DYKDDDDK Tag

Rabbit

IgG Polyclonal

Biotin

Affinity purified

Unmodified

This antibody was purified from whole rabbit serum prepared by repeated immunizations with the Enterokinase Cleavage Site (ECS) peptide DYKDDDDK (Asp-Tyr-Lys-Asp-Asp-Asp-Asp-Lys) conjugated to KLH using maleimide. Residues of glycine and cysteine were added to the carboxy terminal end to facilitate coupling. This antibody reacts with FLAG? conjugated proteins.

This antibody has reacted with all amino- terminal FLAG™ tagged proteins so far tested. In western blotting of bacterial extracts the antibody does not cross-react with endogenous proteins.

• IHC (1:1000 - 1:5000)
• Western blot (1:2000 - 1:10000)
• ELISA (1:10000 - 1:50000)

This antibody is optimally suited for monitoring the expression of DYKDDDDK tagged fusion proteins. As such, this antibody can be used to identify fusion proteins containing the DYKDDDDK epitope. The antibody recognizes the epitope tag fused to the carboxy or amino- terminus of targeted proteins. This antibody has been tested by ELISA and western blotting against both the immunizing peptide and DYKDDDDK containing recombinant proteins. Although not tested, this antibody is likely functional for immunoprecipitation and immunocytochemistry, and other immunodetection techniques. The epitope tag peptide sequence was first derived from the 11-amino-acid leader peptide of the gene-10 product from bacteriophage T7. Now the most commonly used hydrophilic octapeptide is DYKDDDDK. This polyclonal antibody to detect DYKDDDDK conjugated proteins binds DYKDDDDK containing fusion proteins with greater affinity than the widely used monoclonal M1, M2 and M5 clones, and shows greater sensitivity in most assays. Affinity purification of the polyclonal antibody results in very low background levels in assays and low cross-reactivity with other cellular proteins. The applications listed have been tested for the unconjugated form of this product. Other forms have not been tested.

Lyophilized from 10 mg/mL BSA (Protease and Ig free), 0.02 M Potassium Phosphate, pH 7.2, 0.15 M NaCl, 0.01% Sodium Azide

Reconstitute in 100 µL of deionized water.

Short term: store at 4°C. Long term: aliquot and store at -20°C. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

For research use only. Intended for use by laboratory professionals.

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