Product Name: Bit1 Antibody
Species Reactivity: Rat
Tested Applications: ICC, IF
Applications: Bit1 antibody can be used for the detection of Bit1 by Western blot at 1 – 4 μg/mL. Antibody can also be used for immunocytochemistry starting at 2 μg/mL. For immunofluorescence start at 20 μg/mL.
User Note: Optimal dilutions for each application to be determined by the researcher.
Predicted Molecular Weight:
Immunogen: Bit1 antibody was raised against a 15 amino acid synthetic peptide from near the amino-terminus of human Bit1.The immunogen is located within amino acids 20 – 70 of Bit1.
Host Species: Rabbit
Purification: Bit1 Antibody is affinity chromatography purified via peptide column.
Physical State: Liquid
CAS NO.: 76-66-4
Product: Rhynchophylline
Buffer: Bit1 Antibody is supplied in PBS containing 0.02% sodium azide.
Concentration: 1 mg/mL
Storage Conditions: Bit1 antibody can be stored at 4˚C for three months and -20˚C, stable for up to one year. As with all antibodies care should be taken to avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles. Antibodies should not be exposed to prolonged high temperatures.
Clonality: Polyclonal
Conjugate: Unconjugated
Alternate Names: Bit1 Antibody: BIT1, PTH2, CGI-147, BIT1, Peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase 2, mitochondrial, Bcl-2 inhibitor of transcription 1, PTH 2
Accession NO.: NP_057161
Protein Ino: 7706351
Official Symbol: PTRH2
Geneid: 51651
Background: Bit1 Antibody: Adhesion to extracellular matrix regulates cell survival through both integrin engagement and appropriate cell spreading. Anoikis is the molecular mechanism of apoptosis induced by integrin detachment. Bit1 (Bcl-2 inhibitor of transcription 1) was recently identified as being involved in this process. Bit1 is a mitochondrial protein that is released into the cytoplasm upon onset of apoptosis where it forms a complex with AES, a small Groucho/transducin-like enhancer of split (TLE) protein and induces caspase-independent apoptosis. Both AES and TLE proteins are transcriptional co-repressors that play important roles in neurogenesis, segmentation, and sex determination. It has been suggested that Bit1-AES complexes turn off a survival-promoting gene transcription program controlled by TLE. Interestingly, apoptosis of cells transfected with Bit1 and AES could be inhibited if the cells were allowed to attach to fibronectin through the alpha5beta1 integrin suggesting that the Bit1-AES pathway contributing to anoikis is regulated by integrins, and in particular, the alpha5beta1 integrin.
PubMed ID:http://aac.asm.org/content/42/3/715.abstract
