Full product name
Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2
Code
BT-AP11209
Host
Rabbit
Isotype
IgG
Size
20ul,50ul,100ul
Clonality
Polyclonal
Immunogen
Synthetic Peptide of MeCP2
Purification
The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using specific immunogen.
Formulation
PBS, pH 7.4, containing 0.5%BSA, 0.02% sodium azide as Preservative and 50% Glycerol.
Storage
-20°C for 1 year
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 mental retardation in females. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isofor
Uniprot accession
Gene ID
Human: 4204; Mouse: 17257; Rat: 29386
Synonyms
Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2; Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2; MeCp-2 protein; MeCp2
Research area
Epigenetics and nuclear signaling; Neuroscience
Target protein
MECP2