Product Name: ErbB4-2
Product Number: AB-NK235-2
Size: 25 µg      Price:89.00
      $US
Target Full Name: ErbB4 receptor-tyrosine kinase

Target Alias: HER4; Kinase ErbB4; P180erbB4; P180-erbB4; V-erb-a erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene 4; MGC138404; CCDS2394.1; ENSG00000178568

Product Type Specific: Protein kinase pan-specific antibody

Antibody Code: NK235-2

Antibody Target Type: Pan-specific

Protein UniProt: Q15303

Protein SigNET: Q15303

Antibody Type: Polyclonal

Antibody Host Species: Rabbit

Antibody Immunogen Source: Human ErbB4 (HER4) sequence peptide Cat. No.: PE-01ATZ90

Antibody Immunogen Sequence: RNPWPSNLTLVSTNGC

Antibody Immunogen Description: Corresponds to amino acid residues R168 to G182; In the extracellular domain of the ErbB4 receptor.

Production Method: The immunizing peptide was produced by solid phase synthesis on a multipep peptide synthesizer and purified by reverse-phase hplc chromatography. Purity was assessed by analytical hplc and the amino acid sequence confirmed by mass spectrometry analysis. This peptide was coupled to KLH prior to immunization into rabbits. New Zealand White rabbits were subcutaneously injected with KLH-coupled immunizing peptide every 4 weeks for 4 months. The sera from these animals was applied onto an agarose column to which the immunogen peptide was thio-linked. Antibody was eluted from the column with 0.1 M glycine, pH 2.5. Subsequently, the antibody solution was neutralized to pH 7.0 with saturated Tris.

Antibody Modification: Unconjugated. Contact KInexus if you are interest in having the antibody biotinylated or coupled with fluorescent dyes.

Antibody Concentration: 0.12 mg/ml

Storage Buffer: Phosphate buffered saline pH 7.4, 0.05% Thimerasol

Storage Conditions: For long term storage, keep frozen at -40°C or lower. Stock solution can be kept at +4°C for more than 3 months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Product Use: Western blotting | Antibody microarray

Antibody Dilution Recommended: 2 µg/ml for immunoblotting

Antibody Species Reactivity: Human; Mouse

Antibody Positive Control: The observed molecular mass of the processed target protein on SDS-PAGE gels is reported to be around 150-170 kDa.

Antibody Specificity: Medium

Antibody Cross Reactivity: Medium-strong immunoreactivity on protein dot blots with recombinant human EGFR, but no immunoreactivity with recombinant human ErbB2.

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Scientific Background: ErbB4 (HER4) is a protein-tyrosine kinase of the TK group and EGFR family. It is a receptor kinase that upon binding ligands such as neuregulins can drive signalling cascades and many cellular responses to change gene expression, cytoskeletal rearrangement, anti-apoptosis and increased cell proliferation. Phosphorylation at Y1056 induces interaction with PIK3C2A, and phosphorylation at Y188 induces interaction with Shc1. ErbB4 is a known oncoprotein (OP) and tumour suppressor protein (TSP). Downregulation of ErbB4 has been described in bladder cancer to correlated with oncogensis, but its upregulation is noted in lung cancer. Its mutation pattern in human tumours is very characteristic of a tumour suppressor protein. Mutations in ErbB4 are associated with many types of cancer. Multiple missense mutations in ErbB4 have been found in melanoma patients with increased ErbB4 phosphotransferase activity and transformation ability. Melanoma cells with mutant ErbB4 had reduced cell growth after shRNA knockdown of ErbB4 or treatment with ErbB inhibitor.
Figure 1. Dot blotting ErbB4-2 antibody with recombinant purified proteins.