Mucin-4 alpha chain / MUC4 Antibody

Mucin-4 alpha chain / MUC4 Antibody

• Description: May play a role in tumor progression. Ability to promote tumor growth may be mainly due to repression of apoptosis as opposed to proliferation. Has anti-adhesive properties. Seems to alter cellular behavior through both anti-adhesive effects on cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions and in its ability to act as an intramembrane ligand for ERBB2. Plays an important role in cell proliferation and differentiation of epithelial cells by inducing specific phosphorylation of ERBB2. The MUC4-ERBB2 complex causes site-specific phosphorylation of the ERBB2 'Tyr-1248'. In polarized epithelilal cells segragates ERBB2 and other ERBB receptors and prevents ERBB2 from acting as a coreceptor. The interaction with ERBB2 leads to enhanced expression of CDKN1B. The formation of a MUC4-ERBB2-ERBB3-NRG1 complex leads to down-regulation of CDKN1B, resulting in repression of apoptosis and stimulation of proliferation.
• CAS Number: 9007-83-4
• UniProt: Q99102
• Host: Rabbit
• Immunogen: This MUC4 antibody was produced from a rabbit immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 529-560 amino acids from the N-terminal region of human Mucin-4 alpha chain.
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Isotype: Ig
• Applications: WB, ELISA
• Format: Antigen affinity purified
• Buffer: In 1X PBS, pH 7.4, with 0.09% sodium azide
• Reconstitution: Aliquot the MUC4 antibody and store frozen at -20oC or colder. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
• Limitations: This MUC4 antibody is available for research use only.