Polyclonal Anti-BMPR1B

Price

200.00 USD

Size

100ug/vial

Reactivities

Hum, Mouse, Rat

Format

Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3.

References

1. Astrom, A.-K., Jin, D., Imamura, T., Roijer, E., Rosenzweig, B., Miyazono, K., ten Dijke, P., Stenman, G. Chromosomal localization of three human genes encoding bone morphogenetic protein receptors. Mammalian Genome 10: 299-302, 1999. \n2. Demirhan, O., Turkmen, S., Schwabe, G. C., Soyupak, S., Akgul, E., Tastemir, D., Karahan, D., Mundlos, S., Lehmann, K. A homozygous BMPR1B mutation causes a new subtype of acromesomelic chondrodysplasia with genital anomalies. J. Med. Genet. 42: 314-317, 2005. \n3. Ide, H., Katoh, M., Sasaki, H., Yoshida, T., Aoki, K., Nawa, Y., Osada, Y., Sugimura, T., Terada, M. Cloning of human bone morphogenetic protein type 1B receptor (BMPR-1B) and its expression in prostate cancer in comparison with other BMPRs. Oncogene 14: 1377-1382, 1997. Note: Erratum: Oncogene 15: 1121 only, 1997.\n

Storage Temp

At -20 degree C for one year. After reconstitution, at 4 degree C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20 degree C for a longer time.Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.

Scientific Background

BMPR1B (Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type IB), also known as ALK6, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the BMPR1B gene. BMPR1B is a member of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) receptor family of transmembrane serine/threonine kinases. The ligands of this receptor are BMPs, which are members of the TGF-beta superfamily. BMPs are involved in endochondral bone formation and embryogenesis. These proteins transduce their signals through the formation of heteromeric complexes of 2 different types of serine (threonine) kinase receptors: type I receptors of about 50-55 kD and type II receptors of about 70-80 kD. Type II receptors bind ligands in the absence of type I receptors, but they require their respective type I receptors for signaling, whereas type I receptors require their respective type II receptors for ligand binding. By analysis of a monochromosome hybrid mapping panel and by FISH, Astrom et al. (1999) mapped the BMPR1B gene to chromosome 4q22-q24. Ide et al. (1997) compared BMP receptor expression in normal and cancerous prostate tissues. While BMPR1A and BMPR2 were expressed at similar levels in all prostate tissues, BMPR1B was expressed at a significantly reduced level in cancerous prostate tissue.