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AB252881

Anti-GFP antibody [3H9]

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Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (ab252881) is a rat monoclonal antibody detecting GFP in Western Blot, IHC-P, ICC/IF.

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Green fluorescent protein, GFP

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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)
  • IHC-P

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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)

Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human tonsil section labeling GFP with ab252881 at 1/2000 dilution (0.539 μg/ml) followed by a ready to use Goat Anti-rat IgG H&L (HRP polymer) (ab214882). The section was incubated with ab252881 for 30 mins at room temperature. Counterstained with Hematoxylin.

Negative control : no staining on human tonsil.

Secondary antibody only control : Secondary antibody is ready to use Goat Anti-rat IgG H&L (HRP polymer) (ab214882).

Heat mediated antigen retrieval with Citrate buffer (pH 6.0, epitope retrieval solution 1) for 20 mins. The immunostaining was performed on a Leica Biosystems BOND® RX instrument.

Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)
  • IHC-P

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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)

Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded HEK-293T (human epithelial cell line from embryonic kidney transformed with large T antigen) transfected with a GFP construct (A) labeling GFP with ab252881 at 1/2000 dilution (0.539 μg/ml) followed by a ready to use Goat Anti-rat IgG H&L (HRP polymer) (ab214882). No staining observed on HEK-293T cells (B). The section was incubated with ab252881 for 30 mins at room temperature. Counterstained with Hematoxylin.

Secondary antibody only control : Secondary antibody is ready to use Goat Anti-rat IgG H&L (HRP polymer) (ab214882).

Heat mediated antigen retrieval with Citrate buffer (pH 6.0, epitope retrieval solution 1) for 20 mins. The immunostaining was performed on a Leica Biosystems BOND® RX instrument.

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)
  • ICC/IF

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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)

Immunofluorescent analysis of 4% Paraformaldehyde-fixed, 0.1% Triton X-100 permeabilized HEK-293T (human epithelial cell line from embryonic kidney transformed with large T antigen) cells stained for GFP (red) using ab252881 at 1/100 dilution (10.78 μg/ml), followed by ab150160 Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 594) antibody at 1/1000 dilution. Confocal image showing cytoplasmic and nuclear staining in HEK-293T cells transfected with GFP only plasmid. The nuclear counterstain was DAPI (Blue).

Secondary antibody only control : Secondary antibody is ab150160 Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 594) at 1/1000 dilution.

Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)
  • IHC-P

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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)

Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded rat liver section labeling GFP with ab252881 at 1/2000 dilution (0.539 μg/ml) followed by a ready to use Goat Anti-rat IgG H&L (HRP polymer) (ab214882). The section was incubated with ab252881 for 30 mins at room temperature. Counterstained with Hematoxylin.

Negative control : no staining on rat liver.

Secondary antibody only control : Secondary antibody is ready to use Goat Anti-rat IgG H&L (HRP polymer) (ab214882).

Heat mediated antigen retrieval with Citrate buffer (pH 6.0, epitope retrieval solution 1) for 20 mins. The immunostaining was performed on a Leica Biosystems BOND® RX instrument.

Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)
  • IHC-P

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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)

Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded mouse spleen section labeling GFP with ab252881 at 1/2000 dilution (0.539 μg/ml) followed by a ready to use Goat Anti-rat IgG H&L (HRP polymer) (ab214882). The section was incubated with ab252881 for 30 mins at room temperature. Counterstained with Hematoxylin.

Negative control : no staining on mouse spleen.

Secondary antibody only control : Secondary antibody is ready to use Goat Anti-rat IgG H&L (HRP polymer) (ab214882).

Heat mediated antigen retrieval with Citrate buffer (pH 6.0, epitope retrieval solution 1) for 20 mins. The immunostaining was performed on a Leica Biosystems BOND® RX instrument.

