Binds to CNTF. The alpha subunit provides the receptor specificity.1) Man D., He W., Sze K. H., Gong K., Smith D. K., Zhu G., Ip N. Y. J. Biol. Chem. 278:23285-23294 (2003) Davis S., Aldrich T. H., Valenzuela D. M., Wong V., Furth M. E., Squinto S. P., Yancopoulos G. D. Science 253:59-63 (1991)
Immunogen
CNTFRa antibody was raised against a peptide sequence around aa.119~123 (N-T-Y-P-K) derived from Human CNTFRα.