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Applications:
W, W-S, IP, IHC-P, FC-FP

Reactivity:
H

Sensitivity:
Endogenous

MW (kDa):
220 (ALK), 80 (NPM-ALK), 117 (EML4-ALK v1), 86 (EML4-ALK v3)

Source/Isotype:
Rabbit IgG

UniProt ID:
#Q9UM73

Entrez-Gene Id:
238

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:2000
Simple Western™ 1:10 - 1:50
Immunoprecipitation 1:100
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) 1:100 - 1:400
Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized) 1:400 - 1:800

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.

Specificity/Sensitivity

ALK (D5F3) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of total ALK protein as well as ALK fusion proteins, such as EML4-ALK variants and NPM-ALK, even at low levels. This antibody does not cross-react with other family members.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with recombinant protein corresponding to residues in the carboxy terminus of human ALK.

Background

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a tyrosine kinase receptor for pleiotrophin (PTN), a growth factor involved in embryonic brain development (1-3). In ALK-expressing cells, PTN induces phosphorylation of both ALK and the downstream effectors IRS-1, Shc, PLCγ, and PI3 kinase (1). ALK was originally discovered as a nucleophosmin (NPM)-ALK fusion protein produced by a translocation (4). Investigators have found that the NPM-ALK fusion protein is a constitutively active, oncogenic tyrosine kinase associated with anaplastic lymphoma (4). Research literature suggests that activation of PLCγ by NPM-ALK may be a crucial step for its mitogenic activity and involved in the pathogenesis of anaplastic lymphomas (5).
A distinct ALK oncogenic fusion protein involving ALK and echinoderm microtubule-associated protein like 4 (EML4) has been described in the research literature from a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line, with corresponding fusion transcripts present in some cases of lung adenocarcinoma. The short, amino-terminal region of the microtubule-associated protein EML4 is fused to the kinase domain of ALK (6-8).
Investigators have identified ALK translocations with other fusion partners, such as TRK-fused gene (TFG) and KIF5B, which have also been associated with NSCLC (6,7). In particular, the EML4-ALK fusion protein has been found in 3-7% of NSCLC samples (6-14).

Species Reactivity

Species reactivity is determined by testing in at least one approved application (e.g., western blot).

Western Blot Buffer

IMPORTANT: For western blots, incubate membrane with diluted primary antibody in 5% w/v nonfat dry milk, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.

Applications Key

W: Western Blotting W-S: Simple Western™ IP: Immunoprecipitation IHC-P: Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) FC-FP: Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized)

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: Human

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Western blot analysis of extracts from NCI-H2228 and NCI-H3122 cells using ALK (D5F3®) XP® Rabbit mAb. Variants denoting fusions of different EML4 exons (v1 or v3) are indicated.
Western Blotting Image 1: ALK (D5F3) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
Simple Western™ analysis of lysates (0.1 mg/mL) from NCI-H3122 using ALK (D5F3®) XP® Rabbit mAb #3633. The virtual lane view (left) shows the target band (as indicated) at 1:10 and 1:50 dilutions of primary antibody. The corresponding electropherogram view (right) plots chemiluminescence by molecular weight along the capillary at 1:10 (blue line) and 1:50 (green line) dilutions of primary antibody. This experiment was performed under reducing conditions on the Jess™ Simple Western instrument from ProteinSimple, a BioTechne brand, using the 66 -440 kDa separation module.
Western Blotting Image 1: ALK (D5F3) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human non-small cell lung carcinoma using ALK (D5F3®) XP® Rabbit mAb.
Immunohistochemistry Image 1: ALK (D5F3) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
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Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) using ALK (D5F3®) XP® Rabbit mAb.
Immunohistochemistry Image 2: ALK (D5F3) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human lung carcinoma with high (left) and low levels (right) of ALK expression using ALK (D5F3®) XP® Rabbit mAb.
Immunohistochemistry Image 3: ALK (D5F3) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
Flow cytometric analysis of U-937 cells (blue) and KARPAS 299 cells (green) using ALK (D5F3®) XP® Rabbit mAb (solid lines) or a concentration-matched Rabbit (DA1E) mAb IgG XP® Isotype Control #3900 (dashed lines). Anti-rabbit IgG (H+L), F(ab')2 Fragment (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate) #4412 was used as a secondary antibody.
Flow Cytometry Image 1: ALK (D5F3) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
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