Rabbit anti-Human UNC5B Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

Q8IZJ1

Target Species

Human

Target Name

UNC5B

Target Full Name

Netrin receptor UNC5B

Target Function

Receptor for netrin required for axon guidance. Mediates axon repulsion of neuronal growth cones in the developing nervous system upon ligand binding. Axon repulsion in growth cones may be caused by its association with DCC that may trigger signaling for repulsion. Functions as netrin receptor that negatively regulates vascular branching during angiogenesis. Mediates retraction of tip cell filopodia on endothelial growth cones in response to netrin. It also acts as a dependence receptor required for apoptosis induction when not associated with netrin ligand. Mediates apoptosis by activating DAPK1. In the absence of NTN1, activates DAPK1 by reducing its autoinhibitory phosphorylation at Ser-308 thereby increasing its catalytic activity.

Target Subcellular Location

Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Membrane raft.

Target Protein Families

Unc-5 family

Target Tissue Specificity

Highly expressed in brain. Also expressed at lower level in developing lung, cartilage, kidney and hematopoietic and immune tissues.

Target Synonyms

6330415E02Rik; A630020F16; D10Bwg0792e; Netrin receptor UNC5B; Netrin receptor UNC5B Precursor; p53 regulated receptor for death and life; p53 regulated receptor for death and life protein 1; p53-regulated receptor for death and life protein 1; p53RDL1; Protein unc-5 homolog 2; Protein unc-5 homolog B; Protein XUNC 5; Transmembrane receptor Unc5H2; Unc 5 homolog 2; Unc 5 homolog B; Unc 5 netrin receptor B; UNC 5B; Unc5 (C.elegans homolog) b; Unc5b; UNC5B_HUMAN; UNC5H2

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the netrin family of receptors. This particular protein mediates the repulsive effect of netrin-1 and is a vascular netrin receptor. This encoded protein is also in a group of proteins called dependence receptors (DpRs) which are involved in pro- and anti-apoptotic processes. Many DpRs are involved in embryogenesis and in cancer progression. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described for this gene.