ErbB-4 (E1280) polyclonal antibody

The EGF receptor family comprises several related receptor tyrosine kinases that are frequently overexpressed in a variety of carcinomas. Members of this receptor family include EGFR (HER1), Neu (ErbB-2, HER2), ErbB-3 (HER3) and ErbB-4 (HER4), which form either homodimers or heterodimers upon ligand binding. The gene encoding ErbB-4 is expressed as a full length protein, which produces a short membrane-anchored cytoplasmic domain fragment and a long ectodomain fragment. The short fragment is heavily tyrosine phosphorylated and possesses tyrosine kinase catalytic activity toward an exogenous substrate. Proteolytic cleavage of ErbB-4 is promoted by the binding of heregulin. ErbB-4 is involved in cell proliferation and differentiation and its expression is highest in breast carcinoma cell lines, normal skeletal muscle, heart, pituitary, brain and cerebellum.

4ICD; Avian erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 4; Avian erythroblastic leukemia viral v erb b2 oncogene homolog 4; E4ICD; EC 2.7.10.1; ErbB4; ERBB4 intracellular domain; ERBB4; HER 4; HER4; Mer4; MGC138404; Oncogene ERBB4; P180erbB4; Proto-oncogene-like protein c-ErbB-4; Receptor protein tyrosine kinase erbB 4 precursor; Receptor tyrosine protein kinase erbB 4; s80HER4; Tyrosine kinase type cell surface receptor HER4; Tyrosine kinase-type cell surface receptor HER4; v erb a avi

The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE) .