Mouse monoclonal antibody to human p75NTR [MLR2] - FITC

p75NTR was originally discovered as a low affinity nerve growth factor receptor. Later it was found that it was the receptor for all neurotrophins. It mediates signals of neurotrophins for neuronal survival, apoptosis, neurite outgrowth and synaptic plasticity. Recently, it has been revealed that p75NTR is not only acts as the receptor for neurotrophins but also the receptor for many other pathological ligands such as prions, rabies virus and amyloid beta. p75NTR also acts as a co-receptor for NOGO which mediates inhibitory signals of myelin associated protein. p75NTR is highly expressed in a number of non-neuronal and neuronal cells including motor neurons during development and also in damaged neurons. FUNCTION: Low affinity receptor which can bind to NGF, BDNF, NT-3, and NT-4. Can mediate cell survival as well as cell death of neural cells. SUBUNIT: Homodimer, disulfide-linked. Interacts with p75NTR-associated cell death executor. Interacts with NGFRAP1/BEX3. Interacts with TRAF2, TRAF4, TRAF6, PTPN13 and RANBP9. Interacts through TRAF6 with SQSTM1 which bridges NGFR to NTRK1.

The antibody conjugate can be stored at 4AC for up to 4 months with the addition of appropriate antibacterial agent.

Liquid

Reacts with human, mouse and rat. Other species have not yet been tested but it is expected that this antibody will be useful for the study of p75 in primates and other species.

Specificity was demonstrated by immunohistochemistry and FACS analysis. Immunohistochemical staining of motor neurons in spinal cord following lesion of sciatic nerve and in cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain corresponding to published literature.