Anti-CASK Antibody Picoband®

• Background:

  Peripheral plasma membrane protein CASK is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CASK gene. This gene encodes a calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase. The encoded protein is a MAGUK (membrane-associated guanylate kinase) protein family member. These proteins are scaffold proteins and the encoded protein is located at synapses in the brain. Mutations in this gene are associated with FG syndrome 4, intellectual disability and microcephaly with pontine and cerebellar hypoplasia, and a form of X-linked intellectual disability. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

• Description:

  Boster Bio Anti-CASK Antibody Picoband® catalog # A02468-2. Tested in ELISA, Flow Cytometry, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human, Mouse, Rat. The brand Picoband indicates this is a premium antibody that guarantees superior quality, high affinity, and strong signals with minimal background in Western blot applications. Only our best-performing antibodies are designated as Picoband, ensuring unmatched performance.

• Synonyms:

  Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX4; DEAD box protein 4; Vasa homolog; DDX4; VASA

• Gene Name:

  DEAD-box helicase 4

• UniProt:

  O14936

• Host:

  Rabbit

• Reactivity:

  Human, Mouse, Rat

• Cross Reactivity:

  No cross-reactivity with other proteins.

• Immunogen:

  E.coli-derived human CASK recombinant protein (Position: R27-D498) .

• Clonality:

  Polyclonal

• Tissue Specificity:

  Expressed only in ovary and testis. Expressed in migratory primordial germ cells in the region of the gonadal ridge in both sexes.

• Applications:

  WB, Flow Cytometry, ELISA

• Field of Research:

  Signal Transduction, Cell Biology, Cell Cycle, Stem Cells, Cell Differentiation, Cytoskeleton/ECM, Extracellular Matrix, Structures, ECM Proteins, Mesenchymal Stem Cells

• Purification:

  Immunogen affinity purified.

• Concentration:

  Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.

• Form:

  Lyophilized

• Reconstitution:

  Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.

• Function:

  ATP-dependent RNA helicase required during spermatogenesis (PubMed:10920202, PubMed:21034600) . Required to repress transposable elements and preventing their mobilization, which is essential for the germline integrity (By similarity) . Acts via the piRNA metabolic process, which mediates the repression of transposable elements during meiosis by forming complexes composed of piRNAs and Piwi proteins and governs the methylation and subsequent repression of transposons (By similarity) . Involved in the secondary piRNAs metabolic process, the production of piRNAs in fetal male germ cells through a ping-pong amplification cycle (By similarity) . Required for PIWIL2 slicing-triggered piRNA biogenesis: helicase activity enables utilization of one of the slice cleavage fragments generated by PIWIL2 and processing these pre-piRNAs into piRNAs (By similarity) .

• Storage Conditions:

  At -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.

• Fragment:

  Rabbit IgG

• Applications Notes:

  6

• Other Gene Names:

  CASK

• Subcellular Location:

  Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.

• Protein Name:

  BAG family molecular chaperone regulator 1