Rabbit monoclonal antibody [EP1046Y] to ErbB2 (phospho Tyr1139)HER2 (ErbB2, epidermal growth factor receptor 2) is one of the four members of the ErbB receptor family of transmembrane receptor-like tyrosine kinases . The kinase activity of HER2 can be activated without ligand if it is overexpressed, and by association with other HER proteins . Overexpression of HER2 is detected in almost 40% of human breast cancers . Therefore, HER2 is considered one of the major targets for the treatment of breast cancer and other carcinomas. Binding of c-Cbl ubiquitin ligase to Tyr1112 of HER2 leads to poly-ubiquitination of HER2 and enhances its degradation . Similar to other growth factors, HER2 exhibits intrinsic protein tyrosine kinase activity and undergoes autophosphorylation (Y1023, Y1248, Y1139, and Y1222). A phosphorylation at tyrosine 1139 has been identified to induce the binding of Src to HER2, leading to HER2 activation of Stat3 alpha .
Immunogen
A synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding tyrosine 1139 of human HER2 / ErbB2 was used as an immunogen.