GFAP, a class-III intermediate filament, is a cell-specific marker that, during the development of the central nervous system, distinguishes astrocytes from other glial cells.1) Bongcam-Rudloff E., Nister M., Betsholtz C., Wang J. -L., Stenman G., Huebner K., Croce C. M., Westermark B. Cancer Res. 51:1553-1560 (1991) Nielsen A. L., Holm I. E., Johansen M., Bonven B., Jorgensen P., Jorgensen A. L. J. Biol. Chem. 277:29983-29991 (2002)
Immunogen
GFAP antibody was raised against a peptide sequence around aa. 423~427 (E-S-K-Q-E) derived from Human GFAP.