Contactin-2/TAG1 Antibody [Alexa Fluor® 750]

• Reactivity: Hu, Mu, Rt
• Applications: WB, IHC
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Goat
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor 750

Contactin-2/TAG1 Antibody [Alexa Fluor® 750] Summary

• Immunogen: Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human Contactin‑2/TAG1
  Leu29-Asn1012
  Accession # Q02246
• Specificity: Detects human Contactin‑2/TAG1 in direct ELISAs. Detects human, mouse, and rat Contactin‑2/TAG1 in Western blots. In direct ELISAs, less than 5% cross-reactivity with recombinant human (rh) Contactin-3, rhContactin-4, rhContactin-5 and rhContact
• Source: N/A
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Goat
• Purity Statement: Antigen Affinity-purified

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Western Blot

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied
• Buffer: Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Notes

This product is provided under an agreement between Life Technologies Corporation and R&D Systems, Inc, and the manufacture, use, sale or import of this product is subject to one or more US patents and corresponding non-US equivalents, owned by Life Technologies Corporation and its affiliates. The purchase of this product conveys to the buyer the non-transferable right to use the purchased amount of the product and components of the product only in research conducted by the buyer (whether the buyer is an academic or for-profit entity). The sale of this product is expressly conditioned on the buyer not using the product or its components (1) in manufacturing; (2) to provide a service, information, or data to an unaffiliated third party for payment; (3) for therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic purposes; (4) to resell, sell, or otherwise transfer this product or its components to any third party, or for any other commercial purpose. Life Technologies Corporation will not assert a claim against the buyer of the infringement of the above patents based on the manufacture, use or sale of a commercial product developed in research by the buyer in which this product or its components was employed, provided that neither this product nor any of its components was used in the manufacture of such product. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than research, contact Life Technologies Corporation, Cell Analysis Business Unit, Business Development, 29851 Willow Creek Road, Eugene, OR 97402, Tel: (541) 465-8300. Fax: (541) 335-0354.

This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.

Alternate Names for Contactin-2/TAG1 Antibody [Alexa Fluor® 750]

• Axonal glycoprotein TAG-1
• axonin-1 cell adhesion molecule
• Axonin-1
• AXT
• CNTN2
• contactin 2 (axonal)
• contactin 2 (transiently expressed)
• Contactin2
• Contactin-2
• DKFZp781D102
• FLJ37193
• MGC157722
• TAG1
• TAG-1
• TAX
• TAX1
• TAX-1
• TAX1FLJ42746
• Transient axonal glycoprotein 1
• transiently-expressed axonal glycoprotein

Background

Contactin-2 (CNTN2), also called TAG-1 (transient axonal glycoprotein), TAX1 (transiently-expressed axonal glycoprotein), or axonin-1, is a 135 kDa glycosyl‑phosphatidylinositol (GPI)- anchored cell adhesion molecule that belongs to the contactin subfamily within the immunoglobulin (Ig) protein superfamily (1‑3). Human Contactin-2 cDNA encodes a 28 amino acid (aa) signal peptide, a 984 aa mature secreted protein with six Ig-like domains followed by four fibronectin type III‑like repeats, and a 28 aa C-terminal GPI anchor pro-sequence. GPI-specific phospholipase activity can release soluble, active Contactin-2 from the membrane (2). Mature human Contactin-2 shares approximately 93%, 93% and 75% aa sequence identity with human, rat and chicken Contactin-2, respectively. During development, Contactin-2 is expressed by a subset of neuronal populations in the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS), particularly during initial phases of axon outgrowth (3‑5). Both the 135 kDa form and a 90 kDa form are also upregulated in response to CNS injury in the adult (6). Data support a role for Contactin-2 in axon pathfinding, neurite outgrowth and adhesion, especially in the CNS (3‑6). In mature myelinated fibers, Contactin‑2 is expressed by oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells, which are myelinating glial cells of the CNS and PNS, respectively (7, 8). It is enriched in the juxtaparanodal regions, where it recruits caspr2 (Contactin‑associated protein 2), a transmembrane neurexin involved in cell adhesion and intercellular communication (7‑10). The axonal Contactin‑2 interacts in cis with caspr2, and in trans with another Contactin‑2 on the glial membrane (8). This ternary complex is required for the accumulation and organization of K⁺ channels in the juxtaparanodes (9).

Limitations

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

Bioinformatics

• Uniprot:
  • Q02246()