• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Detects human BMPR‑IB/ALK‑6 in direct ELISAs. In direct ELISAs, no cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse BMPR-IB is observed.

• Source

  Monoclonal Mouse IgG    _2B Clone # 477914

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

• Immunogen

  Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human BMPR‑IB/ALK‑6    
  Lys14-Arg126    
  Accession # O00238

• Formulation

  Supplied in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

• Label

  Phycoerythrin

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Flow Cytometry

  10 µL/10    ⁶ cells

  See below

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Shipping

  The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

• Stability & Storage

  Protect from light.    Do not freeze.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied.

Background: BMPR-IB/ALK-6

Cellular responses to bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) have been shown to be mediated by the formation of hetero-oligomeric complexes of the type I and type II serine/threonine kinase receptors. BMP receptor IB (BMPR-IB), also known as activin receptor-like kinase (ALK)-6, is one of seven known type I serine/threonine kinases that are required for the signal transduction of TGF-beta family cytokines. In contrast to the TGF-beta receptor system in which the type I receptor does not bind TGF-beta in the absence of the type II receptor, type I receptors involved in BMP signaling (including BMPR-IA, BMPR-IB/ALK-6, and ActR-I/ALK-2) can independently bind the various BMP family proteins in the absence of type II receptors. Recombinant soluble BMPR-IB binds BMP-4 with high-affinity in solution and is a potent BMP-4 antagonist in vitro. BMPR-IB is expressed in various tissues during embryogenesis. In adult tissues, BMPR-IB is only found in the brain. The extracellular domain of BMPR-IB shares little amino acid sequence identity with the other mammalian ALK type I receptor kinases, but the cysteine residues are conserved. Human and mouse BMPR-IB are highly conserved and share 98% amino acid sequence identity.

• References:

1. Kawabata, M. et al. (1998) Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews 9:49.

2. Ebendal, T. et al. (1998) J. Neuroscience Research 51:139.

• Long Name:

  Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor IB

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  658 (Human); 12167 (Mouse)

• Alternate Names:

  activin receptor-like kinase 6; ALK-6; ALK6CDw293; BMP type-1B receptor; BMPR1B; BMPR-1B; BMPRIB; BMPR-IB; bone morphogenetic protein receptor type-1B; bone morphogenetic protein receptor, type IB; CDw293 antigen; CDw293; EC 2.7.11; EC 2.7.11.30; serine/threonine receptor kinase