Microcephalin polyclonal antibody

• Background:

  Microcephalin (MCPH1, BRCT-repeat inhibitor of TERT expression 1, BRIT1) modulates brain size and has been proliferating under strong positive selection for several thousand years, although the nature of the positive selection is poorly understood. Human Microcephalin contains three BRCA1 C-terminal (BRCT) domains and shares 57% identity with its mouse ortholog, the most conserved regions being BRCT domains where there is 80% identity. Predominant expression of human Microcephalin is observed in fetal brain, liver and kidney tissues and is expressed during neurogenesis in mice. Microcephalin displays significantly higher rates of protein evolution in primates than in rodents; this trend is most noticeable for the subset of genes associated with nervous system development. Microcephalin has a very young, single nucleotide, polymorphism haplotype associated with modern humans; this gene is presumably still evolving in Homo sapiens. It functions in DNA damage response and regulation of cell cycle checkpoints.

• Structure Composition:

  Rabbit IgG, 1mg/ml in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.2

• Product Name Alternative:

  MCPH1; BRCT-repeat inhibitor of TERT expression 1; BRIT1

• Swiss Prot:

  Q8NEM0

• Reactivity:

  Human, Mouse, Rat

• Immunogen:

  Synthetic peptide, corresponding to amino acids 141-186 of Human Microcephalin.

• Conjugation:

  Unconjugated

• Applications:

  WB IHC

• Dilution:

  WB: 1:500~1:1000 IHC: 1:50~1:200

• Purity:

  The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE) .

• Modification:

  Unmodification

• Molecular Weight:

  ~ 95 kDa

• Storage Conditions:

  Store at 4°C short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

• Notes:

  For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedure.

• Specificity:

  Microcephalin polyclonal antibody detects endogenous levels of Microcephalin protein.

• Applications Notes:

  Western blot (WB) analysis of Microcephalin polyclonal antibody at 1:500 dilution Lane1:Hela cell lysate Lane2:sp2/0 cell lysate Lane3:H9C2 cell lysate

• Host or Source:

  Rabbit

• CAS Number:

  9007-83-4