Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Monoclonal Anti-Prox1 (mouse IgG2b isotype) is derived from the hybridoma 4G10 produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes from BALB/c mice immunized with a recombinant fusion protein of human Prox1. Prospero related homeobox gene 1 (Prox1) belongs to transcription factor subfamily and is homologous to Drosophila homeobox protein, prospero._x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ recombinant fusion protein corresponding to amino acids 547-737 of human Prox1._x000D_ Application_x000D_ Anti-Prox1 antibody, Mouse monoclonal has been used in various immunochemical techniques._x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide._x000D_ Disclaimer_x000D_ Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals._x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Prospero related homeobox gene 1 (Prox1) is a key regulator for neuroblast fate determination and photoreceptor development. Prox1 regulates cell differentiation and organogenesis in lens, retina, lymphatic vessels, liver and pancreas. It was found to act as a tumor suppressor gene, because its deficiency or its mutated forms have been implicated in various human cancers. Knockdown of Prox1 by siRNA or by RNA mutations significantly accelerated the in vitro and in vivo growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as well as esophageal cancer cells. Prox1 is hypermethylated and transcriptionally silenced in primary and metastatic breast cancer.