CENPA antibody (AA 1-140) (FITC)

Catalog No. ABIN7978039

The Rabbit Polyclonal anti-CENPA antibody is suitable to detect CENPA in samples from Human and Rat. It has been validated for FACS.

Quick Overview for CENPA antibody (AA 1-140) (FITC) (ABIN7978039)

Target: CENPA (Centromere Protein A (CENPA))

Reactivity: Human, Rat

Host: Rabbit

Clonality: Polyclonal

Conjugate: This CENPA antibody is conjugated to FITC

Application: Flow Cytometry (FACS)

Product Details anti-CENPA Antibody (FITC)

Binding Specificity: AA 1-140

Purpose: Anti-CENPA Antibody FITC Conjugated

Specificity: No cross reactivity with other proteins.

Cross-Reactivity (Details): No cross-reactivity with other proteins

Predicted Reactivity: Human CENPA shares 71.6% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with mouse CENPA.

Purification: Immunogen affinity purified.

Immunogen: E.coli-derived human CENPA recombinant protein (Position: M1-G140). Human CENPA shares 71.6% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with mouse CENPA.

Isotype: IgG

Application Details

Application Notes: Flow Cytometry, Optimal dilutions should be determined by end users.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Format: Liquid

Buffer: Each vial contains 50 % glycerol, 0.9 % NaCl, 0.2 % Na2HPO4, 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

Storage Comment: At -20°C for one year from date of receipt. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Protect from light.

Expiry Date: 12 months

Target Details for CENPA

Target: CENPA (Centromere Protein A (CENPA))

Alternative Name: CENPA

Background:

Background: Centromeres are the differentiated chromosomal domains that specify the mitotic behavior of chromosomes. CENPA encodes a centromere protein which contains a histone H3 related histone fold domain that is required for targeting to the centromere. And CENPA is proposed to be a component of a modified nucleosome or nucleosome-like structure in which it replaces 1 or both copies of conventional histone H3 in the (H3-H4)2 tetrameric core of the nucleosome particle. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. In higher eukaryotes, the recruitment of CENP-A nucleosomes to existing centromeres is an epigenetic process, independent of the underlying DNA sequence. In S.pombe, de novo recruitment of the CENP-A to the centromere is believed to be controlled by centromeric heterochromatin surrounding the centromere, and by an RNAi mechanism. The RNAi is cut to form siRNA, this complexes with the protein Chp1, which then binds the centromeric heterochromatin. This helps recruit other proteins, ultimately resulting in a protein complex that forms cohesin between two sister chromatids at the centromeric heterochromatin. This cohesin is believed to be essential in replacing the centromere H3 with CENP-A. CENP-A is one of the epigenetic changes that is believed to distinguish centromeric DNA from other DNA. Once the CENP-A has been added, the centromere becomes self-propagating, and the surrounding heterochromatin/RNAi mechanism is no longer necessary.

Gene Full Name: centromere protein A

Sequence Similarities: Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. CMGC Ser/Thr protein kinase family. CDC2/CDKX subfamily.

Gene ID: 1058

UniProt: P49450

Pathways: Chromatin Binding, Maintenance of Protein Location