Basic infomation

source

Mouse

Clonality

Polyclonal

Isotype

IgG

Reactivity

H M R

MW (kDa)

52kDa

Purification

Antigen affinity purfication

UniProt ID

P51608

NCBI Gene

6990

Applications

Tested Applications

WB,

Cited Applications

WB, IHC, IF

Product Usage

Information

Western Blotting

1:1000-1:2000

Immunohistochemistry

1:200-1:400

Immunofluorescence

1:200-1:400

Storage

PBS with 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide

Store at –20°C, stable for one year after shipment

Do not aliquot the antibody

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 cognitive disability in females. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.

Abbreviation

H: human M: mouse R: rat Rb: rabbit Hm: hamster Mk: monkey Vir: virus C: chicken  Z: zebrafish Dg: dog Pg: pig Hr: horse