c-Fos

The FOS gene and protein were originally identified as the transforming element in a viral oncogene. The transforming protein was named v-FOS, for viral FOS, and the normal cellular non-transforming proto-oncogene was called c-FOS, for cellular FOS The c-FOS protein is a normal gene acting as an on/off switch controlling the expression of many other genes. Since c-FOS expression is induced in neurons which are rapidly firing action potentials, appropriate c-Fos antibodies can be used to identify activated neurons in tissues.

RA22146 was made against recombinant full length human c-FOS expressed in and purified from E. coli. It can be used to identify activated cells in cell culture and in sections and to follow c-FOS expression in western blots of cell and tissue homogenates.

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• Fresh Antibodies for Fall Research