Analysis Note

ControlHeLa cell lysate

Application

Detect N-cadherin using this Anti-N-Cadherin Antibody, clone 13A9 validated for use in Immunocytochemistry, Immunohistochemistry, Immunoprecipitation, and Western Blotting.

Research CategoryCell Structure

Research Sub CategoryAdhesion (CAMs)

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General description

Cadherin-2 (UniProt P19022; also known as CD325, CDw325, N-cadherin, Neural cadherin) is encoded by the CDH2 (also known as CDHN, NCAD) gene (Gene ID 1000) in human. Cadherins constitute a family of calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion proteins that play important roles in the embryonic development and maintenance of normal tissue architecture. Cadherins are composed of an extracellular domain (a.a. 160-724 of human N-cadherin) with five homologous repeats that mediates adhesion, a single pass transmembrane domain (a.a. 725-745 of human N-cadherin), and a conserved cytoplasmic domain (a.a. 746-906 of human N-cadherin) that interacts with catenins to link cadherins to the actin cytoskeleton. In addition, a known Src substrate p120ctn also modulate the strength of cadherin-dependent adhesion by interacting with cadherins at their intracellular juxtamembrane domain. Cadherins are synthesized as precursor proteins that must be proteolytically cleaved to generate functional, mature proteins. Newly synthesized proN-cadherin (a.a. 1-906) is phosphorylated and proteolytically processed prior to transport to the plasma membrane. In addition, Plakoglobin (gamma-catenin) and beta-catenin associate only with phosphorylated proN-cadherin, whereas p120ctn can associate with both phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated proN-cadherin. The N-terminal signal and propeptide (a.a. 1-25 and 26-159 of of human N-cadherin) region is proteolytically removed and a core N-cadherin-catenin complex is assembled in the endoplasmic reticulum or Golgi compartment prior to localization at the plasma membrane where linkage to the actin cytoskeleton can be established.

Immunogen

Epitope: Cytoplasmic domain.

Bacterially expressed human N-cadherin cytoplasmic domain MBP fusion protein (Knudsen, K.A., et al. (1995). J. Cell Biol. 130(1):67-77).

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Linkage

Replaces: 04-1126

Physical form

Mouse monoclonal immunoglobulin hybridoma culture supernatant containing 0.05% sodium azide before the addition of glycerol to 30%.

Unpurified

Quality

Evaluated by Western Blotting in HeLa cell lysate.

Western Blotting Analysis: A 1:1000-5000 dilution of this hybridoma culture supernatant detected N-cadherin in HeLa cell lysate.

Specificity

Clone 13A9 recognizes N-cadherin, but not P-, E-, or M-cadherin (Knudsen, K.A., et al. (1995). J. Cell Biol. 130(1):67-77).

Storage and Stability

Maintain for 2 years at -20°C from date of shipment. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.

Target description

~140 kDa observed. Target band size appears larger than the calculated molecular weights of 82.03 kDa (mature) and 99.81/97.04 kDa (isoform 1/2 pro-form) due to posttranslational glycosylation and phosphorylation.