LAMC2 Rabbit pAb
Sizes: 20μL, 100μL
Catalogue Numbers: A1869-20, A1869-100
Citations, Manuals and MSDS Available upon request.
Background: Laminins, a family of extracellular matrix glycoproteins, are the major noncollagenous constituent of basement membranes. They have been implicated in a wide variety of biological processes including cell adhesion, differentiation, migration, signaling, neurite outgrowth and metastasis. Laminins, composed of 3 non identical chains: laminin alpha, beta and gamma (formerly A, B1, and B2, respectively), have a cruciform structure consisting of 3 short arms, each formed by a different chain, and a long arm composed of all 3 chains. Each laminin chain is a multidomain protein encoded by a distinct gene. Several isoforms of each chain have been described. Different alpha, beta and gamma chain isomers combine to give rise to different heterotrimeric laminin isoforms which are designated by Arabic numerals in the order of their discovery, i.e. alpha1beta1gamma1 heterotrimer is laminin 1. The biological functions of the different chains and trimer molecules are largely unknown, but some of the chains have been shown to differ with respect to their tissue distribution, presumably reflecting diverse functions in vivo. This gene encodes the gamma chain isoform laminin, gamma 2. The gamma 2 chain, formerly thought to be a truncated version of beta chain (B2t), is highly homologous to the gamma 1 chain; however, it lacks domain VI, and domains V, IV and III are shorter. It is expressed in several fetal tissues but differently from gamma 1, and is specifically localized to epithelial cells in skin, lung and kidney.The gamma 2 chain together with alpha 3 and beta 3 chains constitute laminin 5 (earlier known as kalinin), which is an integral part of the anchoring filaments that connect epithelial cells to the underlying basement membrane. The epithelium-specific expression of the gamma 2 chain implied its role as an epithelium attachment molecule, and mutations in this gene have been associated with junctional epidermolysis bullosa, a skin disease characterized by blisters due to disruption of the epidermal-dermal junction.
Category: Polyclonal Antibodies
Applications: WB, IF/ICC, IF-P, ELISA
Cross-reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
Protein Weight: 131kDa
Observed Molecular Weight: 150kDa
Immunogen: Recombinant protein (or fragment) .
Species: Human
GeneID: 3918
SWISS: Q13753
Alternate Names: B2T; CSF; EBR2; BM600; EBR2A; JEB3A; JEB3B; LAMB2T; LAMNB2; LAMC2
Source: Rabbit
Isotype: IgG
Purity: Affinity purification
Storage: Store at -20℃. Avoid freeze / thaw cycles. Buffer: PBS containing 50% glycerol, preserved with proclin300 or sodium azide (as specified on the Certificate of Analysis), pH 7.3.
Recommended Dilutions: WB, 1:1000 - 1:5000 IF/ICC, 1:50 - 1:100 IF-P, 1:50 - 1:100 ELISA, Recommended starting concentration is 1 μg/mL. Please optimize the concentration based on your specific assay requirements.
Research Areas: Signal Transduction, Cell Biology Developmental Biology, Cell Adhesion, Cytoskeleton, Neuroscience.
NCBI Alias: LAMC2
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