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KLH Antibody (600-403-466) in WB
Western Blot of Rabbit anti-KLH (Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanine) antibody. Lane 1: molecular weight. Lane 2: reduced KLH. Load: 1 µg. Primary antibody: KLH antibody at 1:1000 for overnight at 4°C. Secondary antibody: HRP Goat-anti Rabbit secondary antibody at 1:40,000 for 45 min at RT. Block: 1% BSA-TBS overnight at 4°C. Predicted/Observed size: 350-390 kDa, 350-390 kDa for KLH. Other band(s): none.
Product Details
600-403-466
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Tested Dilution
Publications
Product Specifications
Species Reactivity
Tag
Host/Isotype
Rabbit
/ IgG
Class
Polyclonal
Type
Antibody
Immunogen
KLH (Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin
Conjugate
HRP
Form
Lyophilized
Concentration
1 mg/mL
Purification
Affinity chromatography
Storage buffer
0.02M potassium phosphate, pH 7.2, with 10mg/mL BSA, 0.15M NaCl
Contains
0.01% gentamicin sulfate
Storage conditions
Store at 4°C short term. For long term storage, store at -20°C, avoiding freeze/thaw cycles.
Shipping conditions
Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)
Product Specific Information
Store vial at 4° C prior to restoration. For extended storage aliquot contents and freeze at -20° C or below. Avoid cycles of freezing and thawing. Centrifuge product if not completely clear after standing at room temperature. This product is stable for several weeks at 4° C as an undiluted liquid. Dilute only prior to immediate use.
Assay by immunoelectrophoresis resulted in a single precipitin arc against anti-Peroxidase, anti-Rabbit Serum, and KLH.
Target Information
Keyhole limpet hemocyanin is an extremely large, heterogeneous glycosylated protein consisting of subunits with a molecular weight of 350,000 and 390,000 in aggregates with molecular weights of 4,500,000-13,000,000. Each domain of a KLH subunit contains two copper atoms that together bind a single oxygen molecule (O2). When oxygen is bound to hemocyanin, the molecule takes on a distinctive transparent, opalescent blue color. The KLH protein is potently immunogenic yet safe in humans and is therefore highly prized as a vaccine carrier protein. The large and highly glycosylated KLH protein cannot be reproduced synthetically. It is available only as a purified biological product from the Keyhole Limpet Megathura crenulata.Keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) is used extensively as a carrier protein in the production of for research, biotechnology and therapeutic applications. Haptens are substances with a low molecular weight such as peptides, small proteins and drug molecules that are generally not immunogenic and require the aid of a carrier protein to stimulate a response from the immune system in the form of antibody production.[2] KLH is the most widely employed carrier proteins for this purpose. KLH is an effective carrier protein for several reasons. Its large size and numerous epitopes generate a substantial immune response, and abundance of lysine residues for coupling haptens, allows a high hapten:carrier protein ratio increasing the likelihood of generating hapten-specific . In addition, because KLH is derived from the limpet, a gastropod, it is phylogenetically distant from mammalian proteins, thus reducing false positives in immunologically based research techniques in mammalian model organisms. KLH may also be a challenging molecule to work with because of its propensity to aggregate and precipitate. Aggregates remain immunogenic, but limit the ability to conjugate haptens and are difficult to manipulate in the laboratory.
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