TGF beta-1 Monoclonal Antibody (TB21)

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Product Description

Recommended positive controls: Ovine ovarian tissue, breast cancer sections. By Western blot, this antibody detects detects dimeric (25 kDa) and monomeric (12.5 kDa) forms of TGF beta, under non-reducing and reducing conditions, respectively Store product as a concentrated solution. Centrifuge briefly prior to opening the vial. TGF beta-1 (TGFB1, Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1) is a polypeptide member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily of cytokines, found almost ubiquitously in tissues. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-b is stored in the extracellular matrix as a latent complex with its pro-domain. Activation of TGF beta-1 requires the binding of aV integrin to an RGD sequence in the prodomain and exertion of force on this domain, which is held in the extracellular matrix by latent TGF-b binding proteins. Latent forms are complexes of TGF beta-1, an amino-terminal portion of the TGF-beta precursor, designated TGF-LAP (TGF-latency associated peptide), and a specific binding protein, known as LTBP. TGF beta-1 helps regulates proliferation, differentiation, adhesion, migration in many cell types. Many cells have TGF beta receptors, and the protein positively and negatively regulates many other growth factors. TGF beta-1 is cleaved into a latency-a