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Anti-AREG antibody produced in rabbit

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution

Synonym(s):

Anti-AREGB, Anti-SDGF, AREG Antibody - Anti-AREG antibody produced in rabbit, Areg Antibody

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UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

product line

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

species reactivity

human

technique(s)

immunohistochemistry: 1:500-1:1000

immunogen sequence

FSGDHSADGFEVTSRSEMSSGSEISPVSEMPSSSEPSSGADYDYSEEYDNEPQIPGYIVDDSVRVEQVVKPPQNKTESENTSDKPKRKKKGGKNGKNRRNRKKKNPCNAEFQNFCIHGECKYIEHLEAVTCKCQQEYFGERC

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... AREG(374)

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General description

Amphiregulin is a protein encoded by the AREG gene in humans and is mapped to chromosomal region 4q13-4q21. It is considered as a ligand of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a widely expressed transmembrane tyrosine kinase. It acts as a bifunctional cell growth modulator consisting of 78 amino acids. The amino-terminal half of this protein is extremely hydrophilic whereas the carboxyl-terminal half exhibits homology to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family of proteins. It is mostly expressed in human placenta and ovaries and may have some role in the regulation of normal cell growth. It is synthesized as a membrane-anchored precursor protein and its expression is induced by a plethora of stimuli (that includes inflammatory lipids, cytokines, hormones, growth factors and xenobiotics).

Immunogen

Amphiregulin precursor recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

Application

All Prestige Antibodies Powered by Atlas Antibodies are developed and validated by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project and as a result, are supported by the most extensive characterization in the industry.

The Human Protein Atlas project can be subdivided into three efforts: Human Tissue Atlas, Cancer Atlas, and Human Cell Atlas. The antibodies that have been generated in support of the Tissue and Cancer Atlas projects have been tested by immunohistochemistry against hundreds of normal and disease tissues and through the recent efforts of the Human Cell Atlas project, many have been characterized by immunofluorescence to map the human proteome not only at the tissue level but now at the subcellular level. These images and the collection of this vast data set can be viewed on the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) site by clicking on the Image Gallery link. We also provide Prestige Antibodies® protocols and other useful information.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Amphiregulin binds to the EGF receptor and activates major intracellular signaling cascades governing cell survival, proliferation and motility. This protein plays an important role in the development and maturation of mammary glands, bone tissue and oocytes. Its expression is mainly associated with different pathological conditions, mostly of inflammatory and/or neoplastic nature. It induces ovarian cancer cell invasion by down-regulating E-cadherin expression.

Features and Benefits

Prestige Antibodies® are highly characterized and extensively validated antibodies with the added benefit of all available characterization data for each target being accessible via the Human Protein Atlas portal linked just below the product name at the top of this page. The uniqueness and low cross-reactivity of the Prestige Antibodies® to other proteins are due to a thorough selection of antigen regions, affinity purification, and stringent selection. Prestige antigen controls are available for every corresponding Prestige Antibody and can be found in the linkage section.

Every Prestige Antibody is tested in the following ways:
  • IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
  • Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

Linkage

Corresponding Antigen APREST71143

Physical form

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

Legal Information

Prestige Antibodies is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Ahmad M Alamri et al.
Disease models & mechanisms, 11(1) (2018-02-09)
Restricted availability of cell and animal models is a rate-limiting step for investigation of salivary gland neoplasm pathophysiology and therapeutic response. Conditionally reprogrammed cell (CRC) technology enables establishment of primary epithelial cell cultures from patient material. This study tested a
Carmen Berasain et al.
Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 28, 31-41 (2014-01-28)
Amphiregulin (AREG) is a ligand of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a widely expressed transmembrane tyrosine kinase. AREG is synthesized as a membrane-anchored precursor protein that can engage in juxtacrine signaling on adjacent cells. Alternatively, after proteolytic processing by
G D Plowman et al.
Molecular and cellular biology, 10(5), 1969-1981 (1990-05-01)
We have isolated the gene for a novel growth regulator, amphiregulin (AR), that is evolutionarily related to epidermal growth factor (EGF) and transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-alpha). AR is a bifunctional growth modulator: it interacts with the EGF/TGF-alpha receptor to
M Shoyab et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 243(4894 Pt 1), 1074-1076 (1989-02-24)
The complete amino acid sequence of amphiregulin, a bifunctional cell growth modulator, was determined. The truncated form contains 78 amino acids, whereas a larger form of amphiregulin contains six additional amino acids at the amino-terminal end. The amino-terminal half of
Wai-Kin So et al.
FEBS letters, 588(21), 3998-4007 (2014-09-28)
Aberrant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activation is associated with ovarian cancer progression. In this study, we report that the EGFR ligand amphiregulin (AREG) stimulates cell invasion and down-regulates E-cadherin expression in two human ovarian cancer cell lines, SKOV3 and

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