• Species Reactivity

  Rat

• Specificity

  Detects rat MMP-8 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, 100% cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse MMP-8 and 50% cross-reactivity with recombinant human MMP-8 is observed.

• Source

  Monoclonal Mouse IgG    ₁ Clone # 400102

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

• Immunogen

  Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant rat MMP-8    
  Leu21-Pro466    
  Accession # O88766

• Formulation

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

• Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Western Blot

  1 µg/mL

  Recombinant Rat MMP‑8 (Catalog # )

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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

• Reconstitution

  Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

• Stability & Storage

  Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.

• 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

• 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: MMP-8

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc and calcium dependent endopeptidases with the combined ability to degrade all the components of the extracellular matrix. MMP-8 (neutrophil collagenase, collagenase 2) is expressed in neutrophils, where it is stored in specific granules. MMP-8 release from the neutrophils is stimulated by various factors such as interleukins 1 and 8, TNF-alpha and GM-CSF. MMP-8 is capable of cleaving types I, II, and III triple-helical collagen, gelatin peptides, fibronectin, proteoglycans, aggrecan, serpins, beta -casein, and peptides such as angiotensin and substance P. In addition to its function in phagocytosis, MMP-8 has a high capacity for infiltrating connective tissue and is implicated in the breakdown of the extracellular matrix in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Structurally, MMP-8 consists of several domains: a pro-domain that is cleaved upon activation, a catalytic domain containing the zinc-binding site, a short hinge region, and a hemopexin-like domain (1). The amino acid sequence of rat MMP-8 shares 91%, 75% and 73% identity with that of mouse, dog and human, respectively.

• References:

1. Tschesche, T. et al. (2004) Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes (eds. A.J. Barrett et al.) p.480, Academic Press, San Diego.

• Long Name:

  Matrix Metalloproteinase 8

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  4317 (Human); 17394 (Mouse); 63849 (Rat)

• Alternate Names:

  CLG1HNC; Collagenase 2; EC 3.4.24; EC 3.4.24.34; matrix metallopeptidase 8 (neutrophil collagenase); matrix metalloproteinase 8 (neutrophil collagenase); Matrix metalloproteinase-8; MMP8; MMP-8; neutrophil collagenase; PMNL collagenase; PMNL-CL