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Applications:

WB

REACTIVITY:

H

SENSITIVITY:

Endogenous

MW (kDa):

14

SOURCE:

Rabbit

UniProt ID:

#Q9BYZ8

Entrez-Gene Id:

83998

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000

Storage

Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

Specificity / Sensitivity

REG4 Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total human REG4 protein. REG4 antibody may weakly bind mouse Reg4.

Species Reactivity:

Human

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the carboxy terminus of human REG4 protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Background

Reg4 (regenerating islet-derived protein 4) is a member of a multigene family of Reg proteins (1). Reg proteins are secreted glycoproteins belonging to the calcium (C-type) dependent lectin superfamily, although they can in fact bind polysaccharides, mannan, and heparin in the absence of calcium (2,3).
Reg4 is expressed in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, in normal colon mucosa, and is upregulated in colon adenocarcinoma, pancreatic cancer, gastric adenocarcinoma, and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) (4,5).

It has recently been shown that Reg4 marks a population of deep secretory cells at the bottom of the crypts in the colon. In the upper gastrointestinal tract, Paneth cells support the Lgr5+ positive stem cells that reside at the base of deep crypts by providing signals such as Wnt3, EGF, and Notch ligands for stem cell maintenance. No Paneth cells, however, exist in the colon crypts. It is proposed that the Reg4+ population serves as an analogous support system for the LGR5+ positive stem cell population in the colon (1,6).

  1. Hartupee, J.C. et al. (2001) Biochim Biophys Acta 1518, 287-93.
  2. Kämäräinen, M. et al. (2003) Am J Pathol 163, 11-20.
  3. Ho, M.R. et al. (2010) J Mol Biol 402, 682-95.
  4. Violette, S. et al. (2003) Int J Cancer 103, 185-93.
  5. Zhang, Y.W. et al. (2003) World J Gastroenterol 9, 2635-41.
  6. Sasaki, N. et al. (2016) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113, E5399-407.

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

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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REG4 Antibody

Western Blotting Image 1: REG4 Antibody Expand Image
Western blot analysis of extracts from KM-12 and OVCAR-3 cells using REG4 Antibody (upper) and GAPDH (D16H11) XP® Rabbit mAb #5174 (lower). As expected, OVCAR-3 are low or negative for REG4.