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Designing a Western blot for Caveolin-1? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CAV1 Western Blot Guide1 Citations
Facts about Caveolin-1.
Its binding to DPP4 induces T-cell proliferation and NF-kappa-B activation in a T-cell receptor/CD3- dependent manner. Recruits CTNNB1 to caveolar membranes and may regulate CTNNB1-mediated signaling through the Wnt pathway.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CAV1 |
| Uniprot: | Q03135 |
| Entrez: | 857 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| caveolin family |

CAV; CAV1; caveolae protein, 22kD; caveolin 1, caveolae protein, 22kDa; Caveolin1; Caveolin-1; cell growth-inhibiting protein 32; MSTP085; VIP21
Mass (kDA):
20.472 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 7q31.2 |
| Sequence: | 7; NC_000007.14 (116525009..116561185) |
Skeletal muscle, liver, stomach, lung, kidney and heart (at protein level). Expressed in the brain.
Golgi apparatus membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Cell membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Membrane, caveola; Peripheral membrane protein. Membrane raft. Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network. Colocalized with DPP4 in membrane rafts. Potential hairpin-like structure in the membrane. Membrane protein of caveolae.






PMID: 1360410 by Glenney J.R. Jr.; The sequence of human caveolin reveals identity with VIP21, a component of transport vesicles.
PMID: 10086342 by Hurlstone A.F., et al. Analysis of the CAVEOLIN-1 gene at human chromosome 7q31.1 in primary tumours and tumour-derived cell lines.
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