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Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] is a rabbit recombinant monoclonal antibody that is used to detect BDNF in Flow cytometry (Intra), ICC/IF, IHC-Fr, IHC-P, Western blot. Suitable for Human, Mouse, Rat samples.

- Cited in over 480 publications
- Using biophysical QC, antibody identity is confirmed at a molecular level for unrivaled batch-batch consistency
- Antibody clone EPR1292 is the most widely used clone for BDNF on the market


Images

Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (AB108319), expandable thumbnail
  • Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (AB108319), expandable thumbnail
  • Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (AB108319), expandable thumbnail
  • Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (AB108319), expandable thumbnail
  • Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (AB108319), expandable thumbnail

Publications

Key facts

Isotype
IgG
Host species
Rabbit
Storage buffer

pH: 7.2 - 7.4
Preservative: 0.01% Sodium azide
Constituents: 59% PBS, 40% Glycerol (glycerin, glycerine), 0.05% BSA

Form
Liquid
Clonality
Monoclonal

Immunogen

  • The exact immunogen used to generate this antibody is proprietary information.

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Reactivity data

Select an application
Product promiseTestedExpectedPredictedNot recommended
IHC-PWBICC/IFIHC-FrFlow Cyt (Intra)
Human
Tested
Tested
Tested
Tested
Tested
Mouse
Expected
Tested
Expected
Tested
Expected
Rat
Expected
Tested
Expected
Tested
Expected
Transfected cell line - Human
Not recommended
Tested
Not recommended
Not recommended
Not recommended

Tested
Tested

Species
Human
Dilution info
1/500
Notes

The mouse and rat recommendation is based on the WB results. We do not guarantee IHC-P for mouse and rat.

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Heat up to 98 degrees C, below boiling, and then let cool for 10-20 min.

For unpurified use at 1/100 - 1/250 dilution.

Perform heat-mediated antigen retrieval before commencing with IHC staining protocol.

Expected
Expected

Species
Mouse, Rat
Dilution info
Use at an assay dependent concentration.
Notes

-

Not recommended
Not recommended

Species
Transfected cell line - Human
Dilution info
-
Notes

-

Tested
Tested

Species
Mouse
Dilution info
1/1000
Notes

-

Species
Rat
Dilution info
1/1000
Notes

-

Species
Human
Dilution info
1/1000
Notes

-

Species
Transfected cell line - Human
Dilution info
1/1000
Notes

-

Tested
Tested

Species
Human
Dilution info
1/500
Notes

For unpurified use at 1/750 dilution.

Expected
Expected

Species
Mouse, Rat
Dilution info
Use at an assay dependent concentration.
Notes

-

Not recommended
Not recommended

Species
Transfected cell line - Human
Dilution info
-
Notes

-

Tested
Tested

Species
Mouse
Dilution info
1/100
Notes

Heat mediated antigen retrieval using sodium citrate buffer (10mM citrate pH 6.0 + 0.05% Tween-20)

Species
Rat
Dilution info
1/100
Notes

Heat mediated antigen retrieval using sodium citrate buffer (10mM citrate pH 6.0 + 0.05% Tween-20)

Species
Human
Dilution info
1/100
Notes

Heat mediated antigen retrieval using sodium citrate buffer (10mM citrate pH 6.0 + 0.05% Tween-20)

Not recommended
Not recommended

Species
Transfected cell line - Human
Dilution info
-
Notes

-

Tested
Tested

Species
Human
Dilution info
1/30
Notes

-

Expected
Expected

Species
Mouse, Rat
Dilution info
Use at an assay dependent concentration.
Notes

-

Not recommended
Not recommended

Species
Transfected cell line - Human
Dilution info
-
Notes

-

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Target data

Function

The protein expressed by the BDNF gene is a critical signaling molecule that activates pathways downstream of NTRK2, as well as the heterodimeric receptor formed by NGFR and SORCS2. During development, it aids the survival and differentiation of specific neuronal populations in both the peripheral and central nervous systems. It is involved in axonal growth, pathfinding, and modulation of dendritic growth and morphology. In adult synapses, BDNF is a key regulator of synaptic transmission and plasticity in various CNS regions, contributing to processes like long-term potentiation, long-term depression, some short-term synaptic plasticity forms, and the homeostatic regulation of intrinsic neuronal excitability. Signaling through NGFR and SORCS2 is linked to synaptic plasticity and long-term depression, while its binding to these receptors also promotes neuronal apoptosis. This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.

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Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] is a rabbit recombinant monoclonal antibody that is used to detect BDNF in Flow cytometry (Intra), ICC/IF, IHC-Fr, IHC-P, Western blot. Suitable for Human, Mouse, Rat samples.

