Anti-CD168/HMMR Picoband® Antibody

Hyaluronan-mediated motility receptor (HMMR), also known as RHAMM (Receptor for Hyaluronan Mediated Motility) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the HMMR gene. It is mapped to 5q34. The protein encoded by this gene is involved in cell motility. It is expressed in breast tissue and together with other proteins, it forms a complex with BRCA1 and BRCA2, thus is potentially associated with higher risk of breast cancer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been noted for this gene.

Hyaluronan mediated motility receptor; Intracellular hyaluronic acid-binding protein; Receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility; CD168; HMMR; IHABP; RHAMM

Cell Type Marker, Cytoplasmic, Intracellular, Neural Stem Cells, Neurogenesis, Neurology Process, Neuroscience, Nuclear, Signaling Pathways, Stem Cells

Receptor for hyaluronic acid (HA) . Involved in cell motility. When hyaluronan binds to HMMR, the phosphorylation of a number of proteins, including PTK2/FAK1 occurs. May also be involved in cellular transformation and metastasis formation, and in regulating extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK) activity. May act as a regulator of adipogenisis.

1. Pujana, M. A., Han, J.-D. J., Starita, L. M., Stevens, K. N., Tewari, M., Ahn, J. S., Rennert, G., Moreno, V., Kirchhoff, T., Gold, B., Assmann, V., ElShamy, W. M., and 22 others. Network modeling links breast cancer susceptibility and centrosome dysfunction. Nature Genet. 39: 1338-1349, 2007. 2. Savani, R. C., Wang, C., Yang, B. H., Zhang, S. W., Kinsella, M. G., Wight, T. N., Stern, R., Nance, D. M., Turley, E. A. Migration of bovine aortic smooth muscle cells after wounding injury: the role of hyaluronan and RHAMM. J. Clin. Invest. 95: 1158-1168, 1995. 3. Spicer, A. P., Roller, M. L., Camper, S. A., McPherson, J. D., Wasmuth, J. J., Hakim, S., Wang, C., Turley, E. A., McDonald, J. A. The human and mouse receptors for hyaluronan-mediated motility, RHAMM, genes (HMMR) map to human chromosome 5q33.2-qter and mouse chromosome 11. Genomics 30: 115-117, 1995.

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.