Immunocytochemistry - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)
  • ICC

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Immunocytochemistry - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)

Immunocytochemistry analysis of paraformaldehyde-fixed 1x PBS permeabilized porcine fetal fibroblast cells staining with ab252881. Secondary antibody was Alexa Fluor™ 594 IgG(H+L). Samples were incubated with the primary antibody with PBS and BSA for 12 hours at 4°C. Blocking was done using 1% BSA for 1 hour at 25°C.

This image is courtesy of an Abreview submitted by Prashant Rai

Western blot - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)
  • WB

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Western blot - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)

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

In Western blot, Anti-GAPDH antibody [EPR16891] - Loading Control (ab181602) staining at 1/1000000 dilution.

ab252881 does not recognize RFP

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Western blot - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (ab252881) at 1/1000 dilution

Lane 1:

293T (human embryonic kidney epithelial cell) whole cell lysate at 20 µg

Lane 2:

293T cells transfected with an empty vector whole cell lysate at 20 µg

Lane 3:

293T cells transfected with RFP protein whole cell lysate 20ug at 20 µg

Lane 4:

293T cells transfected with GFP tagged IFNA2 protein whole cell lysate at 20 µg

Secondary

All lanes:

Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) (<a href='/en-us/products/secondary-antibodies/goat-rat-igg-h-l-hrp-ab205720'>ab205720</a>) at 1/10000 dilution

Observed band size: 50 kDa

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Exposure time: 1s

Western blot - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)
  • WB

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Western blot - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (AB252881)

Blocking and Diluting buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST

Exposure time : 3 seconds

All lanes:

Western blot - Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (ab252881) at 1/5000 dilution

Lane 1:

HEK-293T (human embryonic kidney epithelial cell), whole cell lysate at 10 µg

Lane 2:

HEK-293T transfected with GFP expression vector, whole cell lysate at 10 µg

Lane 3:

NIH/3T3 (mouse embryonic fibroblast), whole cell lysate at 10 µg

Lane 4:

C6 (rat glial tumor glial cell), whole cell lysate at 10 µg

Secondary

All lanes:

Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) (<a href='/en-us/products/secondary-antibodies/goat-rat-igg-h-l-hrp-ab205720'>ab205720</a>) at 1/100000 dilution

Predicted band size: 27 kDa

Observed band size: 27 kDa

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Exposure time: 3s

Key facts

Host species

Rat

Clonality

Monoclonal

Clone number

3H9

Isotype

IgG2a

Carrier free

No

Applications

IHC-P, ICC/IF, WB

applications

Immunogen

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

Specificity

This mAb recognizes eGFP, wild-type GFP, YFP and CFP. AB252881 does not recognize RFP.

Reactivity data

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Product details

What is this antibody validated in?
Anti-GFP antibody [3H9] (ab252881) is a rat recombinant monoclonal antibody and is validated for use in Western Blot (WB), Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P), Immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence (ICC/IF). What is the molecular weight of GFP?
Anti-GFP [3H9] (ab252881) specifically detects a band for GFP (UniProt: P42212) at a molecular weight of 27kDa.

Other related products
We have a range of other formats of antibody clone [3H9] also available for your convenience: ab252881, Carrier free - ab255886

What are the advantages of a recombinant monoclonal antibody?
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.

Want a custom formulation?
This antibody clone is manufactured by Abcam. If you require a custom buffer formulation or conjugation for your experiments, please contact orders@abcam.com

Properties and storage information

Form
Liquid
Purification technique
Affinity purification Protein A
Storage buffer
Preservative: 0.01% Sodium azide Constituents: PBS, 40% Glycerol (glycerin, glycerine), 0.05% BSA
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

Product protocols

For this product, it's our understanding that no specific protocols are required. You can visit:

Target data

Energy-transfer acceptor. Its role is to transduce the blue chemiluminescence of the protein aequorin into green fluorescent light by energy transfer. Fluoresces in vivo upon receiving energy from the Ca(2+)-activated photoprotein aequorin.
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Publications (9)

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Cancers 17: PubMed40647517

2025

Stratification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using -Methyladenosine.

