Storage Conditions
-20°C/1 year
Applications
ELISA
IF
IHC
WB
Concentration
1 mg/ml
Recomended Dilution
Western Blot: 1/500 - 1/2000. Immunohistochemistry: 1/100 - 1/300. Immunofluorescence: 1/200 - 1/1000. ELISA: 1/20000. Not yet tested in other applications.
Type Clonality
Polyclonal
Immunogen
The antiserum was produced against synthesized peptide derived from human Merlin. AA range:485-534
Subcellular Location
Cytoplasmic side. Cell projection, ruffle membrane
Cytoplasmic side. Nucleus. In a fibroblastic cell line, isoform 1 is found homogeneously distributed over the entire cell, with a particularly strong staining in ruffling membranes and filopodia. Colocalizes with MPP1 in non-myelin-forming Schwann cells.
Peripheral membrane protein
Peripheral membrane protein
[Isoform 1]: Cell projection, filopodium membrane
[Isoform 7]: Cytoplasm, perinuclear region. Cytoplasmic granule. Observed in cytoplasmic granules
Iso type
IgG
Tissue Source
Rabbit
Reactivity
Human
Mouse
Rat
Human Gen
4771
Observed Band
70kD
Other Name
Merlin
Moesin-ezrin-radixin-like protein
NF2
Neurofibromin-2
SCH
Schwannomerlin
Schwannomin
Background
This gene encodes a protein that is similar to some members of the ERM (ezrin, radixin, moesin) family of proteins that are thought to link cytoskeletal components with proteins in the cell membrane. This gene product has been shown to interact with cell-
in adults, significant expression is found in Schwann cells, meningeal cells, lens and nerve. Mutations in this gene are associated with neurofibromatosis type II which is characterized by nervous system and skin tumors and ocular abnormalities. Two predo