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Applications:

WB, IP

REACTIVITY:

H M

SENSITIVITY:

Endogenous

MW (kDa):

135

Source/Isotype:

Rabbit IgG

UniProt ID:

#P54756, #P29320, #P54764

Entrez-Gene Id:

2044, 2042, 2043

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000
Immunoprecipitation 1:100

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

EphA3/A4/A5 (D2C11) Rabbit mAb recognizes endogenous levels of total EphA3, EphA4, and EphA5 proteins.

Species Reactivity:

Human, Mouse

Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology

Rat

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Tyr779 of human EphA3 protein.

Background

The Eph receptors are the largest known family of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). They can be divided into two groups based on sequence similarity and on their preference for a subset of ligands. While EphA receptors bind to a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored ephrin A ligand, EphB receptors bind to ephrin B proteins that have a transmembrane and cytoplasmic domain (1,2). Research studies have shown that Eph receptors and ligands may be involved in many diseases including cancer (3). Both ephrin A and B ligands have dual functions. As RTK ligands, ephrins stimulate the kinase activity of Eph receptors and activate signaling pathways in receptor-expressing cells. The ephrin extracellular domain is sufficient for this function as long as it is clustered (4). The second function of ephrins has been described as "reverse signaling", whereby the cytoplasmic domain becomes tyrosine phosphorylated, allowing interactions with other proteins that may activate signaling pathways in the ligand-expressing cells (5).
The EphA3 receptor preferentially binds ephrin-A5. This ligand-receptor interaction stimulates EphA3 signaling, regulates cell adhesion and migration, and induces cellular morphologic responses (6-8). EphA3 plays a critical role in callosal axon guidance (9), retinotectal mapping of neurons (10), as well as cardiac cell migration and differentiation (11). Investigators have shown that somatic mutations in functional domains of EphA3 are linked to lung cancer progression (12). In addition, EphA3 expression levels have been correlated with tumor angiogenesis and progression in gastric and colorectal carcinoma (13,14).

  1. Wilkinson, D.G. (2000) Int Rev Cytol 196, 177-244.
  2. Klein, R. (2001) Curr Opin Cell Biol 13, 196-203.
  3. Dodelet, V.C. and Pasquale, E.B. (2000) Oncogene 19, 5614-9.
  4. Holder, N. and Klein, R. (1999) Development 126, 2033-44.
  5. Brückner, K. et al. (1997) Science 275, 1640-3.
  6. Smith, L.M. et al. (2004) Exp Cell Res 292, 295-303.
  7. Clifford, N. et al. (2008) J Cell Biochem 105, 1250-9.
  8. Vearing, C. et al. (2005) Cancer Res 65, 6745-54.
  9. Nishikimi, M. et al. (2011) J Neurosci 31, 16251-60.
  10. Connor, R.J. et al. (1998) Dev Biol 193, 21-35.
  11. Li, Y.Y. et al. (1998) Am J Physiol 274, H331-41.
  12. Lisabeth, E.M. et al. (2012) Biochemistry 51, 1464-75.
  13. Xi, H.Q. et al. (2012) J Gastroenterol 47, 785-94.
  14. Xi, H.Q. and Zhao, P. (2011) J Clin Pathol 64, 498-503.

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

WB: Western Blotting IP: Immunoprecipitation

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: human M: mouse R: rat Hm: hamster Mk: monkey Vir: virus Mi: mink C: chicken Dm: D. melanogaster X: Xenopus Z: zebrafish B: bovine Dg: dog Pg: pig Sc: S. cerevisiae Ce: C. elegans Hr: horse GP: Guinea Pig Rab: rabbit All: all species expected

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