- Cited in over 480 publications
- Using biophysical QC, antibody identity is confirmed at a molecular level for unrivaled batch-batch consistency
- Antibody clone EPR1292 is the most widely used clone for BDNF on the market

Key facts

Isotype
IgG
Form
Liquid
Clonality
Monoclonal
Immunogen
  • The exact immunogen used to generate this antibody is proprietary information.
Clone number
EPR1292
Purification technique
Affinity purification Protein A
Specificity

This product may cross react with the following family members: NGF beta, neurotrophin 3, neurotrophin 4. The mouse and rat recommendation is based on the WB results. We do not guarantee IHC-P for mouse and rat.

It was discovered that this antibody exhibited weak cross - reactivity with the NTF3 protein.

Concentration
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Storage

Shipped at conditions
Blue Ice
Appropriate short-term storage duration
1-2 weeks
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
+4°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
-20°C
Aliquoting information
Upon delivery aliquot
Storage information
Avoid freeze / thaw cycle

Notes

Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319) was developed by Abcam using patented rabbit monoclonal antibody technology and is validated for use in Flow Cyt (Intra), ICC/IF, IHC-Fr, IHC-P and WB.

Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319) was first used in a scientific publication in 2012 and has been cited over 481 times in peer reviewed journals. It's performance in Western Blot in human, mouse and rat samples is trusted by the scientific community.

Abcam's high quality manufacturing and validation processes ensure Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319) has high sensitivity and specificity alongside high lot-to-lot consistency and reproducibility.

Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319) has 8 independent reviews from customers.

Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319) specifically detects BDNF (UniProt ID: P23560; Molecular weight: 26kDa) and is sold in 100 µL and 1 mL selling sizes.

Conjugation-ready, carrier free format available for antibody clone EPR1292 - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] - Low endotoxin, Azide free ab216443.

Antibody clone EPR1292 is also available pre-conjugated to a variety of labels for your convenience - Alexa Fluor® 488, Alexa Fluor® 647, Alexa Fluor® 555 (Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] ab222113, Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] ab222321, Alexa Fluor® 555 Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] ab305366).

BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) is a key protein in neuro research, particularly for its role in supporting neuronal survival, growth and differentiation. It is crucial for synaptic plasticity, which underlies learning and memory. Researchers use BDNF to study neurodevelopment, neuroprotection and the effects of various interventions on brain health, making it essential for understanding both normal brain function and the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases. Its expression is highly regulated and can be influenced by factors such as exercise and stress.

Our RabMAb® technology is a patented hybridoma-based technology for making rabbit monoclonal antibodies. For details on our patents, please refer to RabMAb® patents.

This product is a recombinant monoclonal antibody, which offers several advantages including:

  • - High batch-to-batch consistency and reproducibility
  • - Improved sensitivity and specificity
  • - Long-term security of supply
  • - Animal-free batch production

For more information, read more on recombinant antibodies.

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13 product images

  • Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    This blot was produced using a 4-12% Bis-tris gel under the MES buffer system. The gel was run at 200V for 35 minutes before being transferred onto a Nitrocellulose membrane at 30V for 70 minutes. The membrane was then blocked for an hour using Licor blocking buffer before being incubated with unpurified ab108319 (1/1000) overnight at 4°C. Anti-GAPDH antibody [6C5] - Loading Control ab8245 (mouse anti-GAPDH; 0.05 ug/mL) was included as a loading control. Antibody binding was detected using goat anti-rabbit IgG IR-680 (green) and goat anti-mouse IgG IR800 (red) at a 1:10,000 dilution for 1hr at room temperature and then imaged using the Licor Odyssey CLx

    All lanes: Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319) at 1/1000 dilution

    Lane 1: Human hippocampus lysate at 20 µg

    Lane 2: Rat hippocampus lysate at 20 µg

    Lane 3: Mouse hippocampus lysate at 20 µg

    Secondary

    All lanes: Gt anti Rb IR680 at 1/10000 dilution

    Performed under reducing conditions.

    Predicted band size: 27 kDa

    Observed band size: 15 kDa, 28 kDa, 35 kDa, 45 kDa

  • Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    All lanes: Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319) at 1/1000 dilution

    Lane 1: Human brain lysates at 20 µg

    Lane 2: Mouse brain lysates at 20 µg

    Lane 3: Rat brain lysates at 20 µg

    Lane 4: Human hippocampus lysates at 20 µg

    Lane 5: Mouse hippocampus lysates at 20 µg

    Lane 6: Rat hippocampus lysates at 20 µg

    Lane 7: Human cerebellum lysates at 20 µg

    Lane 8: Mouse cerebellum lysates at 20 µg

    Lane 9: Rat cerebellum lysates at 20 µg

    Secondary

    All lanes: Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (HRP) with minimal cross-reactivity with human IgG at 1/2000 dilution

    Predicted band size: 27 kDa

    Observed band size: 15-45 kDa

  • Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    IHC image of BDNF staining in a section of frozen normal human cerebral cortex performed on a Leica BONDTM system using the standard protocol. The section was fixed in 10% paraformaldehyde (10 min) prior to staining. The section was incubated with ab108319, 1/200 dilution, for 15 mins at room temperature and detected using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. The section was then counterstained with haematoxylin and mounted with DPX. The inset secondary-only control image is taken from an identical assay without primary antibody.

