Clone Name: ACK2
Light Chain: Kappa
Product Description: The ACK2 antibody is specific for CD117, also called c-Kit, a 145 kDa cytokine receptor important in the development of hematopoietic stem cells, in oogenesis, and for functional activity of immune cells such as NK and mast cells. c-Kit binds to a ligand known as stem cell factor (SCF), or alternatively as mast cell growth factor. Ligand binding promotes the activation (dimerization) and subsequent tyrosine kinase activity of the c-Kit receptor and triggers key survival, expansion and maturation signals during hematopoietic progenitor cell development. Conversely, shedding of extracellular domain of c-Kit receptor is reported to induce inactivation or apoptosis within these cells. The survival signaling activity of c-Kit confers a proto-oncogenic attribute to the receptor, as overexpression or mutations in this protein are associated with tumor development.The ACK2 antibody is widely utilized as a marker to identify hematopoietic progenitors, and to neutralize receptor-ligand binding in vitro and in vivo.
Application Note: *Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the researcher.Not tested in other applications.
Calculated MW: 109
Form: Liquid
Buffer (with preservative): 10mM NaH₂PO₄, 150mM NaCl, 0.09% Sodium azide.
Concentration: 0.5 mg/ml (Please refer to the vial label for the specific concentration.)
Background: The c-Kit proto-oncogene is the cellular homolog of the transforming gene of a feline retrovirus (v-Kit). The c-kit protein includes characteristics of a protein kinase transmembrane receptor. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Uniprot ID: P05532
Purification: Purified by affinity chromatography
Conjugation: Unconjugated
Full Name: KIT proto-oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase