FOXA1 / HNF3A (clone FOXA1/1518), anti-human, rat

Background:
The transcription factor Forkhead-box A1 (FOXA1), also known as hepatocyte nuclear factor 3-alpha, is a member of the FOX class of transcription factors. HNF-1 (α and β), HNF-3 (α, β and γ), HNF-4 (α and γ), and HNF-6 compose, in part, a homeoprotein family designated the hepatocyte nuclear factor family. The various HNF-1 isoforms regulate transcription of genes in the liver as well as in other tissues such as kidney, small intestine and thymus. FOXA1 is expressed in normal breast ductal epithelium and other epithelium in different organs, such as lung, pancreas, bladder, prostate, and colon. Recently, FOXA1 has been shown to be a major determinant of estrogen-ER activity and endocrine response in breast cancer cells. FOXA1 expression correlates with estrogen receptor (ER)-positivity, especially in luminal subtype A breast cancers, which is associated with favorable prognosis. FOXA1 is useful in the sub-classification of breast carcinomas.

Other Names:
Forkhead box protein A1 (FOXA1); Hepatocyte nuclear factor 3-alpha (HNF-3-alpha or HNF-3A or HNF3A); Transcription factor 3A (TCF-3A or TCF3A)

Antigen Type:
Recombinant protein

Gene Name: FOXA1
Gene ID: 3169
Primary Accession: P55317
Other Accession: 163484