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Human Activin RIB/ALK-4 Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # FAB2221G

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FAB2221G-100UG

Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Validated:

Human

Cited:

Human

Applications

Validated:

Flow Cytometry

Cited:

Flow Cytometry

Label

Alexa Fluor 488 (Excitation = 488 nm, Emission = 515-545 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG2B Clone # 544310

Product Specifications

Immunogen

Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human Activin RIB/ALK‑4
Ser24-Glu126
Accession # P36896

Specificity

Detects human Activin RIB/ALK‑4 in direct ELISAs. In direct ELISAs, no cross-reactivity with recombinant human Activin RIA, RIIA, or RIIB is observed.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG2B

Applications for Human Activin RIB/ALK-4 Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Flow Cytometry

0.25-1 µg/106 cells
Sample: PC-3 human prostate cancer cell line
Please Note: Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Formulation

Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.

Background: Activin RIB/ALK-4

Activin RIB, also known as ALK4, is a glycosylated 58 kDa type I receptor in the superfamily of TGF-beta serine/threonine kinase receptors. Activin RIB associates with Activin RIIB to form a receptor complex for activin and inhibin molecules (1). These ligands bind to Activin RIIB which then associates with and phosphorylates the cytoplasmic domain of Activin RIB to initiate signal transduction (2, 3). Mature human Activin RIB consists of a 103 amino acid (aa) extracellular domain (ECD), a 23 aa transmembrane segment, and a 356 aa cytoplasmic region that includes the kinase domain (4). Within the ECD, human Activin RIB shares 93% and 95% aa sequence identity with mouse and rat Activin RIB, respectively. It shares 25-35% aa sequence identity with other human type I receptors Activin RIA, Activin RIC, BMPR-IA, BMPR-IB, and TGF-beta R1. Alternately spliced isoforms of Activin RIB have deletions in the cytoplasmic domain and function as dominant negative inhibitors of activin signaling (5, 6). Activin receptor signaling is modulated by the direct interaction of Activin RIB with cripto or inhibin binding protein (7-9). Activin RIB is excluded from the signaling complex if Activin RIIB first binds inhibin and betaglycan (10). Activin RIB functions in a wide variety of growth and differentiation processes, including embryonic cell fate and axis determination, cell proliferation and apoptosis, and tumorigenesis (1, 11, 12).

References

  1. Chen, Y- G. et al. (2006) Exp. Biol. Med. 231:534. 
  2. Attisano, L. et al. (1996) Mol. Cell. Biol. 16:1066. 
  3. Tsuchida, K. et al. (1995) Endocrinology 136:5493. 
  4. ten Dijke, P. et al. (1993) Oncogene 8:2879. 
  5. Xu, J. et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:7957. 
  6. Zhou, Y. et al. (2000) Mol. Endocrinol. 14:2066. 
  7. Chapman, S.C. and T.K. Woodruff (2001) Mol. Endocrinol. 15:668.
  8. Bianco, C. et al. (2002) Mol. Cell. Biol. 22:2586.
  9. Gray, P.C. et al. (2003) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:5193.
  10. Lewis, K.A. et al. (2000) Nature 404:411.
  11. Gu, Z. et al. (1998) Genes Dev. 12:844.
  12. Chen, Y. et al. (2004) Dev. Biol. 268:280.
 

Long Name

Activin Receptor IB

Alternate Names

ActivinRIB, ACVR1B, ALK-4, ALK4

Entrez Gene IDs

91 (Human); 11479 (Mouse)

Gene Symbol

ACVR1B

UniProt

Additional Activin RIB/ALK-4 Products

Product Documents for Human Activin RIB/ALK-4 Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody

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Product Specific Notices for Human Activin RIB/ALK-4 Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody


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