Background: The protein encoded by this gene is a cell-surface glycoprotein involved in cell-cell interactions, cell adhesion and migration. It is a receptor for hyaluronic acid (HA) and can also interact with other ligands, such as osteopontin, collagens, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). This protein participates in a wide variety of cellular functions including lymphocyte activation, recirculation and homing, hematopoiesis, and tumor metastasis. Transcripts for this gene undergo complex alternative splicing that results in many functionally distinct isoforms, however, the full length nature of some of these variants has not been determined. Alternative splicing is the basis for the structural and functional diversity of this protein, and may be related to tumor metastasis.
Description: Rabbit polyclonal to CD44v4
Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from CD44v4
Specificity: ·Reacts with Human, Mouse, Rabbit, Dog and Rat.
·Isotype: IgG
Application: ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 37 kDa;
·Immunohistochemistry (Frozen/paraffin tissue section): 1/100-500;
·Immunocytochemistry: 1/100-500;
·ELISA: 1/500;
·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
