Background: Lysyl oxidase (LOX) proteins belong to a family of enzymes that oxidize primary amine substrated to reactive aldehydes. In fibrillar collagens and elastin, LOX catalyzes the lysine-derived cross-links of collagen fibrils and insoluble elastic fibers in the extracellular matrix. It can localize both to the nucleus and the cytoplasm. LOX is involved in tumor suppression, cell motility, cellular senescence and developmental regulation. There are four homologs of LOX, lysyl oxidase-like proteins, designated LOX-like (LOXL1-LOXL4) proteins. LOXL2 is an extracellular protein that localizes specifically to sites of elastogenesis. It serves as a cross-linking enzyme, controlling the deposition of elastin and interacts with Fibulin-5. LOXL2 and LOXL3 can interact and cooperate with the Snail protein to downregulate E-cadherin expression. In epithelial cells, overexpression of LOXL2 or LOXL3 may induce an epithelial-mesenchyma transitions process, an important element in tumor progression. Knockdown of the LOXL2 protein significantly decreases tumor growth.
Description: Rabbit polyclonal to LOXL2
Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from LOXL2
Specificity: ·Reacts with Human, Mouse and Rat.
·Isotype: IgG
Application: ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 87 kDa;
·Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin/frozen tissue section): 1/50-200;
·Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence: 1/100;
·Immunoprecipitation: 1/50;
·ELISA: 1/500;
·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
