Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

CAT#: TA381477

Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) Rabbit polyclonal Antibody

Specifications

Product Data

• Applications: IF, IHC, WB
• Recommended Dilution: WB,1:500 - 1:2000
  IHC,1:50 - 1:100
  IF,1:50 - 1:200
• Reactivities: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Modifications: Unmodified
• Host: Rabbit
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Immunogen: A synthetic peptide of human Sonic Hedgehog (Sonic Hedgehog (Shh))
• Formulation: Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide,50% glycerol,pH7.3.
• Concentration: lot specific
• Purification: Affinity purification
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Stability: Shelf life: one year from despatch.
• Predicted Protein Size: 49kDa
• Gene Name: sonic hedgehog signaling molecule
• Database Link:
  Entrez Gene 6469 Human
  UniProt ID Q15465
• Background: This gene encodes a protein that is instrumental in patterning the early embryo. It has been implicated as the key inductive signal in patterning of the ventral neural tube, the anterior-posterior limb axis, and the ventral somites. Of three human proteins showing sequence and functional similarity to the sonic hedgehog protein of Drosophila, this protein is the most similar. The protein is made as a precursor that is autocatalytically cleaved; the N-terminal portion is soluble and contains the signalling activity while the C-terminal portion is involved in precursor processing. More importantly, the C-terminal product covalently attaches a cholesterol moiety to the N-terminal product, restricting the N-terminal product to the cell surface and preventing it from freely diffusing throughout the developing embryo. Defects in this protein or in its signalling pathway are a cause of holoprosencephaly (HPE). It is also thought that mutations in this gene or in its signalling pathway may be responsible for VACTERL syndrome. Additionally, mutations in a long range enhancer located approximately 1 megabase upstream of this gene disrupt limb patterning and can result in preaxial polydactyly.