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Anti-POSTN antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution

Synonym(s):

Anti-OSF-2, Anti-Osteoblast-specific factor 2, Anti-PN, Anti-Periostin precursor

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

product line

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

species reactivity

human

enhanced validation

orthogonal RNAseq
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technique(s)

immunoblotting: 0.04-0.4 μg/mL
immunohistochemistry: 1:50-1:200

immunogen sequence

GLFINHYPNGVVTVNCARIIHGNQIATNGVVHVIDRVLTQIGTSIQDFIEAEDDLSSFRAAAITSDILEALGRDGHFTLFAPTNEAFEKLPRGVLERIMGDKVASEALMKYHILNTLQCSESIMGGAVFETLEG

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... POSTN(10631)

Immunogen

Periostin precursor recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

Application

Anti-POSTN antibody produced in rabbit, a Prestige Antibody, is developed and validated by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project . Each antibody is tested by immunohistochemistry against hundreds of normal and disease tissues. These images can be viewed on the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) site by clicking on the Image Gallery link. The antibodies are also tested using immunofluorescence and western blotting. To view these protocols and other useful information about Prestige Antibodies and the HPA, visit sigma.com/prestige.

Biochem/physiol Actions

POSTN (Periostin, osteoblast specific factor) is an oncofetal protein consisting of four internal repeat domains. It is a vitamin K dependent protein expressed in mesenchymal stromal cells. Specifically, it is highly expressed in the normal fetal tissues including aorta, stomach, lower gastrointestinal tract, placenta, uterus, and breast except normal ovarian tissues. It has been first identified in the osteoblast cells with heparin binding ability. In ovarian epithelial cells, it drives the cellular adhesion of α(V)β(3) integrin, but not β(1) integrins, as a ligand for promoting the cell motility. It has been suggested that carboxylated POSTN, produced by bone-derived cells of mesenchymal lineage may play an important role in extracellular matrix mineralization.

Features and Benefits

Prestige Antibodies® are highly characterized and extensively validated antibodies with the added benefit of all available characterization data for each target being accessible via the Human Protein Atlas portal linked just below the product name at the top of this page. The uniqueness and low cross-reactivity of the Prestige Antibodies® to other proteins are due to a thorough selection of antigen regions, affinity purification, and stringent selection. Prestige antigen controls are available for every corresponding Prestige Antibody and can be found in the linkage section.

Every Prestige Antibody is tested in the following ways:
  • IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
  • Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

Linkage

Corresponding Antigen APREST71337

Physical form

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

Legal Information

Prestige Antibodies is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Teming Zhang et al.
Cancer management and research, 11, 25-36 (2018-12-28)
Periostin is a protein from the Fascilin family. It is commonly present in normal tissues and is responsible for cell adhesion. Evidence has emerged showing that changes in periostin expression play an important role in tumor initiation, development, and progression.
Flavia Teodora Ioana Paunas et al.
BMC nephrology, 20(1), 410-410 (2019-11-16)
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) involves mesangial matrix expansion, but the proteomic composition of this matrix is unknown. The present study aimed to characterize changes in extracellular matrix in IgAN. In the present study we used mass spectrometry-based proteomics in order to
Mukundan Attur et al.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 29(10), 4107-4121 (2015-06-21)
We investigated the role of periostin, an extracellular matrix protein, in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA). In OA, dysregulated gene expression and phenotypic changes in articular chondrocytes culminate in progressive loss of cartilage from the joint surface. The molecular mechanisms
Alexandre Calon et al.
Nature genetics, 47(4), 320-329 (2015-02-24)
Recent molecular classifications of colorectal cancer (CRC) based on global gene expression profiles have defined subtypes displaying resistance to therapy and poor prognosis. Upon evaluation of these classification systems, we discovered that their predictive power arises from genes expressed by
Hyeon Jeong Oh et al.
Journal of pathology and translational medicine, 51(3), 306-313 (2017-04-14)
Tumor microenvironment has recently drawn attention in that it is related with tumor prognosis. Cancer-associated fibroblast also plays a critical role in cancer invasiveness and progression in colorectal cancers. Periostin (POSTN), originally identified to be expressed in osteoblasts and osteoblast-derived

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