Human INHBA Antibody

Catalog #: AF10024 Datasheet / COA / SDS

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AF10024-100
AF10024-SP

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Human INHBA Antibody Summary

Species Reactivity

Human

Specificity

Detects human Inhibin beta A chain in direct ELISAs. In sandwich immunoassays, this antibody detects human Inhibin A when paired with the Inhibin alpha chain antibody, Catalog # MAB338.

Source

Polyclonal Goat IgG

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Immunogen

Chinese hamster ovary cell line CHO-derived recombinant human INHBA

Formulation

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

Label

Unconjugated

Applications

Recommended Concentration

Sample

ELISA

This antibody functions as an Inhibin A ELISA detection antibody when paired with Mouse Anti-Human Inhibin Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # MAB338).

This product is intended for assay development on various assay platforms requiring antibody pairs.

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

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Preparation and Storage

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 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: INHBA

Activin and Inhibin are members of the TGF-beta superfamily of cytokines and are involved in a wide range of biological processes including tissue morphogenesis and repair, fibrosis, inflammation, neural development, hematopoiesis, reproductive system function, and carcinogenesis (1‑7). Activin and Inhibin are produced as precursor proteins. Their amino terminal propeptides are proteolytically cleaved and facilitate formation of disulfide-linked dimers of the bioactive proteins (8, 9). Activins are nonglycosylated homodimers or heterodimers of various beta subunits ( beta A, beta B, beta C, and beta E in mammals), while Inhibins are heterodimers of a unique alpha subunit and one of the beta subunits. Activin A is a widely expressed homodimer of two beta A chains. The beta A subunit can also heterodimerize with a beta B or beta C subunit to form Activin AB and Activin AC, respectively (10). The 14 kDa mature human beta A chain shares 100% amino acid sequence identity with bovine, feline, mouse, porcine, and rat beta A. Activin A exerts its biological activities by binding to the type 2 serine/threonine kinase Activin RIIA which then noncovalently associates with the type 1 serine/threonine kinase Activin RIB/ALK-4 (7, 11). Signaling through this receptor complex leads to Smad activation and regulation of activin-responsive gene transcription (7, 11). The bioactivity of Activin A is regulated by a variety of mechanisms (11). BAMBI, Betaglycan, and Cripto are cell-associated molecules that function as decoy receptors or limit the ability of Activin A to induce receptor complex assembly (12‑14). The intracellular formation of Activin A can be prevented by the incorporation of the beta A subunit into Activin AC or Inhibin A (3, 10). And the bioavailability of Activin A is restricted by its incorporation into inactive complexes with alpha 2-Macroglobulin, Follistatin, and FLRG (15, 16).

References

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Long Name

Inhibin Subunit Beta A

Entrez Gene IDs

3624 (Human); 16323 (Mouse); 29200 (Rat)

Alternate Names

Activin Beta A; Activin beta-A chain; beta A (activin A, activin AB alpha polypeptide); EDF; erythroid differentiation factor; Erythroid differentiation protein; follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing protein; FRP; FSH-releasing protein; INHBA; inhibin beta A chain; Inhibin Beta A; Inhibin Subunit Beta A; inhibin, beta A; Inhibin, beta-1