Anti-Transcription factor SOX-2 SOX2 Antibody Picoband®

About this product

Boster Bio Anti-Transcription factor SOX-2 SOX2 Antibody catalog # PA2284. Tested in IHC, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human, Mouse, Rat. The brand Picoband indicates this is a premium antibody that guarantees superior quality, high affinity, and strong signals with minimal background in Western blot applications. Only our best-performing antibodies are designated as Picoband, ensuring unmatched performance.

Specifications

Catalog number

PA2284

Size / count

100 µg/Vial

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

SRY (sex determining region Y) -box 2, also known as SOX2, is a transcription factor that is essential for maintaining self-renewal, or pluripotency of undifferentiated embryonic stem cells. Sox2 is a member of the Sox family of transcription factors, which have been shown to play key roles in many stages of mammalian development. This gene is mapped to 3q26.33. It is found that SOX2 can regulate OCT3/4 expression and maintains ES pluripotency through upstream transcription factors. SOX2 is identified as a lineage-survival oncogene in lung and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. In addition to those, SOX2 has a critical role in maintenance of embryonic and neural stem cells and holds great promise in research involving induced pluripotency, an emerging and very promising field of regenerative medicine.

Synonyms

Transcription factor SOX-2; SOX2

Gene Name

SOX2

Gene ID

6657

UniProt

P48431

Host

Rabbit

Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat

Cross Reactivity

No cross-reactivity with other proteins

Immunogen

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence in the middle region of human SOX2, different from the related mouse and rat sequence by one amino acid.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Applications

IHC, WB

Field of Research

Cell Type Marker, Developmental Biology, Domain Families, Embryogenesis, Embryonic Stem Cells, Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling, Germ Cell Markers, Germline Stem Cells, Hlh/Leucine Zipper, Intracellular, Neural Signal Transduction, Neurogenesis, Neurology Process, Neuroscience, Reproduction, Stem Cells, Surface Molecules, Transcription

Purification

Immunogen affinity purified.

Concentration

Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.

Form

Lyophilized

Reconstitution

Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

Function

Transcription factor that forms a trimeric complex with OCT4 on DNA and controls the expression of a number of genes involved in embryonic development such as YES1, FGF4, UTF1 and ZFP206 (By similarity) . Critical for early embryogenesis and for embryonic stem cell pluripotency. May function as a switch in neuronal development. Downstream SRRT target that mediates the promotion of neural stem cell self-renewal (By similarity) . Keeps neural cells undifferentiated by counteracting the activity of proneural proteins and suppresses neuronal differentiation (By similarity) . .

References & Citations

1. Bass, A. J., Watanabe, H., Mermel, C. H., Yu, S., Perner, S., Verhaak, R. G., Kim, S. Y., Wardwell, L., Tamayo, P., Gat-Viks, I., Ramos, A. H., Woo, M. S., and 36 others. SOX2 is an amplified lineage-survival oncogene in lung and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas. Nature Genet. 41: 1238-1242, 2009. 2. Masui, S., Nakatake, Y., Toyooka, Y., Shimosato, D., Yagi, R., Takahashi, K., Okochi, H., Okuda, A., Matoba, R., Sharov, A. A., Ko, M. S. H., Niwa, H. Pluripotency governed bySox2 via regulation of Oct3/4 expression in mouse embryonic stem cells. Nature Cell Biol. 9: 625-635, 2007. 3. Rizzino A (2009) . Sox2 and Oct-3/4: a versatile pair of master regulators that orchestrate the self-renewal and pluripotency of embryonic stem cells. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Syst Biol Med 1 (2) : 228–36.

Storage Conditions

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Calculated Molecular Weight

34310 MW

Observed Molecular Weight

36 kDa

Specificity

No cross reactivity with other proteins.

Gene Name Synonym

Transcription factor SOX-2

Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Sequence Similarities

Contains 1 HMG box DNA-binding domain.

Protein Name

Transcription factor SOX-2

Isotype

Rabbit IgG

Contents

Each vial contains 4 mg Trehalose, 0.9 mg NaCl and 0.2 mg Na2HPO4.