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HPA043829

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Anti-GFRA1 antibody produced in rabbit

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

Synonym(s):

Anti-GDNF family receptor alpha 1, Anti-GDNFR, Anti-GDNFRA, Anti-GFR-ALPHA-1, Anti-RET1L, Anti-RETL1, Anti-TRNR1

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:
NACRES:
NA.41

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)

immunofluorescence: 0.25-2 μg/mL
immunohistochemistry: 1:200-1:500

immunogen sequence

IGTVMTPNYIDSSSLSVAPWCDCSNSGNDLEECLKFLNFFKDNTCLK

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... GFRA1(2674)

General description

Glial cell line-derived neurotropic factor receptor Α 1 (GFRA1) is a member of GDNF receptor Α family (GFRΑ). It is encoded by the gene mapped to human chromosome 10q25.

Immunogen

GDNF family receptor alpha 1 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

Glial cell line-derived neurotropic factor receptor Α1 (GFRA1) acts as a co-receptor of tyrosine-protein kinase receptor (RET) for the growth factor GDNF (glial cell line-derived neurotropic factor). The encoded protein functions as a ligand-induced cell adhesion molecule (LICAM) to build specific synaptic contacts and stimulates presynaptic differentiation.The expression of this protein, along with GFRΑ3 and artemin (ARTN), might be useful in determining the prognosis of certain subsets of mammary carcinoma. Reduced expression of GFRA1 in neurons is associated with the pathogenesis of Alzheimer′s disease (AD). Therefore, administration of GFRΑ1 with GDNF and artemin into AD neurons can be a potential therapeutic method to improve cell survival.

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 APREST84404

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


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GDNF and GFRalpha1 promote formation of neuronal synapses by ligand-induced cell adhesion.
Ledda F
Nature Neuroscience, 10, 293-300 (2007)
Gfra1 silencing in mouse spermatogonial stem cells results in their differentiation via the inactivation of RET tyrosine kinase.
He Z
Biology of Reproduction, 77, 723-733 (2007)
Deficiency of GDNF Receptor GFR?1 in Alzheimer's Neurons Results in Neuronal Death.
Konishi Y
The Journal of Neuroscience, 34, 13127-13138 (2014)
Prognostic significance of the expression of GFR?1, GFR?3 and syndecan-3, proteins binding ARTEMIN, in mammary carcinoma.
Wu ZS
BMC Cancer (2013)
Human GFRA1: cloning, mapping, genomic structure, and evaluation as a candidate gene for Hirschsprung disease susceptibility.
Angrist M
Genomics, 48, 354-362 (1998)

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