Background:  Extracellular glycoproteins fibrillin-1 and -2 are major components of connective tissue microfibrils. Fibrillin-2 containing microfibrils regulate the early process of elastic fiber assembly in tissue. Mutations in the fibrillin-2 gene resulting in impaired assembly of fibrillin-2 may lead to molecular congenital contractural arachnodactyly. Fibrillin-2 constitutes the backbone of microfibrils which insert directly into the lamina densa of basement membranes. Epithelial cells primarily deposit fibrillin into the extracellular matrix in a nonfibrillar form. Mutations in the 8-cysteine motif of Fibrillin-2 alters its binding to microfibril-associated glycoprotein-1 (MAGP-1), which may increase the severity of congenital contractural arachnodactyly.

Description: Rabbit polyclonal to Fibrillin 2

Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from Fibrillin 2

Specificity:  ·Reacts with Human, Mouse, Pig, Dog and Rat.

·Isotype: IgG

Application:  ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 350 kDa;

·Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin/frozen tissue section): 1/50-200;

·Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence: 1/100;

·Immunoprecipitation: 1/50;

·ELISA: 1/500;

·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.