Integrin alpha 4 (ITGA4) Rat Monoclonal Antibody [Clone ID: PS/2]

CAT#: SM037R

Integrin alpha 4 (ITGA4) rat monoclonal antibody, clone PS/2, PE

Specifications

Product Data

• Clone Name: PS/2
• Applications: FC
• Recommended Dilution: Flow Cytometry: Use 10µl of Neat-1/1 diluted antibody to label 10e6 cells in 100 µl. The Fc region of monoclonal antibodies may bind non-specifically to cells expressing low affinity fc receptors.
• Reactivities: Human, Mouse
• Host: Rat
• Isotype: IgG2b
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Specificity: This antibody recognises alpha 4 integrin (CD49d).
  Clone PS/2 has also been reported to block the binding of CD49d to its ligands. We recommend the use of SM037LE for this purpose.
• Formulation: PBS, pH 7.4 containing 0.09% Sodium Azide as preservative and 1% BSA as stabilizer.
  Label: PE
  State: Lyophilized purfied IgG fraction.
  Label: R. Phycoerythrin (RPE)
• Reconstitution Method: Restore with 1 ml distilled water
• Purification: Affinity Chromatography on Protein G.
• Conjugation: PE
• Storage: Store the antibody undiluted at 2-8°C.
  DO NOT FREEZE!
  This product is photosensitive and should be protected from light.
• Stability: Shelf life: one year from despatch.
• Database Link:
  Entrez Gene 3676 Human
• Background: Integrin α4 (also called CD49d) is a ~150 kDa protein that possesses a large extracellular domain involved in ligand binding, a single transmembrane domain, and an intracellular regulatory domain possessing multiple sites for phosphorylation. Integrin α4 forms heterodimers with integrins β1 and β7. Integrin α4 is expressed on leukocytes and leukocyte precursors, neural crest cells, and developing skeletal muscles and is essential for embryogenesis, hematopoiesis, and immune responses. The presence of integrin α4 promotes cell migration and inhibits cell spreading and contractility. Integrin α4 function has been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple diseases including asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, hepatitis C, and multiple sclerosis, and therefore, modulation of integrin α4 function has become an important target for drug discovery. Phosphorylation of the serine 988 residue on the integrin α4 cytoplasmic tail inhibits its interaction with the focal adhesion complex-associated protein paxillin, and modulates its effects on cell motility and spreading.
• Synonyms: Integrin alpha-4, Integrin alpha-IV, VLA-4, VLA4