Mucin 4 polyclonal antibody

Mucins are a group of high molecular weight glycoproteins consisting of a mucin core protein and O-linked carbohydrates. Mucin 4, a membrane-bound mucin, is the human homolog of the rat sialomucin complex (SMC) . Mucin 4 protein consists of Mucin 4α, a large amino mucin type subunit, and Mucin 4β, a transmembrane subunit containing three EGF-like domains. The Mucin 4 gene is the predominant mucin gene expressed in the normal urothelium and is also expressed in several normal tissues such as trachea, lung and testis. Dysregulation of Mucin 4 results in high levels of expression in pancreatic tumors and tumor cell lines. Induction of Mucin 4 in pancreatic carcinoma by all-trans-retinoic acid is mediated through the retinoic acid receptor-α signaling pathway. TGFβ2 serves as an interim mediator of this regulated expression. Alternative splicing in the 3'-end of the Mucin 4 gene generates at least 12 splice variants, which are characterized as two distinct types, a secreted type and a membrane-associated type. Mucin 4 protein acts as a heterodimeric bifunctional cell-surface glycoprotein and forms thick mucous effusion in the diseased middle ear.

Mucin-4; MUC-4; Ascites sialoglycoprotein; ASGP; Pancreatic adenocarcinoma mucin; Testis mucin; Tracheobronchial mucin; Mucin-4 alpha chain; Ascites sialoglycoprotein 1; ASGP-1; Mucin-4 beta chain; Ascites sialoglycoprotein 2; ASGP-2; MUC4

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

Western blot (WB) analysis of Mucin 4 polyclonal antibody at 1:500 dilution Lane1:Hela whole cell lysate Lane2:sp2/0 whole cell lysate Lane3:PC12 whole cell lysate