Product Name: NrCAM
Product Number: AB-NN300-1
Size: 25 µg      Price:89.00
      $US
Target Full Name: Neuronal cell adhesion molecule

Target Alias: Bravo; hBravo; KIAA0343; MGC138845; MGC138846; Neuronal surface protein Bravo; Ng CAM related; Ng-CAM-related; NgCAM related cell adhesion molecule; NgCAM-related cell adhesion molecule; Nr CAM; Nr-CAM

Product Type Specific: Adhesion protein pan-specific antibody

Antibody Code: NN300-1

Antibody Target Type: Pan-specific

Protein UniProt: Q92823

Protein SigNET: Q92823

Antibody Type: Monoclonal

Antibody Host Species: Mouse

Antibody Ig Isotype Clone: IgG2a

Antibody Immunogen Source: Fusion protein amino acids 30-845 (extracellular domain) of mouse NrCAM. Rat: 96% identity (795/822 amino acids identical). Human: 91% identity (753/822 amino acids identical) ~50% identity with Neurofascin.

Production Method: Protein G purified

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

Antibody Concentration: 1 mg/ml

Storage Buffer: Phosphate buffered saline pH 7.4, 50% glycerol, 0.1% sodium azide

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 | ICC/Immunofluorescence

Antibody Dilution Recommended: WB (1:1000); optimal dilutions for assays should be determined by the user.

Antibody Potency: Detects a ~160 kDa protein in cell and tissue lysates by Western blotting.

Antibody Species Reactivity: Mouse | Rat

Antibody Positive Control: 1 µg/ml of SMC-462 was sufficient for detection of NrCAM in 20 µg of rat brain lysate by colorimetric immunoblot analysis using Goat anti-mouse IgG:HRP as the secondary antibody.

Scientific Background: Neuronal cell adhesion molecule (NrCAM) is a cell surface protein of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily. NrCAM (also known as Bravo) contains six Ig domains, five fibronectin repeats, a transmembrane region and an intracellular domain. NrCAM is expressed in brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system and pancreas. In the spinal cord, NrCAM acts as a ligand for axonin-1 to guide commissural axons across the floor plate. NrCAM also acts as a ligand for F3 to control actin-dependent growth cone motility. NrCAM interacts with neurofascin and may facilitate the clustering of the cystoskeletal protein ankyrin G and the voltage-dependent sodium channel proteins at the node of Ranvier. NrCAM expression may play a role in the severity of certain types of tumors. NrCAM is overexpressed in high-grade astrocytomas, gliomas and glioblastoma tumor tissues. In the pancreas, NrCAM expression is upregulated in intraductal hyperplasia. Antisense NrCAM reduces the tumorigenic properties of human glioblastoma cells in vitro and slowed tumor growth in vivo. The gene encoding human NrCAM maps to chromosome 7q31.1-q31.2.