SRP2048
RAR, α human
recombinant, expressed in insect cells, ≥70% (SDS-PAGE)
Synonym(s):
NR1B1, RAR
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UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.26
biological source
human
recombinant
expressed in insect cells
Assay
≥70% (SDS-PAGE)
form
frozen liquid
mol wt
~52.4 kDa
packaging
pkg of 5 μg
storage condition
avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles
concentration
1000 μg/mL
color
clear colorless
NCBI accession no.
UniProt accession no.
shipped in
dry ice
storage temp.
−70°C
Gene Information
human ... RARA(5914)
Biochem/physiol Actions
Several members of the nuclear receptor family are directly associated with human malignancies including breast cancer, prostate cancer and leukemia. The pathogenesis of each of these diseases is underpinned by the activities of a member of the superfamily; estrogen receptor-α (ERα) in breast cancer, androgen receptor (AR) in prostate cancer, and retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR alpha) in acute promyelocytic leukemia. Retinoic acid receptors are important in the regulation of growth and differentiation of epithelial tissues, embryonic and central nervous system development and hematopoiesis. Retinoids mediate their effect by two classes of nuclear receptor proteins, the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and the retinoid X receptors (RXRs), that each consists of three isotypes (α, β, and γ) encoded in separate genes. Upon dimerization with RXR, RARs can bind to specific enhancer sequences in the DNA, so-called retinoic acid response elements (RAREs), resulting in transcriptional activation of target genes in the presence of ligand. The retinoic acid receptor alpha gene is the target of chromosomal rearrangements in all cases of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). RARα is a negative regulator of promyelocyte differentiation when not complexed with RA, and stimulates this differentiation when bound to RA.
Physical form
Clear and colorless frozen liquid solution
Preparation Note
Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. While working, please keep sample on ice.
Storage Class Code
10 - Combustible liquids
WGK
WGK 1
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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Stephen M Hart
Biological research, 35(2), 295-303 (2002-11-06)
Nuclear receptors comprise a family of transcription factors that regulate gene expression in a ligand dependent manner. They can activate or repress target genes by binding directly to DNA response elements as homo- or hetero-dimers or by binding to other
Nonsteroid nuclear receptors: what are genetic studies telling us about their role in real life?
P Kastner et al.
Cell, 83(6), 859-869 (1995-12-15)
M Leid et al.
Trends in biochemical sciences, 17(10), 427-433 (1992-10-01)
Complexity in the retinoid signalling system arises from a combination of several forms of retinoic acid, multiple cytoplasmic binding proteins and nuclear receptors, and the existence of polymorphic retinoic acid response elements. Additional diversity appears to be generated by heterodimeric
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