MECP2 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

CAT#: TA378424

MECP2 Rabbit polyclonal Antibody

Specifications

Product Data

• Applications: IHC, WB
• Recommended Dilution: WB,1:500 - 1:1000
  IHC,1:50 - 1:100
• Reactivities: Human, Mouse
• Modifications: Unmodified
• Host: Rabbit
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Immunogen: Recombinant fusion protein containing a sequence corresponding to amino acids 1-280 of human MECP2 (NP_004983.1).
• Formulation: Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide,50% glycerol,pH7.3.
• Concentration: lot specific
• Purification: Affinity purification
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Stability: Shelf life: one year from despatch.
• Predicted Protein Size: 52kDa/53kDa
• Gene Name: methyl-CpG binding protein 2
• Database Link:
  Entrez Gene 4204 Human
  UniProt ID P51608
• Background: DNA methylation is the major modification of eukaryotic genomes and plays an essential role in mammalian development. Human proteins MECP2, MBD1, MBD2, MBD3, and MBD4 comprise a family of nuclear proteins related by the presence in each of a methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD). Each of these proteins, with the exception of MBD3, is capable of binding specifically to methylated DNA. MECP2, MBD1 and MBD2 can also repress transcription from methylated gene promoters. In contrast to other MBD family members, MECP2 is X-linked and subject to X inactivation. MECP2 is dispensible in stem cells, but is essential for embryonic development. MECP2 gene mutations are the cause of most cases of Rett syndrome, a progressive neurologic developmental disorder and one of the most common causes of mental retardation in females. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.