PDGFRA Antibody / Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor alpha

Immunohistochemistry (FFPE): 1-2ug/ml for 30 min at RT

Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a mitogen for mesenchyme- and glia-derived cells. PDGF consists of two chains, A and B, which dimerize to form functionally distinct isoforms, PGDF-AA, PDGF-AB and PDGF-BB. These three isoforms bind with different affinities to two receptor types, PDGFR-a and -beta, which are endowed with protein tyrosine kinase domains. PDGFR-a can bind to both A and B subunits of PDGF, while PDGFR-beta can only bind the B subunit. Ligand binding promotes either homo- or heterodimerization of the PDGF receptors in a specific manner. PDGF-AA induces the dimerization of two a receptors, PDGF-AB induces dimerization of aa and abeta and PDGF-BB induces the formation of three types of dimers, aa, abeta and betabeta. Translocation of the PDGFR-beta gene with the Tel gene is linked to chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), a myelodysplastic syndrome, and demonstrates the oncogenic potential of the PDGF receptors.

Purified

0.2 mg/ml in 1X PBS with 0.1 mg/ml BSA (US sourced), 0.05% sodium azide

A recombinant partial protein sequence (within amino acids 1-200) from the human protein was used as the immunogen for the PDGFRA antibody.

This PDGFRA antibody is available for research use only.

Membrane

Protein A/G affinity

P16234