Description | TheproteinnamedTrkB(alsonamedNeurotrophictyrosinekinasereceptortype2(NTRK2),GP145-TrkBorTropomyosin-relatedkinaseBisareceptortyrosinekinaseinvolvedinthedevelopmentandthematurationofthecentralandtheperipheralnervoussystemsandisimportantintheregulationofneuronsurvival,proliferation,migration,differentiation,andsynapseformationandplasticity.TrkBmayalsoplayaroleinneutrophin-dependentcalciumsignalinginglialcellsandmediatecommunicationbetweenneuronsandglia. TrkBistheprimaryreceptorforBDNF(brain-derivedneurotrophicfactor.TrkBalsobindsNT4andNT3butlessefficiently.Uponligand-binding,thereceptorundergoeshomodimerization,autophosphorylationandactivation.TrkBactivationrecruits,phosphorylatesand/oractivatesseveraldownstreameffectorsincludingSHC1,FRS2,SH2B1,SH2B2andPLCG1thateachregulatedistinctoverlappingsignalingcascadeswithincells.ThroughSHC1,FRS2,SH2B1,SH2B2,theseactivatetheGRB2-Ras-MAPKcascadethatregulates,forinstance,neuronaldifferentiationincludingneuriteoutgrowth.ThesesameeffectorsalsocontroltheRas-PI3kinase-AKT1signalingcascadethatmainlyregulatesgrowthandsurvival.TrkB,viaactivationofPLCG1andthedownstreamproteinkinaseC-regulatedpathways,alsocontrolssynapticplasticity,andthusplaysaroleinlearningandmemorybyregulatingbothshorttermsynapticfunctionandlong-termpotentiation.PLCG1alsoleadstoNF-Kappa-Bactivationandthetranscriptionofgenesinvolvedincellsurvival.OnesuchconsequenceisthatPLCG1activationviaTrkBisabletosuppressanoikis,theapoptosisresultingfromlossofcell-matrixinteractions.(Reference:www.uniprot.org) |
BatchNo. | Seeproductlabel |
Unitsize | 50µg |
Antigen | Asyntheticpeptide(SNDDDSA[pS]PLHHIS)correspondingtothesequencearoundSer477(AA470-483)inhumanTrkB.InrodentTrkB,theimmunogencorrespondstoAA471-483(pS478). |
OtherNames | GP145-TrkB;Neurotrophictyrosinekinasereceptortype2;TrkBtyrosinekinase;Tropomyosin-relatedkinaseB |
Accession | Q16620NTRK2_HUMAN; |
Producedin | Rabbit |
Purity | Affinitypurified,andabsorbed. |
Applications | WesternBlotting(0.52µg/mL).Celllysatesormembranepreparationspreparedfromisolatedbrainorspinalcordtissuesarerecommended.HighlypurifiedBSAisrecommendedformembraneblocking,althoughthisantibodyhasbeenshowntoworkonmembranesblockedwithskimmilk. Immunohistochemistry(1-5µg/mL).AntibodyhasbeenshowntoworkonPFAfixed,frozensections.TBSispreferredforbufferpreparation. Otherapplicationshavenotbeentested.Biosensisrecommendsoptimaldilutions/concentrationsshouldbedeterminedbytheenduser. |
Specificity | Human.AntibodyhasbeenshowntobespecificforTrkBphosphorylatedonserine478byphospho-peptideabsorptiondotblots,andoncelllysatesfromcelllinesinducedwithretinoicacidandBDNF.Antibodydetectsaclearbandinretinoicacid(RA)andBDNF-treatedNSC34celllysatesat140kDaonly,indicatingthatthephosphorylatedTrkBreceptorisbeingdetected.Additionalnon-specificbandsatlowermolecularweightareobservedinbothlysateswiththeantibodyandthesebandshavenotbeencharacterized. |
Cross-reactivity | Humanandmouse,otherspeciesnotyettestedbutitispredictedtoreactwithratandchickenTrkB-pS478basedonaminoacidhomologyatthesite. |
Form | LyophilizedfromPBScontaining3%trehalose. |
Reconstitution | Reconstitutein50µLsteriledistilledwater.Centrifugetoremoveanyinsolublematerial. |
Storage | Storageoflyophilisedantibodycanbeat-20°C.Afterreconstitutionoflyophilisedantibody,aliquotandstoreat-20°CforahigherstABIlity.Avoidfreeze-thawcycles. |
ExpiryDate | 12monthsafterpurchase |
SpecificReferences | MatusicaDetal.(2016),Inhibitionofmotorneurondeathinvitroandinvivobyap75neurotrophinreceptorintracellulardomainfragment.JCellSci.2016Feb1;129(3):517-30.doi:10.1242/jcs.173864.Epub2015Oct26.Species:Mouse;Application:WB,spinalcordlysates. |
GeneralReferences | 1.LaiK-O.etal.(2012),NatureNeuroscience15,1506-1515,doi:10.1038/nn.3237.2.ZhaoL.etal.(2009),JournalofCellScience122,3123-3136,doi:10.1242/jcs.047712. |
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