Anti-MS2/ADAM8 Antibody Picoband®

A Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 8 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ADAM8 gene. This gene encodes a member of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain) family. Members of this family are membrane-anchored proteins structurally related to snake venom disintegrins, and have been implicated in a variety of biological processes involving cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, including fertilization, muscle development, and neurogenesis. The protein encoded by this gene may be involved in cell adhesion during neurodegeneration, and it is thought to be a target for allergic respiratory diseases, including asthma. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

1. Hernandez, I., Moreno, J. L., Zandueta, C., Montuenga, L., Lecanda, F. Novel alternatively spliced ADAM8 isoforms contribute to the aggressive bone metastatic phenotype of lung cancer. Oncogene 29: 3758-3769, 2010. 2. Higuchi, Y., Kataoka, M., Yamamoto, S. MS2 (ADAM 8), a myelomonocytic cell surface antigen: expression, chromosomal localization and production of truncated ADAM 8 transgenic mice. (Abstract) Tissue Antigens 48: 423 only, 1996. 3. Kelly, K., Hutchinson, G., Nebenius-Oosthuizen, D., Smith, A. J. H., Bartsch, J. W., Horiuchi, K., Rittger, A., Manova, K., Docherty, A. J. P., Blobel, C. P. Metalloprotease-disintegrin ADAM8: expression analysis and targeted deletion in mice. Dev. Dyn. 232: 221-231, 2005.

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 freezing and thawing.

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