ANTIBODIES

Contributor Information
- Name Lawrence Banks
- Institute International Centre For Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology (ICGEB)
Tool Details
- Tool name: Anti-p53
- Alternate names: Tumour Protein p53, Cellular Tumour Antigen p53, Phosphoprotein p53, Antigen NY-CO-13
- Tool type: Antibodies
- Tool sub-type: Primary antibody
- Class: Polyclonal
- Conjugate: Unconjugated
- Reactivity: Human
- Host: Rabbit
- Cancer type: Broadly Applicable
- Molecular weight of the target: 53 kDa
- Application: IF ; IP ; WB
- Description: Rabbit anti-human p53 polyclonal recognises a 53kDa cytoplasmic/nuclear protein up regulated in response to DNA damage.
- Immunogen: C-terminal 14 amino acids of human p53
- Research area: Apoptosis and autophagy; Cancer; Cell signaling and signal transduction
- For Research Use Only
Target Details
- Target: p53
- Target molecular weight: 53 kDa
- Target background: p53 has been described as the 'guardian of the genome' because of its role in conserving stability by preventing genome mutation. The TP53 gene is the most frequently mutated gene (>50%) in human cancer.
Application Details
- Application: IF ; IP ; WB
Handling
- Format: Liquid
- Concentration: 0.9-1.1 mg/ml
- Storage buffer: Serum
- Storage conditions: -15ðC to -25ðC
- Shipping conditions: Shipping at 4ðC
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References
- • Thomas et al. 1999. Mol Cell Biol. 19(2):1092-100. PMID: 9891044.
- • Two polymorphic variants of wild-type p53 differ biochemically and biologically.
- • Thomas et al. 1996. Oncogene. 13(3):471-80. PMID: 8760288.
- • HPV-18 E6 inhibits p53 DNA binding activity regardless of the oligomeric state of p53 or the exact p53 recognition sequence.