTRACT: We have employed a peptide-based antibody generation protocol for producing antibody against human nestin. Using a 12-mer synthetic peptide from repetitive region of human nestin protein devoid of any N- or O-glyco-sylation sequences, we generated a mouse monoclonal antibody capable of recognizing human, mouse, bovine, and rat nestin. A wide variety of nestin proteins ranging from 140-250 kDa was detected by this antibody. This antibody is highly specific and functional in applications such as ELISA, flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, and Western blot assays.

SUBMITTER: Hadavi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558152 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature