| Fibrinogen is an abundant plasma protein (5-10uM) produced in the liver. The intact protein has a molecular weight of 340kD and is composed of 3 pairs of disulfide-bound polypeptide chains named Aalpha, Bbeta and gamma. Fibrinogen is a triglobular protein consisting of a central E domain and terminal D domains. Proteolysis by thrombin results in release of Fibrinopeptide A (FPA, Aa1-16) followed by Fibrinopeptide B (FPB, Bb1-14) and the fibrin monomers that result polymerize in a half-overlap fashion to form insoluble fibrin fibrils. The chains of fibrin are referred to as a, b and g, due to the removal of FPA and FPB. The polymerized fibrin is subsequently stabilized by the transglutaminase activated Factor XIII that forms amide linkages between g chains and, to a lesser extent, a chains of the fibrin molecules. Proteolysis of fibrinogen by plasmin initially liberates C-terminal residues from the Aa chain to produce fragment X (intact DE- D, which is still clottable). Fragment X is further degraded to nonclottable fragments Y (D-E) and D. Fragment Y can be digested into its constituent D and E fragments. Digestion of non-crosslinked fibrin with plasmin is very similar to the digestion of fibrinogen, which results in production of fragments D and E. Degradation of crosslinked fibrin by plasmin results in fragment DD (D-Dimer consisting of the D domains of 2 fibrin molecules crosslinked via the y chains), fragment E (central E domain) as well as DDE in which fragment E is non-covalently associated with DD. For human crosslinked fibrin, the relative weights of the cleavage fragments produced are: 184kD for fragment DD, 92kD for D, 50kD for E, 1.54kD for FPA and 1.57kD for FPB. |
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| Catalog # | F4200-07A |
| Applications | Suitable for use in ELISA and Western Blot. Other applications not tested. |
| Recommended Dilution | ELISA (standard sandwich): 1:10,000-1:50,000, 1ug of Fibrinogen was used with rabbit anti-goat (HRP) and ABTS (2,2'-azino-bis-[3-ethylbenthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid]) A0030 as a substrate for 30 minutes at RT. |
| Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher. |
| *Recommended Secondary Antibodies | I1904-28K: IgG, H&L (HRP) Pab RbxGt |
| I1904-28Q: IgG, H&L, X-Adsorbed (HRP) Pab RbxGt |
| Storage and Stability | May be stored at 4°C for short-term only. For long-term storage, store at -20°C. Aliquots are stable for at least 12 months at -20°C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer. |
| CAS Number | n/a |
| Clone Type | Polyclonal |
| Isotype | IgG |
| Host | Goat |
| Source | Human |
| Concentration | ~10mg/ml |
| Form | Supplied as a liquid in PBS, pH 7.2, 0.01% sodium azide, 40% glycerol. No stabilizing proteins added. |
| Purity | Purified by delipidation, salt fractionation and ion exchange chromatography. |
| Immunogen | Fibrinogen (Human Plasma). |
| Specificity | Assay by IEP resulted in a single precipitin arc against anti-goat serum as well as purified and partially purified fibrinogen. |
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| Important Note | This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications without the expressed written authorization of United States Biological. |
