Rabbit anti-Human, mouse MBD2 Polyclonal Antibody | anti-MBD2 antibody

MBD2 Antibody (N-term)

Cat. Num. AAA9213629

• Gene Names: MBD2; DMTase; NY-CO-41
• Reactivity: Human, mouse
• Applications: Western Blot, ELISA
• Purity: Purified Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody (Pab)
• Synonyms: MBD2; Polyclonal Antibody; MBD2 Antibody (N-term); Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2; Demethylase; DMTase; Methyl-CpG-binding protein MBD2; anti-MBD2 antibody

• Host: Rabbit
• Reactivity: Human, mouse
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Isotype: Rabbit Ig
• Specificity: This MBD2 antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 120-151 amino acids from the N-terminal region of human MBD2.
• Purity/Purification: Purified Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody (Pab)
• Form/Format: Purified polyclonal antibody supplied in PBS with 0.09% (W/V) sodium azide. This antibody is prepared by Saturated Ammonium Sulfate (SAS) precipitation followed by dialysis against PBS.
• Concentration: Vial Concentration: 2 (varies by lot)
• Sequence Positions: 120-151
• Sequence Length: 302

• Applicable Applications for anti-MBD2 antibody: Western Blot (WB), ELISA (EIA)
• Application Notes: WB~~1:1000
• Antigen Type: Synthetic Peptide
• Antigen Source: HUMAN
• Preparation and Storage: Maintain refrigerated at 2-8 degree C for up to 6 months. For long term storage store at -20 degree C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles.

Western Blot (WB)

(The anti-MBD2 N-term Antibody is used in Western blot to detect MBD2 in A375 cell lysate (lane 1) and mouse brain tissue lysate (lane 2) lysate.)

Related Product Information for anti-MBD2 antibody

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. The protein encoded by this gene may function as a mediator of the biological consequences of the methylation signal. It is also reported that the this protein functions as a demethylase to activate transcription, as DNA methylation causes gene silencing.

References

Zhu, Y., et al., Cancer 100(9):1853-1858 (2004).
Ghoshal, K., et al., J. Biol. Chem. 279(8):6783-6793 (2004).
Fujita, H., et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 23(8):2645-2657 (2003).
Patra, S.K., et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 302(4):759-766 (2003).
Lembo, F., et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 23(5):1656-1665 (2003).

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GI #: 4505117
• NCBI GeneID: 8932
• NCBI Accession #: NP_003918.1; NP_056647.1
• NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #: NM_003927.4
• UniProt Accession #: Q9UBB5; O95242; Q9UIS8
• Molecular Weight: 43255
• NCBI Official Full Name: methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 isoform 1
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2
• NCBI Official Symbol: MBD2
• NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: DMTase; NY-CO-41
• NCBI Protein Information: methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2
• UniProt Protein Name: Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2
• Protein Family: Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein
• UniProt Gene Name: MBD2
• UniProt Synonym Gene Names: DMTase
• UniProt Entry Name: MBD2_HUMAN

NCBI Description

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. The protein encoded by this gene may function as a mediator of the biological consequences of the methylation signal. It is also reported that the this protein functions as a demethylase to activate transcription, as DNA methylation causes gene silencing. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]

Uniprot Description

MBD2: Binds CpG islands in promoters where the DNA is methylated at position 5 of cytosine within CpG dinucleotides. Binds hemimethylated DNA as well. Recruits histone deacetylases and DNA methyltransferases. Acts as transcriptional repressor and plays a role in gene silencing. May enhance the activation of some unmethylated cAMP-responsive promoters. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 18q21

Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; heterochromatin; protein complex; histone deacetylase complex; cytoplasm; nuclear chromatin; nucleus

Molecular Function: mRNA binding; protein domain specific binding; protein binding; siRNA binding; nucleosomal DNA binding; methyl-CpG binding; satellite DNA binding

Biological Process: cellular protein complex assembly; transcription, DNA-dependent; maternal behavior; negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic; ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling; gene expression; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; positive regulation of Wnt receptor signaling pathway; regulation of gene expression, epigenetic; regulation of cell proliferation