• Species Reactivity

  Human, Mouse

• Specificity

  Detects human MYF-5 in direct ELISAs.

• Source

  Monoclonal Mouse IgG2a Clone # 593128

• Immunogen

  E. coli-derived recombinant human MYF-5    
  Met1-Leu255    
  Accession # P13349

• Formulation

  Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

• Label

  Alexa Fluor 647

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry

  0.25-1 µg/10    ⁶ cells

  C2C12 mouse myoblast cell line fixed with paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with saponin

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Preparation and Storage

• Shipping

  The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

• Stability & Storage

  Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.

Background: MYF-5

MYF-5 (Myogenic Factor 5), also known as bHLHc2, is a 37-39 kDa transcriptional activator that belongs to the bHLH superfamily of myogenic regulatory factors. It is found in embryonic skeletal muscle progenitors and neurons, and is induced by SHH and Wnt1. Expression of MYF-5 protein prompts nonmuscle cells to adopt a muscle precursor phenotype. Notably, neurons appear to block MYF-5 accumulation, thus preserving their unique phenotype. MYF-5 forms heterodimers with multiple molecules. When complexed to I-mfa, MYF-5 is retained in the cytoplasm and is inactive; when complexed to E12, MYF-5 is transcriptionally active. Phosphorylation regulates MYF-5 stability. Human MYF-5 is 255 amino acids (aa) in length. It contains one myogenic basic region (aa 1-83) followed by an HLH motif (aa 96-135). Full-length human MYF-5 (aa 1-255) shares 89% aa sequence identity with mouse MYF-5.

• Long Name:

  Myogenic Regulatory Factor 5

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  4617 (Human); 17877 (Mouse); 299766 (Rat)

• Alternate Names:

  bHLHc2; bHLHc2Class C basic helix-loop-helix protein 2; MYF5; MYF-5; myogenic factor 5