CTCF / Transcriptional Repressor CTCF Recombinant Protein | CTCF recombinant protein

Human CTCF / Transcriptional Repressor CTCF Recombinant Protein

• Gene Names: CTCF; MRD21
• Applications: ELISA, Western Blot
• Purity: >95% by SDS-PAGE
• Synonyms: CTCF / Transcriptional Repressor CTCF; Human CTCF / Transcriptional Repressor CTCF Recombinant Protein; Transcriptional repressor CTCF; 11-zinc finger protein; CCCTC-binding factor; CTCFL paralog; CTCF recombinant protein

• Host: E Coli
• Purity/Purification: >95% by SDS-PAGE
• Form/Format: Liquid; 50mM NaH2PO4, 500mM NaCl Buffer with 500mM Imidazole, 10% Glycerol (PH8.0)
• Concentration: Reconstitution Dependent (varies by lot)
• Sequence Length: 727

• Applicable Applications for CTCF recombinant protein: ELISA (EIA), Western Blot (WB), Antigen Protein (AP), Protein Array
• Species: Human
• Tag: His
• Subunit: Interacts with CHD8 (PubMed:16949368). Interacts with LLPH (By similarity). Interacts with CENPE (PubMed:26321640).
• Entry Function: Chromatin binding factor that binds to DNA sequence specific sites. Involved in transcriptional regulation by binding to chromatin insulators and preventing interaction between promoter and nearby enhancers and silencers. Acts as transcriptional repressor binding to promoters of vertebrate MYC gene and BAG1 gene. Also binds to the PLK and PIM1 promoters. Acts as a transcriptional activator of APP. Regulates APOA1/C3/A4/A5 gene cluster and controls MHC class II gene expression. Plays an essential role in oocyte and preimplantation embryo development by activating or repressing transcription. Seems to act as tumor suppressor. Plays a critical role in the epigenetic regulation. Participates in the allele-specific gene expression at the imprinted IGF2/H19 gene locus. On the maternal allele, binding within the H19 imprinting control region (ICR) mediates maternally inherited higher-order chromatin conformation to restrict enhancer access to IGF2. Plays a critical role in gene silencing over considerable distances in the genome. Preferentially interacts with unmethylated DNA, preventing spreading of CpG methylation and maintaining methylation-free zones. Inversely, binding to target sites is prevented by CpG methylation. Plays a important role in chromatin remodeling. Can dimerize when it is bound to different DNA sequences, mediating long-range chromatin looping. Mediates interchromosomal association between IGF2/H19 and WSB1/NF1 and may direct distant DNA segments to a common transcription factory. Causes local loss of histone acetylation and gain of histone methylation in the beta-globin locus, without affecting transcription. When bound to chromatin, it provides an anchor point for nucleosomes positioning. Seems to be essential for homologous X-chromosome pairing. May participate with Tsix in establishing a regulatable epigenetic switch for X chromosome inactivation. May play a role in preventing the propagation of stable methylation at the escape genes from X- inactivation. Involved in sister chromatid cohesion. Associates with both centromeres and chromosomal arms during metaphase and required for cohesin localization to CTCF sites. Regulates asynchronous replication of IGF2/H19. Plays a role in the recruitment of CENPE to the pericentromeric/centromeric regions of the chromosome during mitosis (PubMed:26321640).
• Preparation and Storage: Store at -20 degree C. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GI #: 1706179
• NCBI GeneID: 10664
• UniProt Accession #: P49711
• NCBI Official Full Name: Transcriptional repressor CTCF
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: CCCTC-binding factor
• NCBI Official Symbol: CTCF
• NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: MRD21
• NCBI Protein Information: transcriptional repressor CTCF
• UniProt Protein Name: Transcriptional repressor CTCF
• Protein Family: Transcriptional repressor
• UniProt Gene Name: CTCF
• UniProt Entry Name: CTCF_HUMAN

NCBI Description

This gene is a member of the BORIS + CTCF gene family and encodes a transcriptional regulator protein with 11 highly conserved zinc finger (ZF) domains. This nuclear protein is able to use different combinations of the ZF domains to bind different DNA target sequences and proteins. Depending upon the context of the site, the protein can bind a histone acetyltransferase (HAT)-containing complex and function as a transcriptional activator or bind a histone deacetylase (HDAC)-containing complex and function as a transcriptional repressor. If the protein is bound to a transcriptional insulator element, it can block communication between enhancers and upstream promoters, thereby regulating imprinted expression. Mutations in this gene have been associated with invasive breast cancers, prostate cancers, and Wilms' tumors. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010]

Uniprot Description

CTCF: a widely expressed, sequence-specific DNA-binding transcriptional regulator, insulator, and organizer of higher-order chromatin structure. Acts as a tumor suppressor. Contains 11 C2H2-type zinc fingers. Involved in promoter activation or repression, hormone-responsive gene silencing, methylation-dependent chromatin insulation, and genomic imprinting. Mediates pairing between X chromosomes and interactions between distant regulatory elements. Binds to promoters of c-myc, PLK, PIM1 and APP. A critical regulator of cell-cycle arrest and death after B cell receptor signaling in immature B cells. CTCF, together with YY1 and Tsix, form a regulated epigenetic switch for X-inactivation.

Protein type: Tumor suppressor; C2H2-type zinc finger protein; Transcription factor

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 16q21-q22.3

Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; nucleolus; condensed chromosome; nucleus; chromosome, pericentric region

Molecular Function: protein binding; zinc ion binding; sequence-specific DNA binding; chromatin insulator sequence binding; transcription factor activity; transcription corepressor activity

Biological Process: genetic imprinting; transcription, DNA-dependent; maintenance of DNA methylation; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; regulation of histone methylation; regulation of histone acetylation; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; chromatin modification; regulation of gene expression, epigenetic; nucleosome positioning; chromosome segregation; regulation of molecular function, epigenetic; DNA methylation; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent

Disease: Mental Retardation, Autosomal Dominant 21