• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Detects human ErbB2/Her2 in ELISAs and Western blots. In ELISAs and Western blots, this antibody does not cross-react with recombinant human (rh) EGF R, rhErbB3, or rhErbB4.

• Source

  Monoclonal Mouse IgG    _2B Clone # 191924

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

• Immunogen

  Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human ErbB2/Her2    
  Thr23-Thr652    
  Accession # P04626

• Formulation

  Supplied in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

• Label

  Phycoerythrin

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Flow Cytometry

  10 μL/10    ⁶ cells

  See below

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Shipping

  The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

• Stability & Storage

  Protect from light.    Do not freeze.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied.

Background: ErbB2/Her2

ErbB2, also called Neu and Her2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2), is a type I membrane glycoprotein that is a member of the ErbB family of tyrosine kinase receptors. ErbB family members serve as receptors for the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family of growth factors. ErbB2 is widely expressed in epithelial cells and has also been found to be over-expressed in a large number of breast carcinomas. Among ErbB family members, ErbB2 is unique in that it has no identified ligands. Rather, ErbB2 heterodimerizes with the other members of the ErbB family (ErbB1 (EGF R), ErbB3, ErbB4) to form higher affinity signaling complexes. Because ErbB3 contains a defective kinase domain, the kinase domain of ErbB2 is responsible for initiating the tyrosine phosphorylation signal through the heterodimeric receptor. It has been found that a discrete three amino acid signal in the ErbB3 cytoplasmic domain is critical for transactivation of ErbB2. Interestingly, this same three amino acid signal has also been found in ErbB1 and ErbB4. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase has been shown to play a role in ErbB2 signal transduction. The cytoplasmic domain of ErbB2 has been shown to associate with beta-catenin and plakoglobin. Human ErbB2 consists of 1255 amino acids (aa) with a 21 aa signal sequence, a 631 aa extracellular domain, a 23 aa transmembrane region, and a 580 aa cytoplasmic domain. ErbB2 can be shed from the cell surface by proteolytic cleavage by an unidentified protease. ErbB2 appears to play roles in development, cancer, communication at the neuromuscular junction, and regulation of cell growth and differentiation (1-10).

• References:

1. Coussens, L. et. al. (1985) Science 230:1132.

2. Yamamoto, T. et. al. (1986) Nature 319:230.

3. Kanai, Y. et. al. (1995) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 208:1067.

4. Codony-Servat, J. et. al. (1999) Cancer Res. 59:1196.

5. Carraway, K.L. 3^rd et. al.  (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269:14303.

6. Emkey, R. and C.R. Kahn (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272:31172.

7. Schaefer, G. et. al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:859.

8. Schlessinger, J. (2000) Cell 103:211.

9. Hellyer, N.J. et. al. (2001) J. Biol. Chem. 276:42153.

10. Daly, R.J. (1999) Growth Factors 16:255.

• Long Name:

  Receptor Tyrosine Protein Kinase ErbB2

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  2064 (Human); 13866 (Mouse); 24337 (Rat)

• Alternate Names:

  CD340 antigen; CD340; c-erb B2/neu protein; EC 2.7.10; EGFR2; ErbB2; HER2; HER-2; HER2EC 2.7.10.1; herstatin; Metastatic lymph node gene 19 protein; MLN 19; MLN19; Neu Oncogene; NEUHER-2/neu; neuroblastoma/glioblastoma derived oncogene homolog; NGL; NGLTKR1; p185erbB2; Proto-oncogene c-ErbB-2; Proto-oncogene Neu; receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2; TKR1; Tyrosine kinase-type cell surface receptor HER2; v-erb-b2 avian erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2(neuro/glioblastoma derived oncogene homolog); v-erb-b2 erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2, neuro/glioblastomaderived oncogene homolog (avian)