Cell Signaling Technology

Product Pathways - Cytoskeletal Signaling

Rab7 Antibody #2094

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Source
W H M R Endogenous 23 Rabbit

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  M=Mouse  R=Rat
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology.

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

Rab7 Antibody detects endogenous levels of total Rab7 protein.

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding residue surrounding Asp193 of human Rab7. Antibodies are purified by peptide affinity chromatography.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from SK-MEL-28 and NIH/3T3 cells using Rab7 Antibody.

Background

Rab7 and Rab9 are members of the Ras superfamily of small Rab GTPases (1). Both proteins are located in late endosomes, but exert different functions. Rab7 associates with the RIPL effector protein to control membrane trafficking from early to late endosome and to lysosomes (2,3). Rab7 also helps to regulate growth receptor endocytic trafficking and degradation (3,4), and maturation of phagosome and autophagic vacuoles (4-6). Rab9 interacts with its effector proteins p40 and TIP47 (7,8) to promote the MPR (mannose 6-phosphate receptor)-associated lysosomal enzyme transport between late endosomes and the trans Golgi network (9,10).

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  2. Feng, Y. et al. (1995) J Cell Biol 131, 1435-52.
  3. Méresse, S. et al. (1995) J Cell Sci 108 ( Pt 11), 3349-58.
  4. Ceresa, B.P. and Bahr, S.J. (2006) J Biol Chem 281, 1099-106.
  5. Jäger, S. et al. (2004) J Cell Sci 117, 4837-48.
  6. Méresse, S. et al. (1999) EMBO J 18, 4394-403.
  7. Díaz, E. et al. (1997) J Cell Biol 138, 283-90.
  8. Barbero, P. et al. (2002) J Cell Biol 156, 511-8.
  9. Lombardi, D. et al. (1993) EMBO J 12, 677-82.
  10. Riederer, M.A. et al. (1994) J Cell Biol 125, 573-82.

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