CST, 19518V4, PathScan® RP Total SMAD4 Sandwich ELISA Kit

ELISA Kit for studying SMAD4 in the research area. Protocol Available protocols: ELISA+ Specificity / Sensitivity The PathScan Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat, Monkey Background Members of the SMAD family of signal transduction molecules are components of a critical intracellular pathway that transmits TGF-β signals from the cell surface into the nucleus. Three distinct classes of SMADs have been defined: the receptor-regulated SMADs (R-SMADs), which include SMAD1, 2, 3, 5, 9; the common-mediator SMAD (co-SMAD), SMAD4; and the antagonistic or inhibitory SMADs (I-SMADs), SMAD6 and 7 (1-5). Activated type I receptors associate with specific R-SMADs and phosphorylate them on a conserved SSXS motif in the carboxy-terminus. Phosphorylated R-SMADS dissociate from the receptor and form a heteromeric complex with SMAD4, initiating translocation of the heteromeric SMAD complex to the nucleus. Once in the nucleus, SMADs recruit a variety of DNA binding proteins that function to regulate transcriptional activity (6-8). Alternate Names deleted in pancreatic carcinoma locus 4; Deletion target in pancreatic carcinoma 4; DPC4; hSMAD4; JIP; MAD homolog 4; MAD, mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4; MADH4; Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4; mothers against decapentaplegic, Drosophila, homolog of, 4; Mothers against DPP homolog 4; MYHRS; SMAD 4; SMAD family member 4; SMAD, mothers against DPP homolog 4; SMAD4 Specification REACTIVITY: H M R Mk