Thermo Fisher Scientific Robo1/2 Polyclonal Antibody

Applications

Tested Dilution

Publications

Western Blot (WB)

1:500-1:2,000

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Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) (IHC (P))

Assay-dependent

-

Immunohistochemistry (Frozen) (IHC (F))

1:100-1:500

-

Immunocytochemistry (ICC/IF)

1:50-1:200

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ELISA (ELISA)

1:500-1:1,000

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Product Specifications

Species Reactivity

Chicken, Human, Mouse, Rat

Host/Isotype

Rabbit / IgG

Class

Polyclonal

Type

Antibody

Immunogen

KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from human Robo1/2.

Conjugate

Unconjugated Unconjugated Unconjugated

Form

Liquid

Concentration

1 mg/mL

Purification

Protein A

Storage buffer

0.01M TBS, pH 7.4, with 50% glycerol, 1% BSA

Contains

0.02% ProClin 300

Storage conditions

-20°C

Shipping conditions

Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)

Target Information

Specialized cells at the midline, which separates the left and right halves of the CNS, have a number of roles in directing growth cone behavior (1). In the vertebrate spinal cord, the insect ventral nerve cord and in C. elegans, midline cells produce guidance cues such as nectins and slit, which act as attractants and repellents, respectively (1). These cells may act as gatekeepers to prevent axons from crossing the midline and to induce a switch in growth cone responsiveness to guidance cues beyond the gateway (1). One such gatekeeper, Robo, is an axon guidance receptor that defines a novel subfamily of Ig superfamily proteins that are conserved from fruit flies to mammals (2,3). Robo acts as a receptor for the repellent Slit and functions in a cell-autonomous fashion (1-3). Non-crossing axons express high levels of Robo, whereas crossing axons express low levels of Robo before reaching the midline and high levels after they cross (1). Robo1 and Robo2 are two human homologs of the Drosophila protein Roundabout (2-4). Robo1 is also homologous to the C. elegans gene sax3, whereas Robo2 is homologous to the zebrafish gene astray (5,6).

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