Anti-MBD4 Antibody Picoband® 31.0550 Vervoeging

MBD4 (Methyl-CpG-Binding Domain Protein 4), also known as MED1, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MBD4 gene. MBD4 specifically binds methylated DNA, colocalizes with methylated sequences, and is likely to mediate the effects of DNA methylation in mammalian cells (Hendrich and Bird, 1998) . Riccio et al. (1999) mapped the MBD4 gene to chromosome 3q21-q22 by FISH. Hendrich and Bird (1998) found that both MBD2 and MBD4 specifically bound methylated DNA in vitro and colocalized with methylated sequences in vivo. They concluded that MBD2 and MBD4 are likely to be mediators of the effects of DNA methylation in mammalian cells. Hendrich et al. (1999) showed that MBD4 contains a methyl-CpG-binding domain that can efficiently remove thymine or uracil from mismatched CpG sites in vitro. Furthermore, the methyl-CpG-binding domain of MBD4 binds preferentially to 5-methylcytosine CpG-TpG mismatches--the primary product of deamination at methyl-CpG.

Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 4;3.2.2.-; Methyl-CpG-binding endonuclease 1; Methyl-CpG-binding protein MBD4; Mismatch-specific DNA N-glycosylase; MBD4; MED1

MBD4

8930

O95243

Human, Mouse, Rat

No cross-reactivity with other proteins

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human MBD4, identical to the related rat and mouse sequences.

Expressed in a wide variety of tissues but no or very low expression in brain and peripheral leukocytes. .

Flow Cytometry

Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling

Immunogen affinity purified.

Liquid

Mismatch-specific DNA N-glycosylase involved in DNA repair. Has thymine glycosylase activity and is specific for G:T mismatches within methylated and unmethylated CpG sites. Can also remove uracil or 5-fluorouracil in G:U mismatches. Has no lyase activity. Was first identified as methyl-CpG-binding protein. .

1. Hendrich, B., Abbott, C., McQueen, H., Chambers, D., Cross, S., Bird, A. Genomic structure and chromosomal mapping of the murine and human Mbd1, Mbd2, Mbd3, and Mbd4 genes. Mammalian Genome 10: 906-912, 1999. 2. Hendrich, B., Bird, A. Identification and characterization of a family of mammalian methyl-CpG binding proteins. Molec. Cell. Biol. 18: 6538-6547, 1998. 3. Riccio, A., Aaltonen, L. A., Godwin, A. K., Loukola, A., Percesepe, A., Salovaara, R., Masciullo, V., Genuardi M., Paravatou-Petsotas, M., Bassi, D. E., Ruggeri, B. A., Klein-Szanto, A. J. P., Testa, J. R., Neri, G., Bellacosa, A. The DNA repair gene MBD4 (MED1) is mutated in human carcinomas with microsatellite instability. (Letter) Nature Genet. 23: 266-268, 1999.

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

66051 MW

No cross reactivity with other proteins.

6

Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 4

Nucleus.

Contains 1 MBD (methyl-CpG-binding) domain.

Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 4

Rabbit IgG

Each vial contains 50% glycerol, 0.9% NaCl, 0.2% Na2HPO4, 0.02% NaN3.