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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Mouse

Applications

Flow Cytometry

Label

Alexa Fluor 700 (Excitation = 675-700 nm, Emission = 723 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Rat IgG1 Clone # 983802

Product Specifications

Specificity

Detects mouse Fibroblast Activation Protein  alpha/FAP in direct ELISAs.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Rat

Isotype

IgG1

Applications

Application
Recommended Usage

Flow Cytometry

0.25-1 µg/106 cells
Sample: C2C12 mouse myoblast cell line

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Reconstitution

Reconstitution default not known

Formulation

Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.

Background: Fibroblast Activation Protein alpha/FAP

FAP (also known as seprase) is a 95 kDa Type II transmembrane serine protease that is structurally related to dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV/CD26) (1, 2). Within the extracellular domain, mouse FAP shares 90% and 97% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with human and rat FAP, respectively (3, 4). Alternative splicing of mouse FAP generates isoforms with a 33 aa or 5 aa deletion in the extracellular juxtamembrane region (3). FAP is expressed on reactive stromal fibroblasts in tumor tissue and wound healing and on synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis (1, 5-7). It exhibits dipeptidyl peptidase activity with substrate specificity similar to DPPIV, which is specific for N-terminal Xaa-Pro sequences (5, 8). FAP is also an endopeptidase that can degrade Gelatin, Collagens I and IV, Fibronectin, and Laminin (1, 5, 8) as well as several peptide hormones (e.g. Neuropeptide Y, Brain Natriuretic Peptide, Substance P, Peptide YY, and Incretins) (9). The enzymatic activity is dependent on FAP association with DPPIV on the cell surface (5, 8, 10, 11). The matrix-dedgrading activity of FAP contributes to tumor cell migration and invasion (10-13). In addition, FAP can enhance tumor cell growth by limiting the development of anti-tumor immunity (14).

References

  1. Zi, F. et al. (2015) Mol. Med. Rep. 11:3203.
  2. Pineiro-Sanchez, M.L. et al. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272:7595.
  3. Niedermeyer, J. et al. (1997) Int. J. Cancer 71:383.
  4. Scanlan, M.J. et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:5657.
  5. Park, J.E. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:36505.
  6. Rettig, W.J. et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:3110.
  7. Bauer, S. et al. (2006) Arthritis Res. 8:R171.
  8. Aertgeerts, K. et al. (2005) J. Biol. Chem. 280:19441.
  9. Keane, F.M. et al. (2011) FEBS J. 278:1316.
  10. Ghersi, G. et al. (2006) Cancer Res. 66:4652.
  11. Ghersi, G. et al. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277:29231.
  12. Cheng, J.D. et al. (2005) Mol. Cancer Ther. 4:351.
  13. Cheng, J.D. et al. (2002) Cancer Res. 62:4767.
  14. Kraman, M. et al. (2010) Science 330:827.

Alternate Names

FAP, Seprase

Entrez Gene IDs

2191 (Human); 14089 (Mouse); 102134935 (Cynomolgus Monkey)

Gene Symbol

FAP

UniProt

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Product Specific Notices


This product is provided under an agreement between Life Technologies Corporation and R&D Systems, Inc, and the manufacture, use, sale or import of this product is subject to one or more US patents and corresponding non-US equivalents, owned by Life Technologies Corporation and its affiliates. The purchase of this product conveys to the buyer the non-transferable right to use the purchased amount of the product and components of the product only in research conducted by the buyer (whether the buyer is an academic or for-profit entity). The sale of this product is expressly conditioned on the buyer not using the product or its components (1) in manufacturing; (2) to provide a service, information, or data to an unaffiliated third party for payment; (3) for therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic purposes; (4) to resell, sell, or otherwise transfer this product or its components to any third party, or for any other commercial purpose. Life Technologies Corporation will not assert a claim against the buyer of the infringement of the above patents based on the manufacture, use or sale of a commercial product developed in research by the buyer in which this product or its components was employed, provided that neither this product nor any of its components was used in the manufacture of such product. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than research, contact Life Technologies Corporation, Cell Analysis Business Unit, Business Development, 29851 Willow Creek Road, Eugene, OR 97402, Tel: (541) 465-8300. Fax: (541) 335-0354.

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