Anti-HGF Antibody

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is the mesenchyme-derived ligand for the c-MET receptor tyrosine kinase, and Antibodies.com provides a rabbit polyclonal antibody raised against this target for research workflows that require sensitive western blot or immunohistochemistry readouts. Supplied as a 100 µl vial at 1 mg/ml in PBS with 0.1% sodium azide and 50% glycerol, this unconjugated reagent recognizes epitopes on human, mouse, and rat HGF and is validated for both denaturing western blot analysis of cell lysates and chromogenic immunohistochemistry on fixed tissue sections.

The polyclonal format increases the chance of detecting both the pro-HGF precursor and the mature alpha/beta heterodimer, which is useful when surveying HGF expression across tumor invasion, liver regeneration, wound healing, and organ repair models where the protein is implicated in epithelial-mesenchymal signaling. Researchers typically aliquot the stock on receipt, store at -20 degrees C, limit freeze-thaw cycles, and protect from light during extended incubations. For research use only; not intended for diagnostic or therapeutic applications.