Growth factor receptors are involved not only in promoting the proliferation of normal cellsbut also in the aberrant growth of many types of human tumors.
For example, the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is found to be mutated and/or overexpressed in many common solid human squamous cell carcinomas including breast, brain, bladder, lung, gastric, head & neck, esophagus, cervix, vulva, ovary, and endometrium.
Overexpression of the EGFR gene occurs in carcinomas with and without gene amplification.
EGFR is a transmembrane glycoprotein that is a member of a family of protein tyrosine kinases crucial in maintaining a normal balance in cell growth and development.
EGFR and erbB-2 are particularly important inbreast cancer because increased production or activation has been associated with poor prognosis.
Tumor aggressiveness and patient outcome can be directly correlated to their production levels.
Inhibitors of EGFR represent an emerging new class of anti-cancer drugs that target the underlying molecular changes involving oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, genes that play critical roles in the conversion of normal cells into a cancerous state.
EGFR belongs to a family of growth factor receptors which also includes HER-2/neu.
It canheterodimerize with each of the members of this family.
Applications:Suitable for use in Immunoprecipitation/Western Blot.
Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilution:Wetern Blot: 1:2,000 to 1:3,000Immunoprecipitation:10ul/1ml of lysate (lysate ~1mg of total protein)Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Positive Control: A431 cells, keratinocytes in normal epidermis or placenta.
Storage and Stability:May be stored at 4°C for short-term only.
For long-term storage and to avoid repeated freezing and thawing, aliquot and add glycerol (40-50%).
Freeze at -20°C.
Aliquots are stable for 12 months at -20°C.
For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.
Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.
仕様
Size：250ul
Host：rabbit
Source Antibody：human
Grade：Serum
Purity：Serum
Form：Supplied as a liquid in PBS, pH 7.2, 0.01% sodium azide. No stabilizing proteins added.
Specificity：Recognizes Human EGFR. Detects 170kD intact EGFR. Species Crossreactivity: human, mouse and rat.
Isotype：IgG
Calc Applications Abbrev：IP WB
Calc Crossreactivity：Hu Mo Rt
Immunogen：A synthetic peptide corresponding to aa1168-1181, NH2-CSLDNPDYQQDFFPKE-COOH of EGFR molecule near the carboxy-terminus. The amino terminal cysteine was synthesized to facilitate carrier coupling.
