EPHA2 (Epithelial cell kinase, Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor ECK)

EPHA2(ephrin type-A receptor 2) also known as ECK, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EPHA2 gene. This gene belongs to the ephrin receptor subfamily of the protein-tyrosine kinase family. Receptors in the EPH subfamily typically have a single kinase domain and an extracellular region containing a Cys-rich domain and 2 fibronectin type III repeats. By somatic cell hybrid analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization, the EPHA2 gene is mapped to chromosome 1p36.1. By screening a HeLa cell cDNA library with degenerate oligonucleotides based on highly conserved regions of receptor protein-tyrosine kinases, Lindberg and Hunter isolated cDNAs encoding EPHA2, which they called ECK. EPHA2 was readily detectable in human lens fiber cells using immunoblot and immunohistochemistry. EGFR and EPHA2 mediated HCV entry by regulating CD81 -claudin-1 (CLDN1) coreceptor associations and viral glycoprotein-dependent membrane fusion.\n\nUniProt Number:\nP29317\n\nGene ID:\nEPHA2\n\nApplications:\nSuitable for use in Western Blot and Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin).\n\nRecommended Dilution:\nOptimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.\n\nStorage and Handling:\nStore at -20?C for one year. After reconstitution, store at 4?C for one month. Can also be aliquoted and stored frozen at -20?C for long term.\nAvoid repeated freezing and thawing. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Catalog Number

144488

Size

100ug

Applications

IHC, WB

Hosts

Rabbit

Reactivities

Hum, Mouse, Rat

Form

Supplied as a lyophilized powder. Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3. Reconstitution: Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

P Type

Pab

Purity

Purified by immunoaffinity chromatography.

Isotype

IgG

References

1.Ganju, P., Shigemoto, K., Brennan, J., Entwistle, A., Reith, A. D. The Eck receptor tyrosine kinase is implicated in pattern formation during gastrulation, hindbrain segmentation and limb development. Oncogene 9: 1613-1624, 1994.\n2.Jun, G., Guo, H., Klein, B. E. K., Klein, R., Wang, J. J., Mitchell, P., Miao, H., Lee, K. E., Joshi, T., Buck, M., Chugha, P., Bardenstein, D., and 9 others. EPHA2 is associated with age-related cortical cataract in mice and humans. PLoS Genet. 5: e1000584, 2009.\n3.Khounlotham, M., Subbian, S., Smith, R., III, Cirillo, S. L. G., Cirillo, J. D. Mycobacterium tuberculosis interferes with the response to infection by inducing the host EphA2 receptor. J. Infect. Dis. 199: 1797-1806, 2009.\n

Additional Info

Recognizes human, mouse and rat EPHA2. No crossreactivity with other proteins.