Beta-catenin Polyclonal Antibody, Bethyl Laboratories

Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Catalog Number	Mfr. No.	Quantity
50-156-1550	Bethyl Laboratories, Inc A302010AT	20 μL

Description

The recommended shelf life for this product is 1 year from date of receipt. Application Note: For IHC, epitope retrieval with citrate buffer pH 6.0 is recommended for FFPE tissue sections. Based on 100% sequence identity, this antibody is predict

Beta-catenin, an adherens junction (AJ) protein, was originally identified as a component of cell-cell adhesion structures. AJs are necessary for the creation and maintece of epithelial cell layers by regulating cell growth and adhesion between cells. Beta-catenin interacts with the cytoplasmic domain of E-cadherin and links E-cadherin to alpha-catenin, which in turn mediates anchorage of the E-cadherin complex to the cortical actin cytoskeleton. Studies show that Beta-catenin also binds to another cytoskeletal complex containing the adenomatous polyposis coli protein and microtubules, and interacts with several signaling pathways that include tyrosine kinases, phosphatases and Wnt/Wingless. The interplay between beta-catenin, cytoskeletal complexes and signaling pathways may regulate morphogenesis. Beta-catenin is expressed in several hair follicle cell types, basal and peripheral matrix cells, and cells of the outer and inner root sheats. A pathological role of beta-catenin has been identified in pilomatrixoma (PTR), medulloblastoma (MDB), colorectal cancer (CRC), ovarian cancer, and tumor development. In the nucleus, beta-catenin serves to co activate a family of Lef/Tcf transcription factors that stimulate transcription of target genes including those encoding cyclin D and c-myc that promote cell proliferation. The influence on cell proliferation is the molecular basis for the role of beta-catenin in tumorgenesis, specifically, solid tumors of the breast, colon, liver, lung, gastric, prostate, and skin.

Specifications

• Antigen: Beta-catenin
• Classification: Polyclonal
• Form: Liquid
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Formulation: TBS with 0.1% BSA and 0.09% sodium azide
• Gene Alias: Cadherin associated protein, Catenin beta 1, CATNB, CTNNB
• Immunogen: Between 25 and 75
• Primary or Secondary: Primary
• Content And Storage: 4° C
• Gene: CTNNB1

• Applications: Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Host Species: Rabbit
• Target Species: Human, Mouse
• Gene Accession No.: P35222, Q02248
• Gene ID (Entrez): 12387, 1499
• Isotype: IgG
• Purification Method: Antigen affinity chromatography
• Product Type: Antibody