The Wnt genes encode a family of secreted extracellular signaling glycoproteins, which function in a variety of important developmental processes such as regulation of cell growth and differentiation. Wnt proteins also play roles in carcinogenesis. Wnt-14, rather than Wnt-15, is preferentially expressed in various types of human cancer. Wnt-15 is expressed in fetal and adult kidney and is most homologous to Wnt-14. Wnt-16, another member in the Wnt family, has two mRNA isoforms, Wnt-16a and Wnt-16b. These isoforms differ in the composition of their 5'UTR and first exon, which results in differential expression. Wnt-16a is expressed only in pancreas, whereas Wnt-16b is highly expressed in adult kidney, placenta, brain, heart and spleen, but not in bone marrow. However, Wnt-16 transcripts are present in bone marrow and cell lines derived from pre-B acute lymphoblastoid leukemia patients carrying the E2A-Pbx1 hybrid gene. Thus, Wnt-16 is a downstream target of E2A-Pbx1, and the Wnt-16-mediated autocrine growth mechanism may contribute to the development of t(1;19) pre-B acute lymphoblastoid leukemias.
Key Feature
Clonality
Polyclonal
Isotype
IgG
Host Species
Rabbit
Tested Applications
WBIPIFELISA
recommended for detection of Wnt-16 of mouse, rat and human origin by WB, IP, IF and ELISA also reactive with additional species, including equine, bovine and porcine
Species Reactivity
HumanMouseRat
Concentration
1mg/ml
Purification
Affinity purified
Target Information
Alternative Names
epitope corresponding to amino acids 111-207 mapping within an internal region of Wnt-16 of human origin
Tissue Specificity
epitope corresponding to amino acids 111-207 mapping within an internal region of Wnt-16 of human origin
Western blot analysis of Wnt-16 expression in LNCaP whole cell lysate.
Application Notes
recommended for detection of Wnt-16 of mouse, rat and human origin by WB, IP, IF and ELISA also reactive with additional species, including equine, bovine and porcine
Additional Information
Form
Liquid
Storage Instructions
For short-term storage, store at 4° C. For long-term storage, aliquot and store at -20ºC or below. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles.