Anti-TSPAN1 Monoclonal Recombinant Antibody

TSPAN1 belongs to the transmembrane 4 superfamily, also known as the tetraspanin family. Tetraspanins have four hydrophobic domains, intracellular N- and C-termini and two extracellular domains. Tetraspanins act as scaffolding proteins, anchoring multiple proteins to one area of the cell membrane. They also mediate signal transduction events that play a role in the regulation of cell development, activation, growth and motility. TSPAN1 interacts with human thiamine transporter-1 (hTHTR-1). HTHTR-1 contributes to intestinal thiamine uptake, and its function is regulated at both the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. TSPAN1 and hTHTR-1 colocalize in human intestinal epithelial HuTu-8 cells. Coexpression of TSPAN1 in these cells led to a significant decrease in the rate of degradation of hTHTR-1 compared with cells expressing the hTHTR-1 alone, in fact the half-life of the TSPAN1 protein was twice longer in the former cell type compared with the latter cell type. Protein function: Structural component of specialized membrane microdomains known as tetraspanin-enriched microdomains (TERMs), which act as platforms for receptor clustering and signaling. Participates thereby in diverse biological functions such as cell signal transduction, adhesion, migration and protein trafficking (PubMed:30066932, PubMed:30291375). Regulates neuronal differentiation in response to NGF by facilitating NGF-mediated activation of NTRK1/TRKA receptor tyrosine kinase and subsequent downstream signaling pathways. Plays a role in the inhibition of TNFalpha-induced apoptosis. Mechanistically, inhibits the NF-kappa-B signaling pathway by blocking phosphorylation of CHUK (PubMed:30291375). Also promotes the stability of the thiamine transporter 1/SLC19A2 in intestinal epithelial cells leading to an increase of thiamine uptake process (PubMed:21836059). [The UniProt Consortium]