• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Detects human HGF in Western blots. In Western blots, no-cross reactivity with recombinant mouse HGF or recombinant canine HGF is observed.

• Source

  Monoclonal Mouse IgG    ₁ Clone # 24612

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

• Immunogen

  S. frugiperda insect ovarian cell line     Sf 21-derived recombinant human HGF    
  Gln32-Ser728    
  Accession # P14210

• Formulation

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied as a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS.

• Endotoxin Level

  <0.10 EU per 1 μg of the antibody by the LAL method.  

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Western Blot

  1 μg/mL

  See below

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• Neutralization

  Measured by its ability to neutralize HGF-induced proliferation in the 4MBr?5 rhesus monkey epithelial cell line. The Neutralization Dose (ND    ₅₀) is typically 0.1-0.3 μg/mL in the presence of 100 ng/mL Recombinant Human HGF.

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Reconstitution

  Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

• Stability & Storage

  Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.

• 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

• 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: HGF

HGF, also known as Hepatopoietin A and Scatter Factor, is a liver- and fibroblast-derived soluble protein. It interacts with HGF R to promote mitogenesis and morphogenesis of endothelial and epithelial cells.

• Long Name:

  Hepatocyte Growth Factor

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  3082 (Human); 15234 (Mouse); 403441 (Canine)

• Alternate Names:

  deafness, autosomal recessive 39; DFNB39; EC 3.4.21; EC 3.4.21.7; fibroblast-derived tumor cytotoxic factor; F-TCF; hepatocyte growth factor (hepapoietin A; scatter factor); Hepatopoeitin-A; Hepatopoietin A; HGF; HGFB; HPTAhepatocyte growth factor; lung fibroblast-derived mitogen; Scatter factor; SF; SFhepatopoeitin-A