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CLIC4 (D2A7D) Rabbit mAb #12644

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    Supporting Data

    REACTIVITY H M R Mk
    SENSITIVITY Endogenous
    MW (kDa) 28
    Source/Isotype Rabbit IgG
    Application Key:
    • WB-Western Blotting 
    • IP-Immunoprecipitation 
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • H-Human 
    • M-Mouse 
    • R-Rat 
    • Mk-Monkey 

    Product Information

    Product Usage Information

    Application Dilution
    Western Blotting 1:1000
    Immunoprecipitation 1:50

    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.

    Protocol

    Specificity / Sensitivity

    CLIC4 (D2A7D) Rabbit mAb recognizes endogenous levels of total CLIC4 protein.

    Species Reactivity:

    Human, Mouse, Rat, Monkey

    Source / Purification

    Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding His111 of human CLIC4 protein.

    Background

    Chloride intracellular channel (CLIC) proteins belong to a family of highly conserved transport proteins found as both soluble and membrane-bound forms (1). Although CLIC proteins have putative, selective chloride ion channel activity, they are structural homologs to members of the glutathione-S-transferase protein superfamily and are likewise regulated by redox status (2). CLIC proteins are distinct from other ion channels in that they are found as both soluble and integral membrane forms, and their form determines their function (3-6). Chloride intracellular channel proteins are ubiquitously expressed in numerous tissue types and are involved in diverse biological functions (1,2).
    Chloride intracellular channel 4 (CLIC4) is a well-studied member of the chloride intracellular channel family. Expression of CLIC4 is regulated by p53 and c-Myc, and CLIC4 is required for p53 and c-Myc-mediated apoptosis in some cell types (6,7). CLIC4 contributes to TNF-α mediated apoptosis independent of NF-κB (8). Moreover, CLIC4 regulates the maturation of keratinocytes, differentiation of adipocytes and blood vessel lumen formation (9-12). Research studies show that CLIC4 translocates from the cytoplasm to the nucleus in response to cellular stress (13). In addition, nuclear CLIC4 enhances TGF-β signaling (14). In human cancer tissues, CLIC4 is excluded from the nucleus of tumor cells and its expression is reduced in tumor epithelial tissues (15); conversely, CLIC4 expression is markedly elevated in the adjacent stroma of multiple human cancers. Researchers have shown that high stromal CLIC4 protein levels enhance tumor invasiveness and progression (16).
    1. Littler, D.R. et al. (2010) FEBS Lett 584, 2093-101.
    2. Oakley, A.J. (2005) Curr Opin Struct Biol 15, 716-23.
    3. Littler, D.R. et al. (2005) FEBS J 272, 4996-5007.
    4. Singh, H. and Ashley, R.H. (2006) Biophys J 90, 1628-38.
    5. Suh, K.S. et al. (2004) J Biol Chem 279, 4632-41.
    6. Fernández-Salas, E. et al. (2002) Mol Cell Biol 22, 3610-20.
    7. Shiio, Y. et al. (2006) J Biol Chem 281, 2750-6.
    8. Suh, K.S. et al. (2005) Cancer Res 65, 562-71.
    9. Kitamura, A. et al. (2001) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 287, 435-9.
    10. Bohman, S. et al. (2005) J Biol Chem 280, 42397-404.
    11. Suh, K.S. et al. (2007) J Cell Sci 120, 2631-40.
    12. Ulmasov, B. et al. (2009) Am J Pathol 174, 1084-96.
    13. Malik, M. et al. (2010) J Biol Chem 285, 23818-28.
    14. Shukla, A. et al. (2009) Nat Cell Biol 11, 777-84.
    15. Suh, K.S. et al. (2007) Clin Cancer Res 13, 121-31.
    16. Shukla, A. et al. (2013) Oncogene , [ePub ahead of print].
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