MUSK Antibody | anti-MUSK antibody

MUSK Antibody

Cat. Num. AAA8516482

• Gene Names: MUSK; CMS9; FADS
• Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Applications: Western Blot, Immunohistochemistry
• Purity: Immunogen affinity purified
• Synonyms: MUSK; MUSK Antibody; Muscle; skeletal receptor tyrosine-protein kinase; Muscle-specifictyrosine-protein kinase receptor; anti-MUSK antibody

• Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Specificity: MUSK Antibody detects endogenous levels of total MUSK
• Purity/Purification: Immunogen affinity purified
• Form/Format: In phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, 150mM NaCl, 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol.
• Sequence Length: 783

• Applicable Applications for anti-MUSK antibody: Western Blot (WB), Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
• Application Notes: WB: 1:500-1:2000; IHC: 1:50-1:200
• Immunogen: Recombinant protein of human MUSK
• Preparation and Storage: Store at-20 degree C for 1 year

Western Blot (WB)

(Western blot analysis of extracts of SW480 cellline, usingMUSK antibody.)

Related Product Information for anti-MUSK antibody

This gene encodes a muscle-specific tyrosine kinase receptor. The encoded protein may play a role in clustering of the acetylcholine receptor in the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction. Mutations in this gene have been associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described.

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GI #: 261878455
• NCBI GeneID: 4593
• NCBI Accession #: NP_001159752.1
• NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #: NM_001166280.1
• UniProt Accession #: O15146; Q32MJ8; Q32MJ9; Q5VZW7; Q5VZW8
• Molecular Weight: 97kDa
• NCBI Official Full Name: muscle, skeletal receptor tyrosine-protein kinase isoform 2
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: muscle associated receptor tyrosine kinase
• NCBI Official Symbol: MUSK
• NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: CMS9; FADS
• NCBI Protein Information: muscle, skeletal receptor tyrosine-protein kinase
• UniProt Protein Name: Muscle, skeletal receptor tyrosine-protein kinase
• Protein Family: Muskelin
• UniProt Gene Name: MUSK
• UniProt Synonym Gene Names: MuSK; Muscle-specific kinase receptor

NCBI Description

This gene encodes a muscle-specific tyrosine kinase receptor. The encoded protein may play a role in clustering of the acetylcholine receptor in the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction. Mutations in this gene have been associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]

Uniprot Description

Receptor tyrosine kinase which plays a central role in the formation and the maintenance of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), the synapse between the motor neuron and the skeletal muscle (PubMed:25537362). Recruitment of AGRIN by LRP4 to the MUSK signaling complex induces phosphorylation and activation of MUSK, the kinase of the complex. The activation of MUSK in myotubes regulates the formation of NMJs through the regulation of different processes including the specific expression of genes in subsynaptic nuclei, the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and the clustering of the acetylcholine receptors (AChR) in the postsynaptic membrane. May regulate AChR phosphorylation and clustering through activation of ABL1 and Src family kinases which in turn regulate MUSK. DVL1 and PAK1 that form a ternary complex with MUSK are also important for MUSK-dependent regulation of AChR clustering. May positively regulate Rho family GTPases through FNTA. Mediates the phosphorylation of FNTA which promotes prenylation, recruitment to membranes and activation of RAC1 a regulator of the actin cytoskeleton and of gene expression. Other effectors of the MUSK signaling include DNAJA3 which functions downstream of MUSK. May also play a role within the central nervous system by mediating cholinergic responses, synaptic plasticity and memory formation ().