H2-AB1
Reactivity: Mouse
IF, FACS
Host: Rat
Monoclonal
VHH7
unconjugated
Application Notes
IHC/IF (M,R) 1:4000-1:8800
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Buffer
PBS, pH 7.4, 0.02 % sodium azide
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
Target
H2-AB1
(Histocompatibility 2, Class II Antigen A, beta 1 (H2-AB1))
Alternative Name
H2ab1
Background
Atypical histone H2A which replaces conventional H2A during late spermatogenesis and is involved in the replacement of histones to protamine in male germ cells . Core component of nucleosome: nucleosomes wrap and compact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to the cellular machineries which require DNA as a template . Nucleosomes containing H2AB1 only wrap 130 bp of DNA, compared to 147 bp for classical nucleosomes . In condensing spermatids, the heterodimer between H2AB1 and H2BC1/TH2B is loaded onto the nucleosomes and promotes loading of transition proteins (TNP1 and TNP2) onto the nucleosomes . Inclusion of the H2AB1-H2BC1/TH2B dimer into chromatin opens the nucleosomes, releasing the nucleosomal DNA ends and allowing the invasion of nucleosomes by transition proteins (TNP1 and TNP2) .