Anti-phospho DCC (Tyr1418) serum, from rabbit

Netrin receptor DCC (UniProt: Q63155; also known as Tumor suppressor protein DCC, Deleted in Colorectal Cancer) is encoded by the Dcc gene (Gene ID: 25311) in rat. Netrin receptor DCC is a single-pass type I membrane protein that serves as a receptor for netrin and is essential for axon guidance. In response to netrin-1 stimulation, DCC becomes a signaling platform to recruit proteins that promote axon outgrowth and guidance. It is detected in embryonic spinal cord, predominantly in axons of commissural neurons. Deficiencies in netrin-1 or DCC expression can result in the loss of cerebral and spinal commissures. Netrin receptor DCC also acts as a dependence receptor required for apoptosis induction when not associated with netrin ligand and has been implicated as a tumor suppressor gene. It is synthesized with a signal peptide (aa 1-25), which is subsequently cleaved off. It has four Ig-like C2-type domains and six fibronectin type-III domains. In response to netrin-1 stimulation DCC is phosphorylated on serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues. Its phosphorylation on Tyrosine 1418 by Src family kinases is shown to be essential for netrin-1 to mediate axon outgrowth and guidance. It has been reported that in response to netrin-1, p120RasGAP is recruited to DCC in growth cones and forms a multiprotein complex with focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK). Activities of both Ras and ERK as shown to be elevated in p120RasGAP deficient neurons. (Ref.: Antoine-Bertrand J., et al., (2016). J. Biol. Chem. 291(9):4589-602).