    For other IHC staining systems (automated and non-automated) customers should optimize variable parameters such as antigen retrieval conditions, primary antibody concentration and antibody incubation times.

  • Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) analysis of rat cerebral cortex tissue sections labeling BDNF with Purified ab108319 at 1/100 (2.8 µg/ml).Heat mediated antigen retrieval using sodium citrate buffer (10mM citrate pH 6.0 + 0.05% Tween-20). Goat anti rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488, Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) ab150077) was used as the secondary antibody. Negative control: PBS instead of the primary antibody. DAPI was used as a counterstain.

  • Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of Human bladder cancer tissue sections labeling BDNF with Purified ab108319 at 1:500 dilution (0.56 μg/ml). Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed using Antigen Retrieval Buffer (100X Tris-EDTA Buffer, pH 9.0) ab93684 (Tris/EDTA buffer, pH 9.0)

  • Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Intracellular Flow Cytometry analysis of HeLa (Human cervix adenocarcinoma epithelial cell) cells labeling BDNF with purified ab108319 at 1/30 dilution (10μg/ml) (red). Cells were fixed with 80% methanol. A Goat anti rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluorr® 488) secondary antibody was used at 1/2000 dilution. Isotype control - Rabbit monoclonal IgG (Black). Unlabeled control - Cell without incubation with primary antibody and secondary antibody (Blue).

  • Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Different batches of ab108319 were tested on Mouse brain lysate at 0.3 µg/ml. 15 µg of lysate was loaded in each lane. Bands observed at 14-45 kDa.

    All lanes: Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Predicted band size: 27 kDa

  • Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) analysis of mouse cerebrum tissue sections labeling BDNF with Purified ab108319 at 1/100 (2.8 µg/ml).Heat mediated antigen retrieval using sodium citrate buffer (10mM citrate pH 6.0 + 0.05% Tween-20). Goat anti rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488, Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) ab150077) was used as the secondary antibody. Negative control: PBS instead of the primary antibody. DAPI was used as a counterstain.

  • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence analysis of HeLa (Human cervix adenocarcinoma epithelial cell) cells labeling BDNF with Purified ab108319 at 1:500 (0.6 μg/ml). Cells were fixed in 100% Methanol and permeabilized with None. Cells were counterstained with Alexa Fluor® 594 Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Microtubule Marker ab195889 Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Microtubule Marker (Alexa Fluor® 594) 1:200 (2.5 μg/ml). Goat anti rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488, Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) ab150077) was used as the secondary antibody at 1:1000 (2 μg/ml) dilution. DAPI nuclear counterstain. PBS instead of the primary antibody was used as the secondary antibody only control.

  • Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human brain tissue using unpurified ab108319 at 1/100 dilution.

    Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval before commencing with IHC staining protocol.

  • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail
    This image is courtesy of a customer review submitted by Kirk McManus (1894904)

    Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence analysis of HeLa (human cervix adenocarcinoma) cells labelling BDNF with unpurified ab108319 at a dilution of 1/750. Cells were fixed with paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with 0.5% Triton-X100 in PBS. Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) preadsorbed ab150081 (1/200) was used as the secondary antibody.

    The antibody produces a strong, golgi-associated labelling pattern in both PF and MeOH fixed samples.

  • Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Immunohistochemical analysis of formalin fixed paraffin embedded human brain (cerebrum) labelling BDNF with ab108319 at a concentration of 0.56 µg/ml. The immunostaining was performed on a Ventana DISCOVERY ULTRA (Roche Tissue Diagnostics) instrument with an OptiView DAB IHC Detection Kit. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was conducted for 32 mins at 100°C with ULTRA cell conditioning solution (CC1, pH 8.5). ab108319 Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] was incubated at 37°C for 16 mins. Sections were counterstained with Hematoxylin II. Image inset shows absence of staining in secondary antibody only control.

  • Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319), expandable thumbnail

    Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319)

    Blocking and diluting buffer and concentration: 5% NFDM/TBST

    Anti-6X His tag® antibody [EPR20547] - ChIP Grade ab213204 was used as a His tag loading control.

    All lanes: Western blot - Anti-BDNF antibody [EPR1292] (ab108319) at 1/1000 dilution

    Lane 1: 293T cells transfected with an empty vector containing a His tag whole cell lysate at 20 µg

    Lane 2: 293T cells transfected with a Human BDNF expression vector containing a His-tag whole cell lysate at 20 µg

    Lane 3: 293T cells transfected with a Human NGF expression vector containing a His-tag whole cell lysate at 20 µg

    Lane 4: 293T cells transfected with a Human NTF3 expression vector containing a His-tag whole cell lysate at 20 µg

    Lane 5: 293T cells transfected with a Human NTF4 expression vector containing a His-tag whole cell lysate at 20 µg

    Secondary

    All lanes: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) ab97051) at 1/20000 dilution

    Observed band size: 35 kDa

    Exposure time: 1s

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