RARA Antibody

Product Specifications

CAS Number

9007-83-4

Gene Name

Retinoic acid receptor, alpha

Gene Aliases

Nr1b1; nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 1; RA; RAR; RAR alpha 1; RAR-alpha; RARalpha1; retinoic acid receptor alpha.

Gene ID

19401

Accession Number

NP_001169999.1

Reactivity

Human|Mouse

Immunogen

Range: Val237 - Pro459

Target

Receptor for retinoic acid. Retinoic acid receptors bind as heterodimers to their target response elements in response to their ligands, all-trans or 9-cis retinoic acid, and regulate gene expression in various biological processes. The RXR/RAR heterodimers bind to the retinoic acid response elements (RARE) composed of tandem 5'-AGGTCA-3' sites known as DR1-DR5. In the absence of ligand, the RXR-RAR heterodimers associate with a multiprotein complex containing transcription corepressors that induce histone acetylation, chromatin condensation and transcriptional suppression. On ligand binding, the corepressors dissociate from the receptors and associate with the coactivators leading to transcriptional activation. RARA plays an essential role in the regulation of retinoic acid-induced germ cell development during spermatogenesis. Has a role in the survival of early spermatocytes at the beginning prophase of meiosis. In Sertoli cells, may promote the survival and development of early meiotic prophase spermatocytes. In concert with RARG, required for skeletal growth, matrix homeostasis and growth plate function.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Type

Polyclonal Antibody

Applications

Immunocytochemistry|Immunohistochemistry|Immunoprecipitation|Western blot

Purification

Affinity Purified; Protein A Purified

Assay Protocol

Reconstitution & Storage Instructions Western Blotting/Immunoblotting (WB/IB) Protocol Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Protocol Immunocytochemistry (ICC) Protocol Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) Protocol Blocking Peptide Competition Protocol (BPCP) Immunoprecipitation (IP) Protocol Antibody Array (AA) Protocol Reconstitution & Storage Instructions Reconstitution & Storage Instructions Western Blotting/Immunoblotting (WB/IB) Protocol Western Blotting/Immunoblotting (WB/IB) Protocol Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Protocol Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Protocol Immunocytochemistry (ICC) Protocol Immunocytochemistry (ICC) Protocol Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) Protocol Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) Protocol Blocking Peptide Competition Protocol (BPCP) Blocking Peptide Competition Protocol (BPCP) Immunoprecipitation (IP) Protocol Immunoprecipitation (IP) Protocol Antibody Array (AA) Protocol Antibody Array (AA) Protocol

Concentration

0.5 mg/ml

Format

Liquid. 0.01M PBS, pH7.4, containing 0.05% Proclin-300, 50% glycerol.

Reconstitution

2°C to 8°C|-20°C

Molecular Weight

51 kDa

Fragment

IgG

Specificity

The antibody is a rabbit polyclonal antibody raised against RARa. It has been selected for its ability to recognize RARa in immunohistochemical staining and western blotting.