catalog number :
MBS573001
products full name :
Rabbit anti Collagen IV
products short name :
Collagen IV
reactivity :
Bovine, Human, Rat, Swine
specificity :
Polyclonal type IV collagen recognizes the extracellular - basement membranes.
form :
Each vial contains 250ul polyclonal Serum including 0.09% sodium azide
storage stability :
Store at 4 degree C, or in small aliquots for prolonged storage at -20 degree C.
tested application :
Immunocytochemistry (IHC), Immunohistochemistry (IHC) (frozen), Immunohistochemistry (IHC) (paraffin), Western Blot (WB)
app notes :
Polyclonal type IV is useful for immunoblotting, immunocytochemistry on fixed cells (methanol fixation) and immunohistochemistry on frozen tissues (fixed in methanol, aceton or 1% paraformaldehyde) when using a PBS buffer containing 0.1 mM CaCl2 and 0.1 mM MgCl2. For immunohistochemistry on paraffin tissue the sections should be pretreated with 1 mg/ml pepsin in 0.01 N HCl for 30 minutes at room tempeRature. Optimal antibody dilution should be determined by titRation; 1:25 - 1:100 for immunohistochemistry with avidin-biotinylated Horseradish peroxidase complex (ABC) as detection reagent, and 1:100 - 1:1000 for immunoblotting appliCations.
other info1 :
Source Note: This polyclonal type IV collagen antibody is a Rabbit polyclonal antibody. The Rabbits were immunized with isolated Human type IV collagen. The immunogen has been isolated from Human placenta.
products description :
The extent of expression of the basement membrane component type IV collagen may be correlated with the degree of differentiation of basement membrane producing neoplasma. Neoplastic cells of invasive carcinomas often lack a continuous basement membrane. In diagnostic histopathology antibodies to type IV collagen may help to distinguish between non-invasive (benign or in situ) and invasive lesions. Furthermore the antiSerum is important in the differential diagnosis of bullous lesions in dermatopathology.
products references :
Visser, R., van der Beek, J.M.H., Havenith, M.G., Cleutjens, J.P.M. and Bosman, F.T. (1985). Immunocytochemical detection of basement membrane antigens in the histopathological evaluation of laryngeal dysplasia and neoplasia. Histopathology 10, 171-180. Cleutjens, J.P.M., Havenith, M.G., Kasper, M., Vallinga, M., and Bosman, F.T. (1990). Absence of type IV collagen in the centre of the corneal epithelial basement membrane. Histochemical Journal 22, 688-94. Havenith, M.G. et al. (1987). Human specific anti-type IV collagen monoclonal antibodies, characterisation and immunohistochemical appliCation. Histochemistry 87, 123-28. Schapers, R.F.M., Pauwels, R.P.E., Havenith, M.G., Smeets, A.W.G.B, van den Brandt and P.A. Bosman, F.T. (1990). Prognostic Significance of type IV collagen and laminin immunoreactivity in urothelial carcinomas of the bladder. Cancer 66, 2583-88.