Description
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a polypeptide hormone which is mitogenic for epidermal and epithelial cells. When EGF interacts with sensitive cells, it binds to membrane receptors (EGFR). The EGFR is a transmembrane glycoprotein of about 170 kD and is a gene product of the c-erb-B proto-oncogene. The anti-EGFR antibodies can be used as agents for the diagnosis and therapy of human tumors.
Target
EGFR
Target Alias Names
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2, Receptor Tyrosine-Protein Kinase ErbB-1, Erb-B2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 1, Proto-Oncogene C-ErbB-1, EC 2.7.10.1, ERBB1, ERBB, HER1, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (Avian Erythroblastic Leukemia Viral (V-Erb-B) Oncogene Homolog), Erythroblastic Leukemia Viral (V-Erb-B) Oncogene Homolog (Avian), Avian Erythroblastic Leukemia Viral (V-Erb-B) Oncogene Homolog, Cell Proliferation-Inducing Protein 61, Cell Growth Inhibiting Protein 40, EC 2.7.10, NISBD2, PIG61, MENA
Isotype/Mimetic
Human IgG
Animal-Derived Biomaterials Used
None
Sequence Available
No
Original Discovery Method
Human-derived phage display
Original Discovery Information Provided On Datasheet
No
Antibody/Binder Origins
Animal-free discovery, In vitro recombinant expression