NF2/Merlin Antibody

• Catalog Number: orb570342
• Category: Antibodies
• Description: NF2/Merlin Antibody
• Species/Host: Rabbit
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Tested applications: ELISA, FC, ICC, IF, IHC, WB
• Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Isotype: Rabbit IgG
• Immunogen: E.coli-derived human NF2/Merlin recombinant protein (Position: K15-N565).
• Concentration: Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.
• Dilution range: Western blot, 0.1-0.5μg/ml, Human, Mouse, Rat Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Section), 0.5-1μg/ml, Human, Mouse, Rat, By Heat Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence, 2μg/ml, Human Flow Cytometry, 1-3μg/1x106 cells, Human Direct ELISA, 0.1-0.5μg/ml, Human
• Form/Appearance: Lyophilized
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• MW: 69 kDa
• UniProt ID: P35240
• Storage: Store at -20˚C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4˚C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20˚C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
• Alternative names: Merlin; Moesin-ezrin-radixin-like protein; Neurofi
• Note: For research use only
• Application notes: Tested Species: In-house tested species with positive results. By Heat: Boiling the paraffin sections in 10mM citrate buffer, pH6.0, for 20mins is required for the staining of formalin/paraffin sections. Other applications have not been tested. Optimal dilutions should be determined by end users. Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.
• Expiration Date: 12 months from date of receipt.

Western blot analysis of NF2/Merlin using anti-NF2/Merlin antibody (orb570342). Electrophoresis was performed on a 5-20% SDS-PAGE gel at 70V (Stacking gel)/90V (Resolving gel) for 2-3 hours. The sample well of each lane was loaded with 30 ug of sample under reducing conditions. Lane 1: human HepG2 whole cell lysates, Lane 2: human CACO-2 whole cell lysates, Lane 3: human U251 whole cell lysates, Lane 4: rat kidney tissue lysates, Lane 5: rat C6 whole cell lysates, Lane 6: mouse brain tissue lysates, Lane 7: mouse HEPA1-6 whole cell lysates. After electrophoresis, proteins were transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane at 150 mA for 50-90 minutes. Blocked the membrane with 5% non-fat milk/TBS for 1.5 hour at RT. The membrane was incubated with rabbit anti-NF2/Merlin antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody (Catalog # orb570342) at 0.5 μg/mL overnight at 4°C, then washed with TBS-0.1%Tween 3 times with 5 minutes each and probed with a goat anti-rabbit IgG-HRP secondary antibody at a dilution of 1:5000 for 1.5 hour at RT. The signal is developed using an Enhanced Chemiluminescent detection (ECL) kit (Catalog # orb90503) with Tanon 5200 system. A specific band was detected for NF2/Merlin at approximately 69 kDa. The expected band size for NF2/Merlin is at 70 kDa.

IHC analysis of NF2 using anti-NF2 antibody (orb570342). NF2 was detected in paraffin-embedded section of human mammary cancer tissues. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed in citrate buffer (pH6, epitope retrieval solution) for 20 mins. The tissue section was blocked with 10% goat serum. The tissue section was then incubated with 1μg/ml rabbit anti-NF2 Antibody (orb570342) overnight at 4°C. Biotinylated goat anti-rabbit IgG was used as secondary antibody and incubated for 30 minutes at 37°C. The tissue section was developed using Strepavidin-Biotin-Complex (SABC) (Catalog # orb90444) with DAB as the chromogen.

IHC analysis of NF2 using anti-NF2 antibody (orb570342). NF2 was detected in paraffin-embedded section of human intestinal cancer tissues. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed in citrate buffer (pH6, epitope retrieval solution) for 20 mins. The tissue section was blocked with 10% goat serum. The tissue section was then incubated with 1μg/ml rabbit anti-NF2 Antibody (orb570342) overnight at 4°C. Biotinylated goat anti-rabbit IgG was used as secondary antibody and incubated for 30 minutes at 37°C. The tissue section was developed using Strepavidin-Biotin-Complex (SABC) (Catalog # orb90444) with DAB as the chromogen.

IHC analysis of NF2 using anti-NF2 antibody (orb570342). NF2 was detected in paraffin-embedded section of mouse lung tissues. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed in citrate buffer (pH6, epitope retrieval solution) for 20 mins. The tissue section was blocked with 10% goat serum. The tissue section was then incubated with 1μg/ml rabbit anti-NF2 Antibody (orb570342) overnight at 4°C. Biotinylated goat anti-rabbit IgG was used as secondary antibody and incubated for 30 minutes at 37°C. The tissue section was developed using Strepavidin-Biotin-Complex (SABC) (Catalog # orb90444) with DAB as the chromogen.

IHC analysis of NF2 using anti-NF2 antibody (orb570342). NF2 was detected in paraffin-embedded section of rat intestine tissues. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed in citrate buffer (pH6, epitope retrieval solution) for 20 mins. The tissue section was blocked with 10% goat serum. The tissue section was then incubated with 1μg/ml rabbit anti-NF2 Antibody (orb570342) overnight at 4°C. Biotinylated goat anti-rabbit IgG was used as secondary antibody and incubated for 30 minutes at 37°C. The tissue section was developed using Strepavidin-Biotin-Complex (SABC) (Catalog # orb90444) with DAB as the chromogen.

IF analysis of NF2 using anti-NF2 antibody (orb570342) NF2 was detected in immunocytochemical section of U20S cell. Enzyme antigen retrieval was performed using IHC enzyme antigen retrieval reagent (orb90553) for 15 mins. The cells were blocked with 10% goat serum. And then incubated with 2μg/mL rabbit anti-NF2 Antibody (orb570342) overnight at 4°C. DyLight®488 Conjugated Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG was used as secondary antibody at 1:100 dilution and incubated for 30 minutes at 37°C. The section was counterstained with DAPI. Visualize using a fluorescence microscope and filter sets appropriate for the label used.

Flow Cytometry analysis of A549 cells using anti-NF2 antibody (orb570342). Overlay histogram showing A549 cells stained with orb570342 (Blue line). The cells were blocked with 10% normal goat serum. And then incubated with rabbit anti-NF2 Antibody (orb570342, 1μg/1x10^6 cells) for 30 min at 20°C. DyLight®488 conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG (5-10μg/1x10^6 cells) was used as secondary antibody for 30 minutes at 20°C. Isotype control antibody (Green line) was rabbit IgG (1μg/1x10^6) used under the same conditions. Unlabelled sample (Red line) was also used as a control.

Flow Cytometry analysis of HL-60 cells using anti-NF2 antibody (orb570342). Overlay histogram showing HL-60 cells stained with orb570342 (Blue line). The cells were blocked with 10% normal goat serum. And then incubated with rabbit anti-NF2 Antibody (orb570342, 1μg/1x10^6 cells) for 30 min at 20°C. DyLight®488 conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG (5-10μg/1x10^6 cells) was used as secondary antibody for 30 minutes at 20°C. Isotype control antibody (Green line) was rabbit IgG (1μg/1x10^6) used under the same conditions. Unlabelled sample (Red line) was also used as a control.