Product Pathways - Wnt / Hedgehog / Notch
LEF1 (C18A7) Rabbit mAb #2286
| Applications | Reactivity | MW (kDa) | Source | Isotype |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W IP F | H M | 25-58 kDa | Rabbit | IgG |
Applications Key:
W=Western Blotting
IP=Immunoprecipitation
F=Flow Cytometry
Reactivity Key:
H=Human
M=Mouse
Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology. Species cross-reactivity is determined by Western blot.
Specificity / Sensitivity
LEF1 (C18A7) Rabbit mAb detects endogenous level of total LEF1 proteins, including the dominant negative forms due to the usage of alternative promoter.
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing rabbits with a synthetic peptide (KLH-coupled) corresponding to residues surrounding Val282 of human LEF1.
Background
LEF1 and TCF are members of the high mobility group (HMG) DNA binding protein family of transcription factors which consists of the following: Lymphoid enhancer factor 1 (LEF1), T Cell Factor 1 (TCF1), TCF3 and TCF4 (1). LEF1 and TCF1 were originally identified as important factors regulating early lymphoid development (2) that act downstream in Wnt signaling. LEF1/TCF bind to Wnt response elements to provide a docking site for β-catenin, which translocates to the nucleus to promote the transcription of target genes upon activation of Wnt signaling (3). LEF1/TCF proteins are dynamically expressed during development and aberrant activation of the Wnt signaling pathway is involved in many types of cancers including colon cancer (4,5).
LEF1 has several isoforms due to alternative splicing. LEF1 also has an alternative promoter that is preferentially active in lymphocytes. The isoforms generated by this alternative promoter have no amino-terminal β-catenin binding domain, therefore, they may function in a dominant negative manner (6-8).
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