EGFR Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Specifications

Product Data
Applications	ELISA, IHC, WB
Recommend Dilution	Western blot: 1/500-1/1000. Immunohistochemistry on Paraffin sections: 1/50-1/200.
Reactivity	Human, Mouse, Rat
Host	Rabbit
Clonality	Polyclonal
Specificity	This antibody detects endogenous levels of Actin-pan protein (region surrounding His672).
Formulation	Phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.2. State: Aff - Purified State: Liquid purified Ig fraction Preservative: 0.05% Sodium azide
Concentration	1.0 mg/ml
Purification	Affinity chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen (> 95% pure by SDS-PAGE).
Conjugation	Unconjugated
Storage Condition	Store undiluted at 2-8°C for one month or (in aliquots) at -20°C for longer. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Predicted Protein Size	~134, 175 kDa
Gene Name	epidermal growth factor receptor
Database Link	Entrez Gene 1956 Human UniProt ID P00533
Background	The EGF receptor family comprises several related receptor tyrosine kinases that are frequently overexpressed in a variety of carcinomas. Members of this receptor family include EGFR (HER1), Neu (ErbB-2, HER2), ErbB-3 (HER3) and ErbB-4 (HER4), which form either homodimers or heterodimers upon ligand binding. Exons in the EGFR gene product are frequently either deleted or duplicated to produce deletion mutants (DM) or tandem duplication mutants (TDM), respectively, which are detected at various molecular weights. EGFR binds several ligands including epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor α (TGFα), Amphiregulin and heparin binding-EGF (HB-EGF). Ligand binding promotes the internalization of EGFR via Clathrin-coated pits and its subsequent degradation in response to its intrinsic tyrosine kinase. EGFR is involved in organ morphogenesis and maintenance and repair of tissues, but upregulation of EGFR is associated with tumor progression. The oncogenic effects of EGFR include initiation of DNA synthesis, enhanced cell growth, invasion and metastasis. Abrogation of EGFR results in cell cycle arrest, apoptosis or dedifferentiation of cancer cells, suggesting that EGFR may be an effective therapeutic target.
Synonyms	Epidermal growth factor receptor, EGF Receptor, erbB-1, c-ErbB-1
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