Mer Antibody (125520)

• Reactivity: Hu
• Applications: WB
• Clone: 125520
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Conjugate: Unconjugated

Mer Antibody (125520) Summary

• Immunogen: S. frugiperda insect ovarian cell line Sf 21-derived recombinant human Mer
  Ala21-Ala499
  Accession # Q12866.2
• Specificity: Detects human Mer in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs, this antibody shows approximately 50% cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse Mer.
• Source: N/A
• Isotype: IgG2a
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Gene: MERTK
• Purity Statement: Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Western Blot 1 ug/mL

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
  • 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
  • 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
  • 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
• Buffer: Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.
• Preservative: No Preservative
• Reconstitution Instructions: Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

Notes

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

Alternate Names for Mer Antibody (125520)

• c-Eyk
• c-mer proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase
• C-mer
• EC 2.7.10
• EC 2.7.10.1
• MER receptor tyrosine kinase
• Mer
• MerTK
• MGC133349
• Receptor tyrosine kinase MerTK
• RP38Proto-oncogene c-Mer
• STK kinase
• tyrosine-protein kinase Mer

Background

Axl (Ufo, Ark), Dtk (Sky, Tyro3, Rse, Brt) and Mer (human and mouse homologues of chicken c-Eyk) constitute a receptor tyrosine kinase subfamily. The extracellular domains of these proteins contain two Ig-like motifs and two fibronectin type III motifs. This characteristic topology is also found in neural cell adhesion molecules and in receptor tyrosine phosphatases. These receptors bind the vitamin K-dependent protein growth-arrest-specific gene 6 (Gas6) which is structurally related to the anticoagulation factor protein S. Binding of Gas6 induces receptor autophosphorylation and downstream signaling pathways that can lead to cell proliferation, migration or the prevention of apoptosis. Recent studies suggest that this family of tyrosine kinase receptors may be involved in hematopoiesis, embryonic development, tumorigenesis and regulation of testicular functions.

1. Nagata, K. et al. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 22:30022.
2. Crosier, K.E. and P.S Crosier (1997) Pathology 29:131.

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.

Publications for Mer Antibody (MAB891)(1)

Publication using MAB891

• Zhu D, Wang Y, Singh I Protein S controls hypoxic/ischemic blood-brain barrier disruption through the TAM receptor Tyro3 and sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor. Blood, 2010-03-26;115(23):4963-72. 2010-03-26 [PMID: 20348395] (Western Blot, Human)

Bioinformatics

• Gene Symbol: MERTK
• Uniprot:
  • Q12866.2()