Characterization of a panel of monoclonal antibodies recognizing specific epitopes on GFAP.

Alexander disease (AxD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by heterozygous mutations in the GFAP gene, which encodes the major intermediate filament protein of astrocytes. This disease is characterized by the accumulation of cytoplasmic protein aggregates, known as Rosenthal fibers. Antibodies sp...

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Main Authors: Ni-Hsuan Lin, Albee Messing, Ming-Der Perng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5503259?pdf=render