Product Information
Catalog Number:
MH1442
Lot Number:
MH1442-021317
Quantity:
1 Vial (8.3mg/mL, 1mg)
Packaging Buffer:
20 mM Gly-Gly, 1 mM MgCl2, 25 mM Sucrose (pH 7.2)
Host cell:
HEK293T
Transfection:
Expression vector containing full-length human SMO cDNA (GenBank Accession Number: NM_005631.3) with FLAG tag sequence at N-terminus
Recommended Storage:
Liquid nitrogen upon receiving
Data Sheet
Background: The human smoothened homolog SMO strongly resembles that of the frizzled family of proteins, the receptors of the Wnt signaling pathway, which share several features with the Hedgehog pathway. Most often SMO functions during embryonic development, in processes such as digit patterning in the chick limb bud and left–right asymmetry of vertebrate embryos. In addition, SMO function is fundamental for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis in adults, and deregulated SMO signaling is implicated in tumorogenesis.
Figure 1. Receptor expression on cell surface measured by flow cytometry (FACS) using an anti-FLAG antibody. Thin line: parental cells; thick line: receptor-expressing cells.
Reference:
Ruiz-Gómez et al. (2007) The cell biology of Smo signaling and its relationships with GPCRs. Biochim Biophys Acta 1768:901-912.