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Rabbit Anti-PCDHA1/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
Protocadherins are a large family of cadherin-like cell adhesion proteins that are involved in the establishment and maintenance of neuronal connections in the brain. There are three protocadherin gene clusters, designated alpha, beta and gamma, all of which contain multiple tandemly arranged genes. PCDHA1 (protocadherin alpha 1), also known as PCDH-ALPHA1, is a 950 amino acid, single-pass type I membrane protein that contains six cadherin domains. Functioning as a potential calcium-dependent cell-adhesion protein, PCDHA1 has been suspected to play a role in the creation and maintenance of neuronal connections. Three isoforms of PCDHA1 exists due to alternative splicing events.
Function:
PCDHA1 (Protocadherin alpha 1) is a member of the protocadherin family, a subgroup of the cadherin superfamily. Protocadherins are neural cadherin-like cell adhesion proteins that are integral membrane proteins. Their specific functions are unknown but they most likely play a critical role in the establishment and function of specific neuronal connections in the brain. PCDHA1 is one of fifteen tandemly arranged genes within the alpha cluster of protocadherin genes on 5q31.
Subcellular Location:
Isoform 1: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Isoform 2: Secreted.
Similarity:
Contains 6 cadherin domains.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 56147 Human
Omim: 606307 Human
SwissProt: Q9Y5I3 Human
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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