TrkC (C44H5)Rabbit mAb 兔单抗识别内源性的TrkC总蛋白。此抗体与TrkA或TrkB蛋白没有交叉反应。该单克隆抗体由合成的人类TrkC蛋白Gly50位点附近肽段免疫动物而制成。Trk受体酪氨酸激酶家族包括TrkA,TrkB和TrkC。这些家庭成员的序列是高度保守的,它们是由不同的神经营养因子激活:NGF激活TrkA,BDNF或NT4激活TrkB,NT3激活TrkC。TrkA调节细胞增殖,神经系统的发育和成熟很重要(1)。在Tyr490磷酸化,需要与Shc结合及Ras-MAP激酶级联的激活。Tyr674/675残基在催化域内,此位点的磷酸化能影响TrkA的激酶活性(2-6)。点突变,缺失和染色体重排(嵌合体)会引起配体依赖受体的二聚化,激活TrkA。许多恶性肿瘤,包括乳腺癌、结肠癌、前列腺癌、甲状腺癌和急性髓细胞白血病有激活的TrkA。神经母细胞瘤的TrkA表达是一个预后良好的指标,因为它标志着肿瘤生长停滞和从神经嵴分化而来(1)。TrkA和TrkC的磷酸化位点保守,人类序列中,TrkA的Tyr490对应TrkC的Tyr516,TrkA的Tyr674/675对应TrkC的Tyr706/707(7)。TrkC的表达改变以及相应的基因突变在多种癌症中可见,在髓母细胞瘤中其表达增加是一个预后较好的指示。
TrkC (C44H5) Rabbit mAb detects endogenous levels of total TrkC protein. The antibody does not cross-react with TrkA or TrkB.
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide surrounding Gly50 of human TrkC.
Background
The family of Trk receptor tyrosine kinases consists of TrkA, TrkB and TrkC. While the sequence of these family members is highly conserved, they are activated by different neurotrophins: TrkA by NGF, TrkB by BDNF or NT4, and TrkC by NT3. TrkA regulates proliferation and is important for development and maturation of the nervous system (1). Phosphorylation at Tyr490 is required for Shc association and activation of the Ras-MAP kinase cascade. Residues Tyr674/675 lie within the catalytic domain, and phosphorylation at this site reflects TrkA kinase activity (2-6). Point mutations, deletions and chromosomal rearrangements (chimeras) cause ligand-independent receptor dimerization and activation of TrkA. Many malignancies including breast, colon, prostate and thyroid carcinomas and acute myeloid leukemia have activated TrkA. Expression of TrkA in neuroblastomas is a good prognostic marker because it signals growth arrest and differentiation of cells originating from the neural crest (1).The phosphorylation sites are conserved between TrkA and TrkC: Tyr490 of TrkA corresponds to Tyr516 in TrkC, and Tyr674/675 of TrkA to Tyr709/710 in TrkC of the human sequence (7). Altered TrkC expression and corresponding gene mutations are seen in various forms of cancer, with increased expression a positive prognostic indicator in patients with medulloblastoma (8).
Storage:Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.