Form
Liquid
Buffer
PBS
Preservative
0.05% Sodium azide, 0.05% ProClin 300
Storage
Store as concentrated solution. Centrifuge briefly prior to opening vial. For short-term storage (1-2 weeks), store at 4ºC. For long-term storage, aliquot and store at -20ºC or below. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles.
Concentration
1.2 mg/ml (Please refer to the vial label for the specific concentration.)
Antigen Species
Human
Immunogen
MeCP2 (Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2), using a KLH-conjugated synthetic peptide containing a sequence from the C-terminal part of the protein.
Purification
Purified by affinity chromatography
Conjugation
Unconjugated
RRID
AB_2887961
Note
For laboratory research use only. Not for any clinical, therapeutic, or diagnostic use in humans or animals. Not for animal or human consumption.
Purchasers shall not, and agree not to enable third parties to, analyze, copy, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to determine the structure or sequence of the product.
Synonyms
methyl-CpG binding protein 2 , AUTSX3 , MRX16 , MRX79 , MRXS13 , MRXSL , PPMX , RS , RTS , RTT
Cellular Localization
Nucleus
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. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]
Database
Research Area