Host: Rabbit

Target Protein: PEDF

IR: Immunogen Range:101-200/417

Clonality: Polyclonal

Isotype: IgG

Entrez Gene: 5176

Swiss Prot: P36955

Source: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from human PEDF:101-200/417 

Purification: affinity purified by Protein A

Storage: 0.01M TBS(pH7.4) with 1% BSA, 0.03% Proclin300 and 50% Glycerol. Shipped at 4℃. Store at -20 °C for one year. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

Background: Pigment epithelium derived factor, originally identified in conditioned medium of cultured human fetal retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells, is a neurotrophic protein that induces extensive neuronal differentiation in human Y79 retinoblastoma cells, a neoplastic counterpart of normal retinoblasts. It has been suggested that PEDF is synthesized by RPE cells and secreted into the retina interphotoreceptor matrix where it may influence development/differentiation of the neural retina. PEDF is a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis. As it does not undergo the S (stressed) to R (relaxed) conformational transition characteristic of active serpins, it exhibits no serine protease inhibitory activity. The PEDF gene is a member of the serpin gene family. Serpins are a group of serine protease inhibitors, some of which have also been reported to exhibit neurotrophic activity.