bs-70486R

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Host: Rabbit

Target Protein: Ephexin-1 (C-terminal region)

Specificity: The antibody detects an 80 kDa* band corresponding to ephexin-1 in Western blots of human A431, Jurkat, and HUVEC cells, as well as rat PC12 cells and mouse brain tissue. This sequence has significant homology to the same region in human and rat ephexin-1, and has low homology to other known proteins.

Clonality: Polyclonal

Isotype: IgG

Swiss Prot: Q8CHT1

Source: Ephexin-1 synthetic peptide (coupled to carrier protein) corresponds to amino acids in the C-terminal region of mouse ephexin-1.

Purification: Antigen Affinity purification

Storage Buffer: PBS + 1 mg/ml BSA, 0.05% NaN3 and 50% glycerol

Storage: Storage at -20°C is recommended, as aliquots may be taken without freeze/thawing due to presence of 50% glycerol. Stable for at least 1 year at -20°C.

Background:

The Eph family of receptor tyrosine kinases, and their ephrin ligands, are important for cell positioning and morphogenesis during development. EphA4 receptor can inhibit axon outgrowth and has roles in regulating axon projections during neural development. Eph signaling pathways require both receptor kinase activity and activation of Rho-GTPase guanine nucleotide-exchange factors (GEFs). Ephexin-1 is a Dbl family GEF that may be important for regulating Rho GTPase activity downstream of EphA4/FGFR complexes. EphA4 activation leads to Src kinase phosphorylation of Tyr-87 in ephexin-1, which enhances activation of RhoA, but not Rac1 or Cdc42. In addition, ephexin-1 also binds FGFRs, and is phosphorylated at Tyr-87, as well as other tyrosine sites.