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Designing a Western blot for IGF1R? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
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Facts about Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor.
The activated IGF1R is involved in cell growth and survival management. IGF1R is crucial for tumor survival and transformation of malignant cell.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | IGF1R |
| Uniprot: | P08069 |
| Entrez: | 3480 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| protein kinase superfamily |

CD221 antigen; CD221; EC 2.7.10; EC 2.7.10.1; IGF1R; IGF-1R; IGF-I R; IGF-I receptor; IGFIR; IGF-IR; IGFR; insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor; Insulin-like growth factor I receptor; JTK13; MGC142170; MGC142172; MGC18216; soluble IGF1R variant 1; soluble IGF1R variant 2
Mass (kDA):
154.793 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 15q26.3 |
| Sequence: | 15; NC_000015.10 (98648539..98964530) |
Found as a hybrid receptor with INSR in muscle, heart, kidney, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, hepatoma, fibroblasts, spleen and placenta (at protein level). Expressed in a variety of tissues. Overexpressed in tumors, including melanomas, cancers of the colon, pancreas prostate and kidney.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.





PMID: 2877871 by Ullrich A., et al. Insulin-like growth factor I receptor primary structure: comparison with insulin receptor suggests structural determinants that define functional specificity.
PMID: 1316909 by Abbot A.M., et al. Insulin-like growth factor I receptor gene structure.
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