Invitrogen™ Laminin gamma-2 Polyclonal Antibody

Catalog No.	Quantity
PIPA579578	100 μg

Catalog No. PIPA579578 Supplier Invitrogen™ Supplier No. PA579578

Description

Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Reconstitute with 0.2 mL of distilled water to yield a concentration of 500 μg/mL. Positive Control - WB: human A431 whole cell, human Caco-2 whole cellhuman PC-3 whole cell, human A549 whole cell, rat lung tissuemouse lung tissue. IHC: human lung cancertissue.

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 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. Two transcript variants resulting from alternative splicing of the 3' terminal exon, and encoding different isoforms of gamma 2 chain, have been described. The two variants are differentially expressed in embryonic tissues, however, the biological significance of the two forms is not known. Transcript variants utilizing alternative polyA_signal have also been noted in literature.

Specifications

• Antigen: Laminin gamma-2
• Applications: Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin), Western Blot
• Classification: Polyclonal
• Concentration: 500 μg/mL
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Formulation: PBS with 5mg BSA and 0.05mg sodium azide, 0.05mg thimerosal
• Gene: Lamc2
• Gene Accession No.: Q13753, Q61092
• Gene Alias: AA589349; alternatively spliced laminin gamma2 chain; B2T; BM600; BM600-100kDa; cell-scattering factor 140 kDa subunit; CSF; CSF 140 kDa subunit; EBR2; EBR2A; Epiligrin subunit gamma; kalinin subunit gamma; Kalinin/nicein/epiligrin 100 kDa subunit; ladsin 140 kDa subunit; LAM LAMNB2; LAMB2T; LAMC2; lamimin, gamma 2; laminin B2t chain; laminin gamma2 chain; laminin subunit gamma 2; laminin subunit gamma-2; laminin, gamma 2; laminin-5 subunit gamma; LAMNB2; Large adhesive scatter factor 140 kDa subunit; nicein subunit gamma; nicein, 100kD; nicein, 100kDa
• Gene Symbols: Lamc2
• Host Species: Rabbit
• Immunogen: A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human LAMC2 (1160-1180aa ETSIDGILADVKNLENIRDNL).
• Purification Method: Antigen affinity chromatography
• Quantity: 100 μg
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Primary or Secondary: Primary
• Gene ID (Entrez): 16782, 192362, 3918
• Target Species: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Content And Storage: -20°C
• Product Type: Antibody
• Form: Lyophilized
• Isotype: IgG

Safety and Handling

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