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Robo1 Antibody [A23H22]

Cat.No.: F4036

    Application: Reactivity:

    Usage Information

    Dilution
    1:1000
    1:30
    1:500
    Application
    WB, IP, FCM
    Reactivity
    Mouse, Rat, Human
    Source
    Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
    Storage Buffer
    PBS, pH 7.2+50% Glycerol+0.05% BSA+0.01% NaN3
    Storage (from the date of receipt)
    -20°C (avoid freeze-thaw cycles), 2 years
    Predicted MW Observed MW
    181 kDa 38 kDa, 120-130 kDa, 215,250 kDa
    *Why do the predicted and actual molecular weights differ?
    The following reasons may explain differences between the predicted and actual protein molecular weight.
    Post-translational modifications(e.g., phosphorylation, glycosylation); Splice variants and isoforms; Relative charge; Multimerization.
    Positive Control Mouse E14.5 brain tissue; C57 E18 brain tissue; Rat E14 brain tissue; U-87 MG cells; HepG2 cells; HeLa cells; HAP1 cells
    Negative Control LoVo cells; MCF7 cells

    Datasheet & SDS

    Biological Description

    Specificity
    Robo1 Antibody [A23H22] detects endogenous levels of total Robo1 protein.
    Clone
    A23H22
    Synonym(s)
    DUTT1; ROBO1; Roundabout homolog 1; Deleted in U twenty twenty; H-Robo-1
    Background
    Robo1, or Roundabout guidance receptor 1, also known as DUTT1, is the founding member of the Robo family of single-pass transmembrane glycoproteins, mediating Slit-dependent repulsion that is critical for midline axon guidance, neuronal migration, and tissue morphogenesis. Its extracellular domain comprises five immunoglobulin-like domains Ig1 to Ig5, with Ig1 and Ig2 forming the primary Slit2-D2 binding site and assembling into compact dimers or tetramers via Ig4 contacts, further rigidified by heparan sulfate binding on Ig1 and Ig2. This is followed by three cysteine-rich fibronectin type III domains, Fn1 to Fn3, with Fn2 and Fn3 near the membrane for cell surface positioning, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular domain of about 150 amino acids containing four conserved CC0 to CC3 motifs. The CC2 and CC3 motifs recruit Abelson kinase and Dock for cytoskeletal repulsion, while CC1 mediates LogR and DCC antagonism. Robo1's core function centers on Slit2-induced signaling, where the ternary Slit2N-Ig1-heparan sulfate complex triggers Robo1 oligomerization without major conformational shift, and the cytoplasmic CC motifs recruit Dock and ELMO, leading to Rac1 and CDC42 activation, Arp2/3 and WAVE complex engagement, and branched F-actin-mediated repulsion at growth cones and leading edges, thereby inhibiting Netrin and DCC attraction and establishing anterior-posterior boundaries. Robo1 patterns commissural axons by facilitating the anterior turn after midline crossing, restricts glial cells to the midline, governs vascular branching in the lung and kidney, and regulates tumor cell migration, with redundancy among Robo1, Robo2, Robo3, and Robo4 ensuring developmental robustness. Epigenetic silencing through hypermethylation or mutations in Robo1 promotes metastasis in breast and lung cancers by increasing invasion, advances glioma progression, and contributes to autism through neural circuit defects, while reactivation of the Slit2-Robo1 pathway restores tumor suppression.
    References
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29307485/
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36042257/

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