Anti-AIF1/IBA1 (Isoform 3) antibody produced in goat has been used in western blotting and immunofluorescence.
AIF1 (allograft inflammatory factor 1) is a calcium-binding, cytoplasmic protein that has 143-amino acids. It is also known as IBA1 (ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1). It is expressed in the cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage, as well as in microglial and dendritic cells. It is located on human chromosome 6p21.3.
AIF1 (allograft inflammatory factor 1) is an essential factor of macrophage chemotaxis. Expression of AIF1 regulates the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells by G-CSF (cytokine granulocyte-colony stimulating factor) autocrine expression.