Applications

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Species

Unspecified reactive species

Nan Wang,Jia-Xin Shi,Matthias Bartneck,Edgar Dahl,Junqing Wang

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 12:e2409729 PubMed39792811

2025

Exceptional Uptake, Limited Protein Expression: Liver Macrophages Lost in Translation of Synthetic mRNA.

Applications

Unspecified application

Species

Unspecified reactive species

Cheng Lin,Adrian Kuzmanović,Nan Wang,Liangliang Liao,Sabrina Ernst,Christian Penners,Alexander Jans,Thomas Hammoor,Petra Bumnuri Stach,Mona Peltzer,Ines Volkert,Elisabeth Zechendorf,Reham Hassan,Maiju Myllys,Christian Liedtke,Andreas Herrmann,Gurudas Chakraborty,Christian Trautwein,Jan Hengstler,Gerhard Müller-Newen,Junqing Wang,Ahmed Ghallab,Matthias Bartneck

Developmental cell 59:1553-1570.e7 PubMed38574732

2024

Microtubule-associated protein MAP7 promotes tubulin posttranslational modifications and cargo transport to enable osmotic adaptation.

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Yusheng Shen,Kassandra M Ori-McKenney

The Journal of clinical investigation 133: PubMed37490339

2023

Loss of Mtm1 causes cholestatic liver disease in a model of X-linked myotubular myopathy.

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Unspecified application

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Sophie Karolczak,Ashish R Deshwar,Evangelina Aristegui,Binita M Kamath,Michael W Lawlor,Gaia Andreoletti,Jonathan Volpatti,Jillian L Ellis,Chunyue Yin,James J Dowling

Bio-protocol 13:e4728 PubMed37575399

2023

Enrichment of Membrane Proteins for Downstream Analysis Using Styrene Maleic Acid Lipid Particles (SMALPs) Extraction.

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Benedict Dirnberger,Dagmara Korona,Rebeka Popovic,Michael J Deery,Helen Barber,Steven Russell,Kathryn S Lilley

Circulation 146:1159-1169 PubMed36073365

2022

Contractile Force of Transplanted Cardiomyocytes Actively Supports Heart Function After Injury.

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Unspecified application

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Unspecified reactive species

Tim Stüdemann,Judith Rössinger,Christoph Manthey,Birgit Geertz,Rajiven Srikantharajah,Constantin von Bibra,Aya Shibamiya,Maria Köhne,Antonius Wiehler,J Simon Wiegert,Thomas Eschenhagen,Florian Weinberger

eLife 11: PubMed35575460

2022

nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits and their native interactions with insecticidal peptide toxins.

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Unspecified application

Species

Unspecified reactive species

Dagmara Korona,Benedict Dirnberger,Carlo N G Giachello,Rayner M L Queiroz,Rebeka Popovic,Karin H Müller,David-Paul Minde,Michael J Deery,Glynnis Johnson,Lucy C Firth,Fergus G Earley,Steven Russell,Kathryn S Lilley

iScience 25:104262 PubMed35521516

2022

Neonatal lung-derived SSEA-1 cells exhibited distinct stem/progenitor characteristics and organoid developmental potential.

Applications

Unspecified application

Species

Unspecified reactive species

Chien-Chia Liao,Chiao-Juno Chiu,Yao-Hsu Yang,Bor-Luen Chiang

Frontiers in oncology 11:751792 PubMed34868955

2021

Suppression of Ribosome Biogenesis by Targeting WD Repeat Domain 12 (WDR12) Inhibits Glioma Stem-Like Cell Growth.

Applications

Unspecified application

Species

Unspecified reactive species

Lanjuan Mi,Qinghui Qi,Haowen Ran,Lishu Chen,Da Li,Dake Xiao,Jiaqi Wu,Yan Cai,Songyang Zhang,Yuanyuan Li,Bohan Li,Jiong Xie,Haohao Huang,Tao Li,Tao Zhou,Ailing Li,Ji Qi,Fangye Li,Jianghong Man
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