Upon receipt, store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze.
Lead Time
Basically, we can dispatch the products out in 1-3 working days after receiving your orders. Delivery time maybe differs from different purchasing way or location, please kindly consult your local distributors for specific delivery time.
Note: All of our proteins are default shipped with normal blue ice packs, if you request to ship with dry ice, please communicate with us in advance and extra fees will be charged.
Usage
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Type IV collagen is the major structural component of glomerular basement membranes (GBM), forming a 'chicken-wire' meshwork together with laminins, proteoglycans and entactin/nidogen.
Gene References into Functions
Mutation in COL4A6 gene is associated with gastric cancer peritoneal carcinomatosis.PMID:26811494
COL4A6 is associated with X-linked nonsyndromic hearing loss.PMID:23714752
We showed that TPM2, CLU, and COL4A6 mRNA levels are downregulated in prostate cancer.PMID:23621580
expression of collagen type IV alpha6 chain in the smooth muscle BM of the gastrointestinal tract is restricted to the esophagus in humansPMID:20951201
The expression of collagen type IV was significantly decreased in colorectal cancer tissues.PMID:18782525
Enhanced expression of collagen type IV is associated with liver metastases from gastrointestinal tumoursPMID:15679046
This study showed that in some cases of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma the alpha5/alpha6 (IV) chains are expressed linearly around the cancer cell nests and the alpha5/alpha6 (IV) chain expression is one prognostic factor of ESCC.PMID:17955302
Type IV collagen alpha6 chain-derived noncollagenous domain 1 (alpha6NC1) is an endogenous inhibitor of angiogenesis and tumor growth.PMID:18074349
Meningiomas increase in size through increased production of extracellular matrix; furthermore, the proliferation of cells typically associated with neoplasia requires considerable interaction with the extracellular matrix.PMID:18474427