Background:  Laminins are basement membrane components thought to mediate the attachment, migration and organization of cells into tissues during embryonic development by interacting with other extracellular matrix components. Laminin 5 is an isoform composed of three distinct subunits, alpha 3, beta 3 and gamma 2, which are bound to each other in a cross-shaped molecule by disulphide bonds. It is a complex glycoprotein thought to be involved in cell adhesion via integrin alpha-3/beta-1 in focal adhesion and integrin alpha-6/beta-4 in hemidesmosomes. It is also involved in signal transduction via tyrosine phosphorylation of pp125-FAK and p80, and differentiation of keratinocytes. The laminin alpha 3 subunit is also thought to be a component of laminin 6 and laminin 7.

Description: Rabbit polyclonal to Laminin alpha 3

Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from Laminin alpha 3

Specificity:  ·Reacts with Human, Mouse and Rat.

·Isotype: IgG

Application:  ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 130 kDa;

·Immunohistochemistry (Frozen/paraffin tissue section): 1/100-500;

·Immunocytochemistry: 1/100-200;

·ELISA: 1/500;

·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.