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Designing a Western blot for LIFR? 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 LIFR Western Blot GuideFacts about Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor.
The soluble form inhibits the biological action of LIF by blocking its binding to receptors on target cells. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | LIFR |
| Uniprot: | P42702 |
| Entrez: | 3977 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| type I cytokine receptor family |

CD118 antigen; CD118; FLJ98106; FLJ99923; leukemia inhibitory factor receptor alpha; leukemia inhibitory factor receptor; LIF R alpha; LIF R beta; LIF receptor; LIFR alpha; LIFR; LIF-R; LIFRa; SJS2; STWS; SWS
Mass (kDA):
123.743 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 5p13.1 |
| Sequence: | 5; NC_000005.10 (38474668..38606290, complement) |
[Isoform 1]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 2]: Secreted.





PMID: 1915266 by Gearing D.P., et al. Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor is structurally related to the IL-6 signal transducer, gp130.
PMID: 9525740 by Voz M.L., et al. The recurrent translocation t(5;8)(p13;q12) in pleomorphic adenomas results in upregulation of PLAG1 gene expression under control of the LIFR promoter.