Human Notch Isoform Antibody Sampler Kit, BioAssay?
Description
Notch proteins (Notch1-4) are a family of transmembrane receptors that play important roles in development and the determination of cell fate. Mature Notch receptors are processed and assembled as heterodimeric proteins, with each dimer comprised of a large extracellular ligand-binding domain, a single-pass transmembrane domain, and a smaller cytoplasmic subunit (Notch intracellular domain, NICD). Binding of Notch receptors to ligands of the Delta-Serrate-Lag2 (DSL) family triggers heterodimer dissociation, exposing the receptors to proteolytic cleavages; these result in release of the NICD, which translocates to the nucleus and activates transcription of downstream target genes. Constitutively activated Notch1 signaling is associated with the majority of cases of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). The activation is either due to mutations in Notch1 itself or in the components of ubiquitin ligase complex, namely FBW7. Notch2 is a member of the Notch family and mutation in Not