RAG2 antibody (N-Term)

Catalog No. ABIN6264622

This anti-RAG2 antibody is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody detecting RAG2 in WB, ELISA and IHC. Suitable for Human, Mouse and Rat.

Quick Overview for RAG2 antibody (N-Term) (ABIN6264622)

Target: RAG2 (Recombination Activating Gene 2 (RAG2))

Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat

Host: Rabbit

Clonality: Polyclonal

Conjugate: This RAG2 antibody is un-conjugated

Application: Western Blotting (WB), ELISA, Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

Product Details anti-RAG2 Antibody

Binding Specificity: N-Term

Specificity: RAG2 Antibody detects endogenous levels of total RAG2.

Predicted Reactivity: Zebrafish,Bovine,Horse,Sheep,Rabbit,Dog,Chicken,Xenopus

Purification: The antiserum was purified by peptide affinity chromatography using SulfoLink^TM Coupling Resin (Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Immunogen: A synthesized peptide derived from human RAG2, corresponding to a region within N-terminal amino acids.

Isotype: IgG

Application Details

Application Notes: WB 1:500-1:2000, IHC 1:50-1:200, ELISA(peptide) 1:20000-1:40000

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Format: Liquid

Concentration: 1 mg/mL

Buffer: Rabbit IgG in phosphate buffered saline , pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl, 0.02 % sodium azide and 50 % glycerol.

Preservative: Sodium azide

Precaution of Use: This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.

Storage: -20 °C

Storage Comment: Store at -20 °C. Stable for 12 months from date of receipt.

Expiry Date: 12 months

Target Details for RAG2

Target: RAG2 (Recombination Activating Gene 2 (RAG2))

Alternative Name: RAG2

Background:

Description: Core component of the RAG complex, a multiprotein complex that mediates the DNA cleavage phase during V(D)J recombination. V(D)J recombination assembles a diverse repertoire of immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes in developing B and T-lymphocytes through rearrangement of different V (variable), in some cases D (diversity), and J (joining) gene segments. DNA cleavage by the RAG complex occurs in 2 steps: a first nick is introduced in the top strand immediately upstream of the heptamer, generating a 3'-hydroxyl group that can attack the phosphodiester bond on the opposite strand in a direct transesterification reaction, thereby creating 4 DNA ends: 2 hairpin coding ends and 2 blunt, 5'-phosphorylated ends. The chromatin structure plays an essential role in the V(D)J recombination reactions and the presence of histone H3 trimethylated at 'Lys-4' (H3K4me3) stimulates both the nicking and haipinning steps. The RAG complex also plays a role in pre-B cell allelic exclusion, a process leading to expression of a single immunoglobulin heavy chain allele to enforce clonality and monospecific recognition by the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) expressed on individual B-lymphocytes. The introduction of DNA breaks by the RAG complex on one immunoglobulin allele induces ATM-dependent repositioning of the other allele to pericentromeric heterochromatin, preventing accessibility to the RAG complex and recombination of the second allele. In the RAG complex, RAG2 is not the catalytic component but is required for all known catalytic activities mediated by RAG1. It probably acts as a sensor of chromatin state that recruits the RAG complex to H3K4me3 (By similarity).

Gene: RAG2

Molecular Weight: 59kDa

Gene ID: 5897

UniProt: P55895

Pathways: Chromatin Binding, Production of Molecular Mediator of Immune Response