CST, 45586S, Galectin-8/LGALS8 (F9O3T) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

Monoclonal Antibody for studying LGALS8. Validated for WB,WB,IP,IHC. Available in 2 sizes. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, Galectin-8/LGALS8 (F9O3T) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (CST #45586) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information Western Blotting: 1:1000 Simple Western™: 1:10 - 1:50 Immunoprecipitation: 1:50 Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin): 1:50 - 1:200 Storage Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/mL BSA, 50% glycerol, and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody. Protocol Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunoprecipitation, Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) Specificity / Sensitivity Galectin-8/LGALS8 (F9O3T) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total Galectin-8/LGALS8 protein. Species Reactivity: Human Source / Purification Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Pro176 of human Galectin-8/LGALS8 protein. Background Galectins are a family of β-galactose binding proteins with intracellular and extracellular activities regulating cell adhesion and migration, immune responses, inflammation, cell death, and proliferation and are linked to several pathological conditions (reviewed in 1). Galectins can be divided into three groups: 1) prototype galectins (Gal-1, -2, -5, -7, -10, -11, -13, and -16) having one carbohydrate-recognition domain (CRD); 2) tandem-repeat type galectins (Gal-4, -6, -8, -9, and -12) that have two CRDs joined by a linker peptide; and 3) a chimera-type (Gal-3) that has a single CRD joined to an N-terminal non-lectin domain. Galectin-8 (Gal-8; gene name ), which belongs to the group of tandem-repeat galectins, is important in adaptive and innate immunity with significant roles in host defense as well as tumor progression (reviewed in 2,3). Extracellular galectin-8 promotes cell adhesion through interaction with several cell surface proteins, including integrins (4,5), CD44 (6), CD45 (7), and CD166 (8). Intracellular galectin-8 binds to farnesylated K-Ras4B, regulating MAPK signaling (9). It also exerts a role in xenophagy by binding to glycans exposed on bacterial pathogens and recruiting NDP52 for destruction by autophagy, thereby restricting bacterial proliferation (10,11). Abundant expression of galectin-8 has been observed in various cancer types and, in some cases, associated with poor prognosis (12-14). Alternate Names Gal-8; galectin 8; Galectin-8; galectin-8g; lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 8; LEG8; LGALS8; PCTA-1; PCTA1; Po66 carbohydrate binding protein; Po66 carbohydrate-binding protein; Po66-CBP; Prostate carcinoma tumor antigen 1 Specification REACTIVITY: H SENSITIVITY: Endogenous MW (kDa): 32, 42 Source/Isotype: Rabbit IgG