Laminin alpha 4 (LAMA4) Mouse Monoclonal Antibody [Clone ID: OTI4A8]

Specifications

Product Data
Clone Name	OTI4A8
Applications	WB
Recommend Dilution	WB 1:2000
Reactivity	Human, Mouse, Rat
Host	Mouse
Clonality	Monoclonal
Immunogen	Human recombinant protein fragment corresponding to amino acids 25-270 of human LAMA4(NP_001098676) produced in E.coli.
Formulation	Lyophilized powder (original buffer 1X PBS, pH 7.3, 8% trehalose)
Reconstitution Method	For reconstitution, we recommend adding 100uL distilled water to a final antibody concentration of about 1 mg/mL. To use this carrier-free antibody for conjugation experiment, we strongly recommend performing another round of desalting process. (OriGene recommends Zeba Spin Desalting Columns, 7KMWCO from Thermo Scientific)
Purification	Purified from mouse ascites fluids or tissue culture supernatant by affinity chromatography (protein A/G)
Conjugation	Unconjugated
Storage Condition	Store at -20°C as received.
Predicted Protein Size	199.8 kDa
Gene Name	laminin subunit alpha 4
Database Link	NP_001098676 Entrez Gene 16775 MouseEntrez Gene 3910 Human UniProt ID Q16363
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 are composed of 3 non identical chains: laminin alpha, beta and gamma (formerly A, B1, and B2, respectively) and they form 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 alpha chain isoform laminin, alpha 4. The domain structure of alpha 4 is similar to that of alpha 3, both of which resemble truncated versions of alpha 1 and alpha 2, in that approximately 1,200 residues at the N-terminus (domains IV, V and VI) have been lost. Laminin, alpha 4 contains the C-terminal G domain which distinguishes all alpha chains from the beta and gamma chains. The RNA analysis from adult and fetal tissues revealed developmental regulation of expression, however, the exact function of laminin, alpha 4 is not known. Tissue-specific utilization of alternative polyA-signal has been described in literature. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]
Synonyms	CMD1JJ; LAMA3; LAMA4 -1; LAMA4*-1
Reference Data
Protein Families	Druggable Genome, Secreted Protein
Protein Pathways	ECM-receptor interaction, Focal adhesion, Pathways in cancer, Small cell lung cancer

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