Rabbit anti-Rat EGF Polyclonal Antibody | anti-EGF antibody

Anti-EGF Antibody, Rabbit Polyclonal

Cat. Num. AAA8113024

• Reactivity: Rat
• Applications: ELISA, Immunohistochemistry
• Purity: Protein A & Antigen Affinity
• Synonyms: EGF; Polyclonal Antibody; Anti-EGF Antibody; Rabbit Polyclonal; EGF/Epidermal Growth Factor Antibody; Rabbit PAb; Antigen Affinity Purified; epidermal growth factor; anti-EGF antibody

• Host: Rabbit
• Reactivity: Rat
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Isotype: Rabbit IgG
• Specificity: Rat EGF/Epidermal Growth Factor
• Purity/Purification: Protein A & Antigen Affinity
• Form/Format: Liquid; 0.2um filtered solution in PBS

• Applicable Applications for anti-EGF antibody: ELISA (EIA), Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin (IHC-P)
• Application Notes: ELISA: 1:5000-1:10,000; IHC-P: 1:500-1:2000
• Immunogen: Recombinant Rat EGF/Epidermal Growth Factor protein
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Preparation: Produced in rabbits immunized with purified, recombinant Rat EGF/Epidermal Growth Factor. EGF/Epidermal Growth Factor specific IgG was purified by Rat EGF/Epidermal Growth Factor affinity chromatography.
• Preparation and Storage: This antibody can be stored at 2-8 degree C for one month without detectable loss of activity. Antibody products are stable for twelve months from date of receipt when stored at -20 degree C to -80 degree C. Preservative-Free. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

(Immunochemical staining of rat EGF in rat kidney with rabbit polyclonal antibody (1:1000, formalin-fixed paraffin embedded sections).)

Related Product Information for anti-EGF antibody

EGF is the founding member of the EGF-family of proteins. Members of this protein family have highly similar structural and functional characteristics. EGF contains 9 EGF-like domains and 9 LDL-receptor class B repeats. Human EGF is a 6045-Da protein with 53 amino acid residues and three intramolecular disulfide bonds. As a low-molecular-weight polypeptide, EGF was first purified from the mouse submandibular gland, but since then it was found in many human tissues including submandibular gland, parotid gland. It can also be found in human platelets, macrophages, urine, saliva, milk, and plasma. EGF is a growth factor that stimulates the growth of various epidermal and epithelial tissues in vivo and in vitro and of some fibroblasts in cell culture. It results in cellular proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Salivary EGF, which seems also regulated by dietary inorganic iodine, also plays an important physiological role in the maintenance of oro-esophageal and gastric tissue integrity. EGF acts by binding with high affinity to epidermal growth factor receptor on the cell surface and stimulating the intrinsic protein-tyrosine kinase activity of the receptor. The tyrosine kinase activity, in turn, initiates a signal transduction cascade that results in a variety of biochemical changes within the cell-a rise in intracellular calcium levels, increased glycolysis and protein synthesis, and increases in the expression of certain genes including the gene for EGFR-that ultimately lead to DNA synthesis and cell proliferation.

Product Categories/Family for anti-EGF antibody

EGFR Signaling Pathway

References

Chen JX, et al. (2011) Involvement of c-Src/STAT3 signal in EGF-induced proliferation of rat spermatogonial stem cells. Mol Cell Biochem. 358(1-2):67-73.Guo Y, et al. (2012) Correlations among ERCC1, XPB, UBE2I, EGF, TAL2 and ILF3 revealed by gene signatures of histological subtypes of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. Oncol Rep. 27(1):286-92.Kim S, et al. (2012) Smad7 acts as a negative regulator of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) signaling pathway in breast cancer cells. Cancer Lett. 314(2):147-54.Chatterton RT Jr, et al. (2010) Breast ductal lavage for assessment of breast cancer biomarkers. Horm Cancer. 1(4):197-204.

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GI #: 6978797
• NCBI GeneID: 25313
• NCBI Accession #: NP_036974.1
• NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #: NM_012842.1
• UniProt Accession #: P07522; Q63183
• Molecular Weight: 124,126 Da
• NCBI Official Full Name: pro-epidermal growth factor
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: epidermal growth factor
• NCBI Official Symbol: Egf
• NCBI Protein Information: pro-epidermal growth factor
• UniProt Protein Name: Pro-epidermal growth factor
• Protein Family: EGF-like domain containing protein
• UniProt Gene Name: Egf
• UniProt Synonym Gene Names: EGF
• UniProt Entry Name: EGF_RAT

NCBI Description

binds the epidermal growth factor receptor; may play a role in MAP kinase mediated signaling pathways [RGD, Feb 2006]

Uniprot Description

EGF: EGF stimulates the growth of various epidermal and epithelial tissues in vivo and in vitro and of some fibroblasts in cell culture. Magnesiotropic hormone that stimulates magnesium reabsorption in the renal distal convoluted tubule via engagement of EGFR and activation of the magnesium channel TRPM6. Defects in EGF are the cause of hypomagnesemia type 4 (HOMG4); also known as renal hypomagnesemia normocalciuric. HOMG4 is a disorder characterized by massive renal hypomagnesemia and normal levels of serum calcium and calcium excretion. Clinical features include seizures, mild-to mederate psychomotor retardation, and brisk tendon reflexes. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Ligand, receptor tyrosine kinase; Hormone; Membrane protein, integral

Cellular Component: extracellular space; lysosomal membrane; plasma membrane; integral to membrane; intracellular

Molecular Function: growth factor activity; calcium ion binding; epidermal growth factor receptor binding

Biological Process: epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway; peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; activation of MAPKK activity; positive regulation of mitosis; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; regulation of protein transport; positive regulation of MAP kinase activity; regulation of protein secretion; branching morphogenesis of a tube; positive regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor activity; positive regulation of cell proliferation; negative regulation of secretion; angiogenesis; regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; positive regulation of phosphorylation; STAT protein nuclear translocation; positive regulation of DNA binding; positive regulation of granule cell precursor proliferation