EREG (D4O5I) Rabbit mAb recognizes endogenous levels of total EREG protein.
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Glu155 of human EREG protein.
Background
Epiregulin (EREG) belongs to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family and is a ligand for the EGF receptor (EGFR) and ErbB4 (1-3). The binding of EREG to homodimers, as well as heterodimers containing EGFR or ErbB4, leads to receptor activation and downstream signaling to promote cell growth and proliferation (4-6). In normal human tissue, moderate levels of EREG are expressed in the placenta and peripheral blood macrophages. Research studies have shown that EREG is expressed at high levels in numerous cancer cell lines, and EREG expression is correlated with primary cancer aggresiveness/metastases (7-11). In addition to its involvement in tumorigenesis, a variant of EREG has also been shown to be associated with tuberculosis susceptibility (12). EREG migrates as multiple bands including a ~30 kDa glycosylated membrane bound form (proepiregulin), a 19 kDa nonglycosylated propeptide form, and a 17 kDa mature form (13).
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.