MECP2
Reactivité: Humain
IF
Hôte: Lapin
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Indications d'application
Optimal dilution of the MECP2 antibody should be determined by the researcher.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Lyophilized
Buffer
0.5 mg/mL if reconstituted with 0.2 mL sterile DI water
Stock
4 °C,-20 °C
Stockage commentaire
After reconstitution, the MECP2 antibody can be stored for up to one month at 4oC. For long-term, aliquot and store at -20oC. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Antigène
MECP2
(Methyl CpG Binding Protein 2 (MECP2))
Autre désignation
MECP2
Sujet
MECP2 (methyl CpG binding protein 2) is a gene that encodes the protein MECP2. It is mapped to Xq28. 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 cognitive disability in females. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.