Collagen alpha-1(IV) chain

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Polyclonal

Rabbit

Recognizes endogenous levels of Collagen 4 alpha 1 protein.

The antibody was purified by immunogen affinity chromatography.

Liquid in 0.42% Potassium phosphate, 0.87% Sodium chloride, pH 7.3, 30% glycerol, and 0.01% sodium azide.

Shipped at 4 degree C. Upon delivery aliquot and store at -20 degree C for one year. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.

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Rabbit polyclonal antibody to Collagen 4 alpha 1

Western Blot (WB), Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

WB (1/500 - 1/1000), IH (1/100 - 1/200)

Western blot analysis of Collagen 4 alpha 1 expression in HEK293T (A), mouse endothelial (B) whole cell lysates.

Immunohistochemical analysis of Collagen 4 alpha 1 staining in human breast cancer formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue section. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH 6.0). The section was then incubated with the antibody at room temperature and detected using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. The section was then counterstained with haematoxylin and mounted with DPX.

127,981 Da

collagen, type IV, alpha 1

collagen alpha-1(IV) chain; collagen alpha-1(IV) chain; COL4A1 NC1 domain; collagen IV, alpha-1 polypeptide; collagen of basement membrane, alpha-1 chain

Collagen alpha-1(IV) chain

CO4A1_HUMAN

This gene encodes the major type IV alpha collagen chain of basement membranes. Like the other members of the type IV collagen gene family, this gene is organized in a head-to-head conformation with another type IV collagen gene so that each gene pair shares a common promoter. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

COL4A1: Type IV collagen is the major structural component of glomerular basement membranes (GBM), forming a 'chicken-wire' meshwork together with laminins, proteoglycans and entactin/nidogen. Defects in COL4A1 are a cause of brain small vessel disease with hemorrhage (BSVDH). Brain small vessel diseases underlie 20 to 30 percent of ischemic strokes and a larger proportion of intracerebral hemorrhages. Inheritance is autosomal dominant. Defects in COL4A1 are the cause of hereditary angiopathy with nephropathy aneurysms and muscle cramps (HANAC). The clinical renal manifestations include hematuria and bilateral large cysts. Histologic analysis revealed complex basement membrane defects in kidney and skin. The systemic angiopathy appears to affect both small vessels and large arteries. Defects in COL4A1 are a cause of familial porencephaly (POREN1). Porencephaly is a term used for any cavitation or cerebrospinal fluid-filled cyst in the brain. Porencephaly type 1 is usually unilateral and results from focal destructive lesions such as fetal vascular occlusion or birth trauma. Type 2, or schizencephalic porencephaly, is usually symmetric and represents a primary defect or arrest in the development of the cerebral ventricles. Belongs to the type IV collagen family. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide; Extracellular matrix

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 13q34

Cellular Component: extracellular matrix; endoplasmic reticulum lumen; collagen type IV; extracellular region; basement membrane

Molecular Function: protein binding; platelet-derived growth factor binding; extracellular matrix structural constituent; extracellular matrix constituent conferring elasticity

Biological Process: patterning of blood vessels; extracellular matrix disassembly; collagen catabolic process; receptor-mediated endocytosis; axon guidance; extracellular matrix organization and biogenesis; epithelial cell differentiation; blood vessel morphogenesis; brain development; neuromuscular junction development

Disease: Porencephaly 1; Brain Small Vessel Disease With Or Without Ocular Anomalies; Angiopathy, Hereditary, With Nephropathy, Aneurysms, And Muscle Cramps; Retinal Arteries, Tortuosity Of; Hemorrhage, Intracerebral, Susceptibility To

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