Anti-Recombinant DR5, clone A568

DR5, also known as CD262, TNFRSF10B, TRAILR2, TRICK2 and KILLER, is a widely expressed single-pass type I membrane protein belonging to the tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF). It is a receptor for TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), which is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family of cytokines and induces apoptosis in a wide variety of cells. DR5 contains two extracellular cysteine-rich repeats, typical for TNF receptor (TNFR) family members, and a cytoplasmic death domain (DD), through which DR5 is capable to transmit the apoptotic signal. In PDAC cells, especially Panc89 cells, it expresses additionally to the approximately 48 and 40 kDa forms of DR5, a faster migrating variant of DR5 of about 32 kDa. The TRAIL receptor 2 (death receptor 5, or DR5) forms receptor dimers in a ligand-dependent manner.