Rabbit anti-Human ANG Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P03950

Target Species

Human

Target Name

ANG

Target Full Name

Angiogenin

Target Function

Binds to actin on the surface of endothelial cells; once bound, angiogenin is endocytosed and translocated to the nucleus. Stimulates ribosomal RNA synthesis including that containing the initiation site sequences of 45S rRNA. Cleaves tRNA within anticodon loops to produce tRNA-derived stress-induced fragments (tiRNAs) which inhibit protein synthesis and triggers the assembly of stress granules (SGs). Angiogenin induces vascularization of normal and malignant tissues. Angiogenic activity is regulated by interaction with RNH1 in vivo.

Target Involvement

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 9 (ALS9)

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle lumen. Secreted. Nucleus. Nucleus, nucleolus.

Target Protein Families

Pancreatic ribonuclease family

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed predominantly in the liver. Also detected in endothelial cells and spinal cord neurons.

Target Synonyms

ALS9; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANG 1; ANG; ANG I; ANG1; ANGI; ANGI_HUMAN; Angiogenin; Angiogenin ribonuclease RNase A family; 5; Epididymis luminal protein 168; HEL168; MGC22466; MGC71966; Ribonuclease 5; Ribonuclease RNase A Family 5; RNase 5; RNASE4; RNASE5

Target Background

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the RNase A superfamily though it has relatively weak ribonucleolytic activity. This protein is a potent mediator of new blood vessel formation and thus, in addition to the name RNase5, is commonly called angiogenin. This protein induces angiogenesis after binding to actin on the surface of endothelial cells. This protein also accumulates at the nucleolus where it stimulates ribosomal transcription. Under stress conditions this protein translocates to the cytosol where it hydrolyzes cellular tRNAs and influences protein synthesis. A signal peptide is cleaved from the precursor protein to produce a mature protein which contains a nuclear localization signal, a cell binding motif, and a catalytic domain. This protein has been shown to be both neurotrophic and neuroprotective and the mature protein has antimicrobial activity against some bacteria and fungi, including S. pneumoniae and C. albicans. Due to its effect on rRNA production and angiogenesis this gene plays important roles in cell growth and tumor progression. Mutations in this gene are associated with progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This gene and the neighboring RNase4 gene share promoters and 5' exons though each gene then splices to a distinct 3' exon containing the complete coding region of each gene. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein.