Mouse Activin RIB/ALK-4 Antibody

Catalog #: AF1477
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Mouse Activin RIB/ALK-4 Antibody Summary

Species Reactivity

Mouse

Specificity

Detects mouse Activin RIB/ALK‑4 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, approximately 50% cross‑reactivity with recombinant human (rh) Activin RIB is observed, 5% cross‑reactivity with rhActivin R1A is observed and less than 1% cross‑reactivity with rhActivin RIIA and rhActivin RIIB is observed.

Source

Polyclonal Goat IgG

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Immunogen

Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant mouse Activin RIB/ALK‑4
Leu32-Glu126
Accession # Q61271

Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Endotoxin Level

<0.10 EU per 1 μg of the antibody by the LAL method.

Applications

Recommended Concentration

Sample

Western Blot

0.1 µg/mL

Recombinant Mouse Activin RIB/ALK‑4 Fc Chimera (Catalog # 1477-AR)

Immunohistochemistry

5-15 µg/mL

Immersion fixed frozen sections of mouse embryo (E13-15)

Blockade of Receptor-ligand Interaction

In a functional ELISA, 1-4 µg/mL of this antibody will block 50% of the binding of 50 ng/mL of Recombinant Mouse Cripto (Catalog # 1538‑CR) to immobilized Recombinant Mouse Activin RIB/ALK-4 Fc Chimera (Catalog # 1477‑AR) coated at 1 µg/mL (100 µL/well). At 30 μg/mL, this antibody will block >90% of the binding.

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.

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Preparation and Storage

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

Shipping

Lyophilized product is shipped at ambient temperature. Liquid small pack size (-SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: Activin RIB/ALK-4

Activin RIB, also known as ALK-4, is a glycosylated 58 kDa type I transmembrane receptor that belongs to the superfamily of TGF-beta serine/threonine kinase receptors. Activin RIB associates with Activin RIIB to form a receptor complex for activin and inhibin molecules (1). These ligands bind to Activin RIIB which then associates with, and phosphorylates, the cytoplasmic domain of Activin RIB to initiate signal transduction (2, 3). Mature mouse Activin RIB consists of a 103 amino acid (aa) extracellular domain (ECD), a 23 aa transmembrane segment, and a 356 aa cytoplasmic region that includes the kinase domain (4). Within the ECD, mouse Activin RIB shares 93% and 98% aa sequence identity with human and rat Activin RIB, respectively. It shares 23%‑38% aa sequence identity with other mouse type I receptors Activin RIA, BMPR-IA, BMPR-IB, and TGF-beta RI. Activin receptor signaling is modulated by the direct interaction of Activin RIB with cripto or inhibin binding protein (5‑7). Activin RIB is excluded from the signaling complex if Activin RIIB first binds inhibin and betaglycan (8). Activin RIB functions in a wide variety of growth and differentiation processes, including embryonic cell fate and axis determination, cell proliferation, apoptosis, and tumorigenesis (1, 9, 10).

References

Chen, Y.-G. et al. (2006) Exp. Biol. Med. 231:534.
Attisano, L. et al. (1996) Mol. Cell. Biol. 16:1066.
Tsuchida, K. et al. (1995) Endocrinology 136:5493.
Ebner, R. et al. (1993) Science 260:1344.
Chapman, S.C. and T.K. Woodruff (2001) Mol. Endocrinol. 15:668.
Bianco, C. et al. (2002) Mol. Cell. Biol. 22:2586.
Gray, P.C. et al. (2003) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 100:5193.
Lewis, K.A. et al. (2000) Nature 404:411.
Gu, Z. et al. (1998) Genes Dev. 12:844.
Chen, Y. et al. (2004) Dev. Biol. 268:280.

Long Name

Activin Receptor IB

Entrez Gene IDs

91 (Human); 11479 (Mouse)

Alternate Names

activin A receptor, type IB; Activin receptor type IB; Activin receptor-like kinase 4; Activin RIB; ActivinRIB; ACTRIB; ACVR1B; ACVRLK4ACTR-IB; ALK4; ALK-4; ALK4activin A receptor, type II-like kinase 4; EC 2.7.11; EC 2.7.11.30; Serine/threonine-protein kinase receptor R2; SKR2activin receptor type-1B

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M2 microglia and macrophages drive oligodendrocyte differentiation during CNS remyelination
Authors: Veronique E. Miron, Amanda Boyd, Jing-Wei Zhao, Tracy J. Yuen, Julia M. Ruckh, Jennifer L. Shadrach et al.
Nature Neuroscience
Postnatal regulation of germ cells by activin: the establishment of the initial follicle pool.
Authors: Bristol-Gould SK, Kreeger PK, Selkirk CG, Kilen SM, Cook RW, Kipp JL, Shea LD, Mayo KE, Woodruff TK
Dev. Biol., 2006-06-17;298(1):132-48.
Species: Mouse
Sample Types: Whole Tissue
Applications: IHC-P