Human Fibulin 5/DANCE Alexa Fluor™ Plus 555‑conjugated Antibody

R&D Systems | Catalog # FAB3095AFP555

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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot

Label

Alexa Fluor Plus 555 (Excitation = 558 nm, Emission = 572 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # 293904
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Product Specifications

Specificity

Detects human Fibulin 5/DANCE in direct ELISAs and Western blots.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Applications for Human Fibulin 5/DANCE Alexa Fluor™ Plus 555‑conjugated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Immunohistochemistry

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Western Blot

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Formulation

Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied

Background: Fibulin 5/DANCE

Fibulin 5, also known as DANCE and EVEC, is a secreted 55 kDa matricellular glycoprotein that plays an important role in elastic fiber network assembly and angiogenesis (1). Mature human Fibulin 5 contains an N-terminal EGF-like domain with an RGD motif, a 44 amino acid (aa) spacer region, five more tandem EGF-like domains, and a 115 aa Fibulin-like C-terminal region (2, 3). Mature human Fibulin 5 shares 95% aa sequence identity with mouse and rat Fibulin 5. Fibulin 5 is expressed by smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells of the developing vasculature as well as by migrating neural crest cells and lung interstitial fibroblasts (2‑4). It is down‑regulated in the adult vasculature but is re‑expressed at aortic branching points, in the uterus, and at sites of mechanical or atherosclerotic injury (2, 3, 5). The RGD motif of Fibulin 5 binds to several cell surface Integrins including alpha V beta 3, alpha V beta 5, alpha 9 beta 1, alpha 4 beta 1, and alpha 5 beta 1 (2, 6, 7). The calcium-dependent binding of Fibulin 5 to elastic fibers serves to anchor cells to the extracellular matrix (8). Fibulin 5 promotes elastic fiber assembly and maturation by organizing Tropoelastin, LTBP-2, and the crosslinking lysyl oxidase-like enzymes LOXL1, 2, and 4 along Fibrillin microfibrils (6, 9‑11). In aged mice with decreased tissue elasticity, proteolytic removal of the N-terminal EGF-like domain prevents Fibulin 5 from interacting with Fibrillin-1 microfibrils (10). Fibulin 5 functions as an angiogenesis inhibitor by inhibiting vascular smooth muscle proliferation and migration and by limiting vascular sprouting (5, 12). Fibulin 5 is down‑regulated in many malignancies (15). When experimentally re‑expressed, however, Fibulin 5 enhances tumor cell invasiveness and cooperates with TGF-beta in initiating and promoting epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) (13, 15). Defects in Fibulin 5 expression or function can result in a loss of connective tissue integrity, cardiac elasticity, and ability to remodel the vasculature after injury (8, 5, 14).

References

  1. Yanagisawa, H. et al. (2009) J. Cell. Commun. Signal. 3:337.
  2. Nakamura, T. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:22476.
  3. Kowal, R.C. et al. (1999) Circ. Res. 84:1166.
  4. Kuang, P.-P. et al. (2003) Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 285:L1147.
  5. Spencer, J.A. et al. (2005) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 102:2946.
  6. Nakamura, T. et al. (2002) Nature 415:171.
  7. Lomas, A.C. et al. (2007) Biochem. J. 405:417.
  8. Yanagisawa, H. et al. (2002) Nature 415:168.
  9. Wachi, H. et al. (2008) J. Biochem. 143:633.
  10. Hirai, M. et al. (2007) J. Cell Biol. 176:1061.
  11. Hirai, M. et al. (2007) EMBO J. 26:3283.
  12. Sullivan, K.M. et al. (2007) Lab. Invest. 87:818.
  13. Lee, Y.-H. et al. (2008) Carcinogenesis 29:2243.
  14. Loeys, B. et al. (2002) Hum. Mol. Genet. 11:2113.
  15. Schiemann, W.P. et al. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277:27367.

Alternate Names

DANCE, EVEC, FBLN5, UP50

Entrez Gene IDs

10516 (Human)

Gene Symbol

FBLN5

UniProt

Q9UBX5

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Product Specific Notices for Human Fibulin 5/DANCE Alexa Fluor™ Plus 555‑conjugated Antibody


This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.

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Related Research Areas

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