Human PDGF R alpha Alexa Fluor® 594-conjugated Antibody

Applications

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application. General Protocols are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Preparation and Storage

Background: PDGF R alpha

PDGF is a major serum mitogen that can exist as a homo- or heterodimeric protein consisting of disulfide-linked PDGF-A and PDGF-B chains. The PDGF-AA, PDGF‑BB and PDGF-AB isoforms have been shown to bind to two distinct cell surface PDGF receptors with different affinities. Whereas PDGF R alpha binds all three PDGF isoforms with high affinity, PDGF R beta binds PDGF‑BB and AB, but not PDGF-AA. Both PDGF R alpha and PDGF R beta are members of the class III subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) that also includes the receptors for M-CSF, SCF and Flt3 ligand. All class III RTKs are characterized by the presence of five immunoglobulin-like domains in their extracellular region and a split kinase domain in their intracellular region. PDGF binding induces receptor homo-and heterodimerization and signal transduction. The expression of the alpha and beta receptors is independently regulated in various cell types. Only PDGF R alpha is expressed in oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, mesothelial cell and liver endothelial cells. Soluble PDGF-R alpha has been detected in cell conditioned medium and human plasma. Recombinant soluble PDGF R alpha binds PDGF with high affinity and is a potent PDGF antagonist (1).

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Related Research Areas

• Adult Neurogenesis
• Airway Inflammation and Remodeling
• Cancer Biomarkers
• Cytokine and Growth Factor Receptors on VSMC
• Glial Lineage Markers
• Mesenchymal Stem Cell Markers
• Neural Stem Cell Markers
• Oligodendrocytes
• PDGF Family
• PDGF Family Receptors
• Platelet Cytokine and Growth Factor Receptors
• Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (RTKs)
• Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (RTKs) in the Akt Pathway
• Receptors in the Jak/STAT Pathway
• VEGF Family