Purified Human anti-VASA/DDX4

BD Pharmingen™ Purified Human anti-VASA/DDX4

Name: Purified Human anti-VASA/DDX4
Brand: Purified Human anti-VASA/DDX4
SKU: 560189

Clone R11-A3 (RUO)

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Western Blot analysis of VASA/DDX4 in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cell line. Lysate from ES-E14TG2a cells (ATCC CRL-1821) was probed with Purified Human anti-VASA/DDX4 Fab at titrations of 0.25 (lanes 1), 0.125 (lanes 2), and 0.062 µg/ml (lanes 3). VASA/DDX4 is identified as a band of 76 kDa in the mouse ES cells.

Western Blot validation of VASA/DDX4 by RNAi in mouse ES cell line. Lysates from ES-E14TG2a cells (24 hour, lane 1, and 48 hour, lane 2) and VASA/DDX4 RNAi-transfected ES-E14TG2a cells (24 hour, lane 2, and 48 hour, lane 4) were probed with Purified Human anti-VASA/DDX4 Fab at 1.0 µg/ml. Down-regulation of VASA/DDX4 expression is evident in the RNAi-transfected cells. Purified Mouse anti-Actin monoclonal antibody (Cat. No. 612656 or 612657, 1:2000) was the gel-loading control.

VASA/DDX4 staining on human (left column) and mouse (right column) testes. Following antigen retrieval with BD Retrievagen A buffer (Cat. no. 550524), the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections were stained with either Purified Human anti-VASA/DDX4 Fab (top row) or a control Fab specific for an irrelevant antigen (bottom row), with Hematoxylin counterstaining. VASA/DDX4 is detected in spermatids and spermatocytes in the seminiferous tubules. Original magnification: 20X.

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Product Details

Brand: BD Pharmingen™

Alternative Name: DDX4

Reactivity: Mouse (QC Testing), Human (Reactivity Confirmed in Development)

Isotype: Human Ig, λ

Immunogen: immunogen is NA for phage display technology

Application: Western blot (Routinely Tested), Immunohistochemistry-formalin (antigen retrieval required) (Tested During Development)

Target Molecular Weight: 76 kDa

Concentration: 0.5 mg/ml

RRID: AB_1645336

Storage Buffer: Aqueous buffered solution containing ≤0.09% sodium azide.

Regulatory Status: RUO

Preparation And Storage

The recombinant Fab was purified from tissue culture supernatant by affinity chromatography. Store undiluted at 4°C.

Recommended Assay Procedures

We recommend Monoclonal ANTI-FLAG® M2-Peroxidase (Sigma-Aldrich, Cat. No. A8592) for use as a second-step reagent for western blots and immunohistochemistry.

Product Notices

Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.
Caution: Sodium azide yields highly toxic hydrazoic acid under acidic conditions. Dilute azide compounds in running water before discarding to avoid accumulation of potentially explosive deposits in plumbing.

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Antibody Details

R11-A3

The R11-A3 Fab reacts with a protein of the Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD) box (DDX) family that is homologous to the VASA protein of Drosophila. The VASA/DDX4 gene is conserved in invertebrate and vertebrate species, and its expression is germ cell specific. In the human, VASA/DDX4 is expressed in fetal and adult germ cells, both male and female, but not in other fetal and adult tissues. Studies of VASA/DDX4 expression in various types of tumors suggest that expression of VASA/DDX4 is a useful biomarker for germ cell cancers.

The R11-A3 Fab was selected by screening a human Fab phage display library (Hoet et al.) licensed from Dyax Corp (Cambridge, MA) with immobilized recombinant human VASA/DDX4 protein.

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Format Details

Purified

Tissue culture supernatant is purified by either protein A/G or affinity purification methods. Both methods yield antibody in solution that is free of most other soluble proteins, lipids, etc. This format provides pure antibody that is suitable for a number of downstream applications including: secondary labeling for flow cytometry or microscopy, ELISA, Western blot, etc.

Format: Purified

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Development References (6)

Abdelhaleem M. RNA helicases: regulators of differentiation. Clin Biochem. 2005; 38:499-503. (Biology: Western blot, Immunohistochemistry-formalin (antigen retrieval required)).
Castrillon DH, Quade BJ, Wang TY, Quigley C, Crum CP. The human VASA gene is specifically expressed in the germ cell lineage. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000; 97(17):9585-9590. (Biology: Western blot, Immunohistochemistry-formalin (antigen retrieval required)).
Chu DS, Liu H, Nix P, et al. Sperm chromatin proteomics identifies evolutionarily conserved fertility factors. Nature. 2006; 443:101-105. (Biology: Western blot, Immunohistochemistry-formalin (antigen retrieval required)).
Clark AT, Bodnar MS, Fox M, et al. Spontaneous differentiation of germ cells from human embryonic stem cell in vitro. Hum Mol Genet. 2004; 13(7):727-739. (Biology: Western blot, Immunohistochemistry-formalin (antigen retrieval required)).
Hoet RM, Cohen EH, Kent RB, et al. Generation of high-affinity human antibodies by combining donor-derived and synthetic complementarity-determining-region diversity. Nat Biotechnol. 2005; 23(3):344-348. (Methodology: Western blot, Immunohistochemistry-formalin (antigen retrieval required)). View Reference
Zeeman AM, Stoop H, Boter M, et al. VASA is a specific marker for both normal and malignant human germ cells. Lab Invest. 2002; 82(2):159-166. (Biology: Western blot, Immunohistochemistry-formalin (antigen retrieval required)). View Reference

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