Molecular weight (DA)
478kD
Immunogen
Synthesized peptide derived from part region of human protein
Specificity
FAT2 Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of protein.
Formulation
Liquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, and 0.02% sodium azide.
Dilution rate
IHC-p 1:50-300. IF 1:50-200
Purification process (Immunogen)
The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.
Background
This gene is the second identified human homolog of the Drosophila fat gene, which encodes a tumor suppressor essential for controlling cell proliferation during Drosophila development. The gene product is a member of the cadherin superfamily, a group of integral membrane proteins characterized by the presence of cadherin-type repeats. In addition to containing 34 tandem cadherin-type repeats, the gene product has two epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeats and one laminin G domain. This protein most likely functions as a cell adhesion molecule, controlling cell proliferation and playing an important role in cerebellum development. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],
Function
similarity:Contains 1 laminin G-like domain.,similarity:Contains 2 EGF-like domains.,similarity:Contains 32 cadherin domains.,
Gene Name
FAT2 CDHF8 KIAA0811 MEGF1
Protein name
Protocadherin Fat 2 (hFat2) (Cadherin family member 8) (Multiple epidermal growth factor-like domains protein 1) (Multiple EGF-like domains protein 1)
Human protein sequence Database
Q9NYQ8
Mouse protein sequence database
Q5F226
Rat protein sequence database
O88277
Cellular localization
Cell membrane ; Single-pass type I membrane protein . Cell junction . Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network . Localized at adhesion zippers (early state of adherens junctions) of keratinocytes. .
Tissue expression
Expressed in epidermal keratinocytes, infant brain, cerebellum, and also in a variety of tumors, such as pancreatic cancer, diffuse type gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, esophageal cancer, skin squamous cell carcinoma, head and neck cancer. Not expressed in melanoma cell line A375 cells, normal epidermal melanocytes or normal dermal fibroblasts. Expressed in epidermal keratinocytes and squamous cell carcinoma (at protein level).