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UNC5B Antibody [H5N21]

Cat.No.: F3976

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    Usage Information

    Dilution
    1:200
    Application
    IF
    Reactivity
    Human
    Source
    Mouse 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

    Datasheet & SDS

    Biological Description

    Specificity
    UNC5B Antibody [H5N21] detects endogenous levels of total UNC5B protein.
    Clone
    H5N21
    Synonym(s)
    P53RDL1; UNC5H2; UNQ1883/PRO4326; UNC5B; Netrin receptor UNC5B; Protein unc-5 homolog 2; Protein unc-5 homolog B; p53-regulated receptor for death and life protein 1; P53rdl1
    Background
    UNC5B, a dependence receptor of the UNC5 family involved in netrin-1-mediated repulsion during axon guidance and vascular development, is characterized by two extracellular Ig-like domains (Ig1–2) and two thrombospondin type 1 repeats (TSP1) that mediate netrin-1 binding, a process further enhanced by heparan sulfates. It possesses a single transmembrane helix and a cytoplasmic region containing ZU5, UPA, and death domains (DD), where caspase-3 cleaves at DLVD↓N (Asp931) to release the pro-apoptotic intracellular domain (ICD), with residues such as Phe601 in UPA stabilizing the autoinhibited, closed conformation. In the absence of netrin-1, UNC5B homodimers adopt an open cytosolic state in which the DD recruits DAPK1 following its dephosphorylation at Ser308, activating the kinase and stimulating p53/Bax/caspase-9-dependent apoptosis; simultaneously, UNC5B-DCC heterodimers expose DCC’s P1 domain, leading to repulsive signaling via Rac1/Cdc42 inhibition and PAK/LIMK/cofilin-mediated collapse of F-actin protrusions, thereby pruning excessive axons or vascular tip cell filopodia. Upon netrin-1 binding, closed ZU5-UPA interactions are stabilized, blocking DAPK1 access and shifting signaling to pro-angiogenic PI3K/Akt survival pathways alongside continued repulsive cytoskeletal modulation. Predominantly expressed in endothelial and neuronal tissues, UNC5B-mediated pruning is essential for central and peripheral nervous system circuit refinement and vascular patterning, while the splice isoform UNC5B-Δ8 (generated by NOVA2-mediated exon 8 skipping) promotes constitutive, netrin-1-insensitive apoptosis to ensure tip cell competition. Epigenetic silencing or oncogenic mutations of UNC5B, frequent in colorectal cancer, disrupt the balance between repulsion and survival, fueling tumor angiogenesis, metastasis, and poor prognosis.
    References
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34381052/
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30084000/

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