Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

Immunohistochemistry

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Sheep IgG
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Product Specifications

Immunogen

Chinese hamster ovary cell line CHO-derived recombinant human ALK‑7
Met1-Glu113
Accession # Q8NER5

Specificity

Detects human ALK‑7 in direct ELISAs.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Sheep

Isotype

IgG

Scientific Data Images for Human ALK‑7 Antibody

ALK-7 antibody in Human Breast Cancer Tissue by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P).

ALK‑7 in Human Breast Cancer Tissue.

ALK-7 was detected in immersion fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human breast cancer tissue using Sheep Anti-Human ALK-7 Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF7749) at 15 µg/mL for 1 hour at room temperature followed by incubation with the Anti-Sheep IgG VisUCyte™ HRP Polymer Antibody (Catalog # VC006). Before incubation with the primary antibody, tissue was subjected to heat-induced epitope retrieval using Antigen Retrieval Reagent-Basic (Catalog # CTS013). Tissue was stained using DAB (brown) and counterstained with hematoxylin (blue). Specific staining was localized to cell surfaces in cancer cells. View our protocol for IHC Staining with VisUCyte HRP Polymer Detection Reagents.

Applications for Human ALK‑7 Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Immunohistochemistry

10-25 µg/mL
Sample: Immersion fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human breast cancer tissue

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS. For liquid material, refer to CoA for concentration.

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.

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.

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Background: ALK-7

Activin receptor-like kinase 7 (ALK-7), also known as Activin R1C (gene name ACVR1C), is a glycosylated 58 kDa type I receptor in the superfamily of TGF-beta serine/threonine kinase receptors. It associates with type II receptors to form a signaling complex that responds to the ligands Activin AB, and Activin B, GDF3, and Nodal. ALK-7 plays a role in regulating energy balance by inhibiting insulin secretion and inducing pancreatic beta cell apoptosis. It is expressed in adipose tissue but downregulated in obesity. ALK-7 is also expressed in pituitary gonadotropic cells and in pre-eclamptic placenta. It induces the apoptosis of trophoblasts as well as ovarian granulosa and epithelial cells. Within the extracellular domain, human ALK-7 shares 95% and 91% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with mouse and rat ALK-7, respectively. Alternate splicing of human ALK-7 generates additional isoforms with either a 50 aa N-terminal truncation or with deletions of 79 aa or 157 aa that encompass the transmembrane segment.

Long Name

Activin Receptor-like Kinase 7

Alternate Names

Activin RIC, ACVR1C, ACVRLK7, ALK7

Entrez Gene IDs

130399 (Human); 245921 (Rat)

Gene Symbol

ACVR1C

UniProt

Q8NER5

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