Immunogen | KLH-conjugated,syntheticpeptidecorrespondingtoaminoacids410-420(MEQKLISEEDL)ofhumanMyc |
Clone | clone4A6 |
Host | Mouse |
Specificity | RecognizesandisspecificforrecombinantproteinscontainingtheMycepitopetag(EQKLISEEDL)inavarietyofsequencecontexts.AlsorecognizeshumanMyc. |
Isotype | IgG |
SpeciesReactivity | |
SpeciesReactivityNote | Otherspeciescross-reactivitynottested. |
AntibodyType | MonoclonalAntibody |
EntrezGeneNumber | |
EntrezGeneSummary | Theproteinencodedbythisgeneisamultifunctional,nuclearphosphoproteinthatplaysaroleincellcycleprogression,apoptosisandcellulartransformation.Itfunctionsasatranscriptionfactorthatregulatestranscriptionofspecifictargetgenes.Mutations,overexpression,rearrangementandtranslocationofthisgenehavebeenassociatedwithavarietyofhematopoietictumors,leukemiasandlymphomas,includingBurkittlymphoma.Thereisevidencetoshowthatalternativetranslationinitiationsfromanupstream,in-framenon-AUG(CUG)andadownstreamAUGstartsiteresultintheproductionoftwoisoformswithdistinctN-termini.Thesynthesisofnon-AUGinitiatedproteinissuppressedinBurkitt"slymphomas,suggestingitsimportanceinthenormalfunctionofthisgene. |
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UniProtNumber | |
UniProtSummary | FUNCTION:SwissProt:P01106#Participatesintheregulationofgenetranscription.BindsDNAbothinanon-specificmannerandalsospecificallytorecognizesthecoresequence5"-CAC[GA]TG-3".Seemstoactivatethetranscriptionofgrowth-relatedgenes. SIZE:439aminoacids;48804Da SUBUNIT:EfficientDNAbindingrequiresdimerizationwithanotherbHLHprotein.BindsDNAasaheterodimerwithMAX.InteractswithTAF1CandSPAG9.InteractswithPARP10.InteractswithJARID1AandJARID1B. SUBCELLULARLOCATION:Nucleus. PTM:PhosphorylatedbyPRKDC. DISEASE:SwissProt:P01106#OverexpressionofMYCisimplicatedintheetiologyofavarietyofhematopoietictumors.&AchromosomalaberrationinvolvingMYCmaybeacauseofaformofB-cellchroniclymphocyticleukemia.Translocationt(8;12)(q24;q22)withBTG1. SIMILARITY:SwissProt:P01106##Contains1basichelix-loop-helix(bHLH)domain. |
MolecularWeight | Varies |