Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.
Notes
This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.
Alternate Names for Mouse MFG-E8 DuoSet ELISA, 15 Plate
BA46
Breast epithelial antigen BA46
EDIL1
hP47
HsT19888
lactadherin
Lactahedrin
Medin
MFG1
MFGE8
MFG-E8
MFGM
milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein
Milk fat globule-EGF factor 8
O-acetyl disialoganglioside synthase
OAcGD3S
SED1
SPAG10
sperm associated antigen 10
sperm surface protein hP47
Background
MFG-E8, originally identified as a product of lactating mammary glands, is also secreted by activated macrophages and immature dendritic cells. MFG-E8 functions as an opsonin by binding phosphatidylserine on apoptotic cells and enhancing their phagocytosis.