Anti-BPTF monoclonal antibody, clone 3G20

Antibody Isotype

IgG2b

Clone

3G20

Species Reactivity

Human

Immunogen

Recombinant protein corresponding to human BPTF.

Conjugate

Application Notes

ELISA (1:10000); WB (1:500-1:2000) & The optimal working dilution should be determined by the end user.

Alternative Names

BPTF; bromodomain PHD finger transcription factor; FALZ, fetal Alzheimer antigen; nucleosome-remodeling factor subunit BPTF; FAC1; NURF301; fetal Alzheimer antigen; fetal Alz-50 clone 1 protein; fetal Alz-50 reactive clone 1; nucleosome remodeling factor,

Entrez Gene ID

UniProt ID

Antigen Description

This gene was identified by the reactivity of its encoded protein to a monoclonal antibody prepared against brain homogenates from patients with Alzheimers disease. Analysis of the original protein (fetal Alz-50 reactive clone 1, or FAC1), identified as an 810 aa protein containing a DNA-binding domain and a zinc finger motif, suggested it might play a role in the regulation of transcription. High levels of FAC1 were detected in fetal brain and in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. The protein encoded by this gene is actually much larger than originally thought, and it also contains a C-terminal bromodomain characteristic of proteins that regulate transcription during proliferation. The encoded protein is highly similar to the largest subunit of the Drosophila NURF (nucleosome remodeling factor) complex. In Drosophila, the NURF complex, which catalyzes nucleosome sliding on DNA and interacts with sequence-specific transcription factors, is necessary for the chromatin remodeling required for transcription. Two alternative transcripts encoding different isoforms have been described completely.