Mouse Axl Alexa Fluor® 700-conjugated Antibody

Applications

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.

Data Example

Flow Cytometry View Larger

Detection of Axl in ST‑2 Mouse Cell Line by Flow Cytometry. ST‑2 mouse bone marrow-derived stromal cell line was stained with Rat Anti-Mouse Axl Alexa Fluor® 700‑conjugated Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # FAB8541N, filled histogram) or isotype control antibody (Catalog # IC006N, open histogram). View our protocol for Staining Membrane-associated Proteins.

Preparation and Storage

Background: Axl

Axl (Ufo, Ark), Dtk (Sky, Tyro3, Rse, Brt), and Mer (human and mouse homologues of chicken c-Eyk) constitute a subfamily of the receptor tyrosine kinases (1, 2). The extracellular domains of these proteins contain two Ig-like motifs and two fibronectin type III motifs. This characteristic topology is also found in neural cell adhesion molecules and in receptor tyrosine phosphatases. The mouse Axl cDNA encodes an 888 amino acid (aa) precursor that includes an 18 aa signal sequence, a 427 aa extracellular domain, a 21 aa transmembrane segment, and a 422 aa cytoplasmic domain. The extracellular domains of mouse and human Axl share 81% aa sequence identity. These receptors bind the vitamin K-dependent protein growth arrest specific gene 6 (Gas6) which is structurally related to the anticoagulation factor protein S. Binding of Gas6 induces receptor autophosphorylation and downstream signaling pathways that can lead to cell proliferation, migration, or the prevention of apoptosis (3). This family of tyrosine kinase receptors is involved in hematopoiesis, embryonic development, tumorigenesis, and regulation of testicular functions.

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Related Research Areas

• Infectious Diseases
• Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (RTKs)
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