MeCP2 Antibody - BSA Free

Western Blot: MeCP2 Antibody [NB100-56326] - Analysis of MeCP2 in HeLa cell lysate using this antibody.

Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence: MeCP2 Antibody [NB100-56326] - This antibody was tested in A431 cells at a 1:200 dilution against Dylight 488 (Green). Alpha tubulin and nuclei were counterstained against Dylight 568 (Red) and DAPI (Blue), respectively.

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: MeCP2 Antibody [NB100-56326] - Mouse liver tissue using this antibody at 1:500 dilution. The antibody generated a very strong/specific nuclear staining with weak to negligible cytoplasmic signal in the hepatocytes, kupffer cells, and in the endothelial cells of blood vessels.

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: MeCP2 Antibody [NB100-56326] - Tissue section of mouse pancreas using this antibody at 1:500 dilution. The antibody generated a very strong/specific nuclear staining with weak to negligible cytoplasmic signal in majority of the cells from acini, ducts and Islets of Langerhans in the section.

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: MeCP2 Antibody [NB100-56326] - Mouse liver tissue using this antibody at 1:500 dilution. The antibody generated a very strong/specific nuclear staining with weak to negligible cytoplasmic signal in the hepatocytes, kupffer cells, and in the endothelial cells of blood vessels.

• Reactivity: Hu, Mu, Rt
• Applications: WB, ICC/IF, IHC
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Rabbit
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Format: BSA Free
• Concentration: 0.5 mg/ml

MeCP2 Antibody - BSA Free Summary

• Immunogen: This antibody was generated by immunizing rabbits with a mixture of synthetic peptides corresponding to amino acids 11-25 and 181-195 of human MeCP2.
• Localization: Nucleus
• Marker: Nucleus Marker
• Predicted Species: Rat (100%). Backed by our 100% Guarantee.
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Rabbit
• Gene: MECP2
• Purity: Protein G purified

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence 5 ug/ml
  • Immunohistochemistry 1-2 ug/ml
  • Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin 1-2 ug/ml
  • Western Blot 2 ug/ml
• Application Notes: In HeLa, a 53 kDa band is observed.
• Control:

  HeLa Whole Cell Lysate

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Store at 4C short term. Aliquot and store at -20C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
• Buffer: PBS containing 0.2% gelatin
• Preservative: 0.05% Sodium Azide
• Concentration: 0.5 mg/ml
• Purity: Protein G purified

Alternate Names for MeCP2 Antibody - BSA Free

• AUTSX3
• DKFZp686A24160
• MeCp-2 protein
• mental retardation, X-linked 79
• methyl CpG binding protein 2 (Rett syndrome)
• X-linked 16

Background

DNA methylation, or the addition of methyl groups to cytosine bases in the dinucleotide CpG, is imperative to proper development and regulates gene expression. The methylation pattern involves the enzymatic processes of methylation and demethylation. The demethylation enzyme was recently found to be a mammalian protein, which exhibits demethylase activity associated to a methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD). The enzyme is able to revert methylated cytosine bases to cytosines within the particular dinucleotide sequence mdCpdG by catalyzing the cleaving of the methyl group as methanol. MeCP2 and MBD1 (PCM1) are first found to repress transcription by binding specifically to methylated DNA. MBD2 and MBD4 (also known as MED1) were later found to colocalize with foci of heavily methylated satellite DNA and believed to mediate the biological functions of the methylation signal. Surprisingly, MBD3 does not bind methylated DNA both in vivo and in vitro. MBD1, MBD2, MBD3, and MBD4 are found to be expressed in somatic tissues, but the expression of MBD1 and MBD2 is reduced or absent in embryonic stem cells, which are known to be deficient in MeCP1 activity. MBD4 have homology to bacterial base excision repair DNA N-glycosylases/lyases. In some microsatellite unstable tumors MBD4 is mutated at an exonic polynucleotide tract.

Limitations

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

Publications for MeCP2 Antibody (NB100-56326)(1)

Publication using NB100-56326

• Ruddock-D'Cruz NT, Xue J, Wilson KJ et al. Dynamic changes in the localization of five members of the methyl binding domain (MBD) gene family during murine and bovine preimplantation embryo development. Mol Reprod Dev. 2008-01-01 [PMID: 17546630] (WB)
  
  Details:
  IF [bovine embryos (Fig 3) and mouse embryos (Fig 4)] and for WB [bovine heart, (supplementary data)] 1. MBD1 mAb (IMG-306) 2. MBD3/MBD2 mAb (IMG-296A) 3. MBD4 pAb (IMG-285).

Bioinformatics

• Gene Symbol: MECP2
• Entrez:
  • 4204(Human)
  • 17257(Mouse)
  • 29386(Rat)
• Uniprot:
  • P51608(Human)