Glypican 6 Antibody (348701) [Alexa Fluor® 488]

• Applications: Flow
• Clone: 348701
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor 488
• Concentration: Please see the vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services.

Glypican 6 Antibody (348701) [Alexa Fluor® 488] Summary

• Immunogen: Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human Glypican 6
  Asp24-Val527
  Accession # Q9Y625
• Specificity: Detects human Glypican 6 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, no cross‑reactivity with recombinant human Glypican 2, 3, or 5 is observed.
• Isotype: IgG1
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Gene: GPC6
• Purity Statement: Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Applications/Dilutions

• Application Notes: Flow Cytometry: Please use 0.25-1 ug of conjugated antibody per 10e6 cells.

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.
• Buffer: Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.
• Preservative: 0.09% Sodium Azide
• Concentration: Please see the vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services.

Notes

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Background

The Glypicans (glypiated proteoglycans) are a small multigene family of GPI-linked heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans that likely play a key role in embryonic morphogenesis (1-4). There are currently six known mammalian Glypicans. They all share a common-sized protein core of 60‑70 kDa, an N-terminus which likely forms a compact globular domain, 14 conserved cysteines that form multiple intrachain disulfide bonds, and a number of C‑terminal N- and O-linked carbohydrate attachment sites. Based on exon organization and the location of O-linked glycosylation sites, at least two subfamilies of Glypicans are known, with one subfamily containing Glypicans 1, 2, 4 and 6, and another subfamily containing Glypicans 3 and 5 (3, 5). Human Glypican 6 (GPC-6) is synthesized as a 554 amino acid (aa) preproprecursor that contains a 23 aa signal sequence, a 505 aa mature region and a 26 aa C-terminal prosegment (5, 6). There are four consecutive Ser-Gly repeats that serve as a heparin sulfate attachment site. GPC-6 is reported to be as large as 110 kDa in size. This translates into approximately 50 kDa of proteoglycan (5). Human to mouse, there is 97% aa identity over the entire GPC-6 molecule. Cells known to express GPC-6 are adult ovary and embryonic vascular and visceral smooth muscle, plus mesenchyme (embryonic connective tissue) in multiple organs (1, 5, 6). The function of GPC-6 is essentially unknown. As a Glypican family member, it may facilitate heparin-binding growth factor signaling and polyamine uptake into expressing cells (7, 8). In this regard, it would appear that GPC-6 with its attendant HS is down‑regulated by triiodothyronine during cartilage maturation, thus limiting the availability of sites for FGF sequestration and activity (9).

1. Song, H.H. and J. Filmus (2002) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1573:241. 
2. Filmus, J. (2001) Glycobiology 11:19R. 
3. De Cat, B. and G. David (2001) Semin. Cell Dev. Biol. 12:117. 
4. Filmus, J. (2003) Glycoconj. J. 19:319. 
5. Veugelers, M. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:26968.
6. Paine-Saunders, S. et al. (1999) Genomics 57:455.
7. Fransson, L-A. et al. (2004) Cell Mol. Life Sci. 61:1016.
8. Fransson, L-A. (2003) Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 35:125.
9. Bassett, J.H.D. et al. (2006) Endocrinology 147:295.

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

• Gene Symbol: GPC6