Anti-L1CAM Antibody

L1, also known as L1CAM, is a transmembrane protein member of the L1 protein family, encoded by the L1CAM gene. The protein encoded by this gene is an axonal glycoprotein belonging to the immunoglobulin supergene family. The ectodomain, consisting of several immunoglobulin-like domains and fibronectin-like repeats (type III), is linked via a single transmembrane sequence to a conserved cytoplasmic domain. This cell adhesion molecule plays an important role in nervous system development, including neuronal migration and differentiation. Mutations in the gene cause X-linked neurological syndromes known as CRASH (corpus callosum hypoplasia, retardation, aphasia, spastic paraplegia and hydrocephalus) . Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants, some of which include an alternate exon that is considered to be specific to neurons.

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence in the middle region of human L1CAM, which shares 88.2% and 82.4% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with mouse and rat L1CAM, respectively.

Axonal Guidance Proteins, Cell Adhesion, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Cytoskeleton/ECM, Growth and Development, Neurogenesis, Neurology Process, Neuroscience, Signal Transduction

Neural cell adhesion molecule involved in the dynamics of cell adhesion and in the generation of transmembrane signals at tyrosine kinase receptors. During brain development, critical in multiple processes, including neuronal migration, axonal growth and fasciculation, and synaptogenesis. In the mature brain, plays a role in the dynamics of neuronal structure and function, including synaptic plasticity.

1. Basel-Vanagaite, L., Straussberg, R., Friez, M. J., Inbar, D., Korenreich, L., Shohat, M., Schwartz, C. E. Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of L1CAM-associated disease. Clin. Genet. 69: 414-419, 2006. 2. Du, Y.-Z., Dickerson, C., Aylsworth, A. S., Schwartz, C. E. A silent mutation, C924T (G308G), in the L1CAM gene results in X linked hydrocephalus (HSAS) . J. Med. Genet. 35: 456-462, 1998.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.