Anti-CNTFRalpha (extracellular)

IF, IFC, IHC, LCI, WB

Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor subunit alpha, CNTF receptor alpha, CNTFR alpha

Shipped at room temperature. Product as supplied can be stored intact at room temperature for several weeks. For longer periods, it should be stored at -20°C

Lyophilized powder. Reconstituted antibody contains phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.4

Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor subunit alpha, CNTF receptor alpha, CNTFR alpha - A Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody to CNTF Receptor α

Mouse, human - identical

Confirmed by amino acid analysis and mass spectrometry

0.8 mg/ml

Extracellular

Rat

41116161

CNTF is a polypeptide trophic factor, member of the alpha-helical cytokine superfamily1. It was initially purified from the chick eye on the basis of its ability to promote survival of E8 chick ciliary ganglion neurons in culture2. CNTF is synthesized by glia both in the CNS and PNS3 and it has been demonstrated that CNTF is ubiquitously distributed in neurons and glia throughout the rodent brain4. CNTF effects are mediated by a tripartite receptor complex consisting of two signal-transducing subunits (leukemia inhibitory factor receptor, gp130) and a CNTF-specific ligand-binding-subunit (CNTFRα)5.CNTFRα is anchored to the membrane by a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI) linkage and lacks the intracellular signaling moiety. It can be cleaved from the GPI anchor to yield a soluble form of the receptor (sCNTFRα)6, 7.CNTF binds to CNTFRα, the latter associates with gp130 which recruits LIFR. This leads to the activation of a signaling cascade involving the JAK/STAT pathway7.CNTFRα knockout mice die within 24 hours after birth as opposed to CNTF knock animals which are viable. This strongly suggest that CNTFRα has other ligands besides CNTF. Indeed, CLC/CLF complex (cardiotrophin like cytokine/cytokine-like factor-1) binds CNTFRα and activates a similar signaling pathway to that of CNTF8.