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Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay - MAFA antibody - ChIP Grade (ab17976)
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- MAFA antibody - ChIP Grade (ab17976)
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Product Name 

MAFA antibody - ChIP Grade

 

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Product type 

Primary antibodies

Description 

Rabbit polyclonal to MAFA - ChIP Grade

Immunogen 

Synthetic peptide, represented a domain of mouse v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A (Gengbank ID 389692) located near the C-terminus.

Reacts with 
(species key)

Ms

Specificity 

Antibody has not been used successfully for the human ortholog.

Tested applications 
(see key)

ChIP, EMSA, IHC-Fr, WB


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Application notes 
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Recommended dilutions
ChIP: Use 5-15µg for 108 cells.
EMSA: Use at a concentration of 0.05 - 0.25 mg/ml.
IHC-Fr: 1/1000 - 1/3000.
WB: 1/1000 - 1/10000. Predicted molecular weight: 37.5 kDa.


Not yet tested in other applications.
Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.

Cellular localization 

Nuclear

Research areas 

Chromatin and Nuclear Signaling >> ChIP'ing antibodies >> ChIP'ing antibodies
Chromatin and Nuclear Signaling >> Transcription >> Co-factors
Chromatin and Nuclear Signaling >> Transcription >> Other factors
Signal Transduction >> Growth Factors/Hormones >> Insulin / Insulin-like

Relevance 

Insulin gene expression is regulated by several islet-enriched transcription factors. However, MAFA is the only beta cell-specific activator. MAFA selectively induces endogenous insulin transcription in non-beta cells. MAFA was also first detected in the insulin-producing cells formed during the second and predominant phase of beta cell differentiation, and absent in the few insulin-positive cells found in Nkx6.1(-/-) pancreata, which lack the majority of second-phase beta cells. These results demonstrate that MAFA is a potent insulin activator that is likely to function downstream of Nkx6.1 during islet insulin-producing cell development.

 

Alternative names MAFA antibody - ChIP Grade (ab17976)

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Entrez Gene

    

378435    (Mouse)

SwissProt

    

Q8CF90    (Mouse)

Raised in 

Rabbit

Clonality 

Polyclonal

Isotype 

IgG

Purity 

Immunogen affinity purified

Storage buffer 

Preservative: 0.1 % Sodium Azide
Constituents: Tris citrate/phosphate. pH 7-8

Material safety datasheet (MSDS) for this product:
Sodium Azide MSDS

Form 

Liquid

Concentration 

1.000 mg/ml

Storage instructions 

Store at +4°C. Do not freeze.

 

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- MAFA antibody - ChIP Grade (ab17976)

Binding of MafA to the enhancer region of the endogenous insulin gene. Samples: Immunoprecipitated cross-linked DNA from betaTC-3 cells was analyzed by PCR. As controls, reactions were run with no DNA, with input chromatin, with DNA obtained after precipitation with rabbit IgG or without antibody (lanes 1 through 5, respectively). Antibody: Affinity purified rabbit anti-MafA antibody.

 

Product image  Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay - MAFA antibody - ChIP Grade (ab17976)

Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay - MAFA antibody - ChIP Grade (ab17976)

Electrophoretic Mobility Shift of MafA, MafB and c-Maf. Samples: Nuclear extract (6 ug) from HeLa cells transfected with MafA, MafB or c-Maf expression constructs. Antibodies: Affinity purified anti-MafA antibody BL1069, anti-MafB Antibody or anti-c-Maf antibody.

 

Product image  - MAFA antibody - ChIP Grade (ab17976)

- MAFA antibody - ChIP Grade (ab17976)



Predicted band size : 21 kDa


Detection of MafA, MafB and cMaf by Western Blot. Samples: Nuclear extract (6 ug) from HeLa cells transfected with MafA, MafB or cMaf expression constructs. Antibodies: Affinity purified anti-MafA antibody, anti-MafB Antibody or anti-c-Maf antibody. Each antibody was used at 0.5 ug/ml. Detection: Chemiluminescence with a 5 second exposure.

 

References for MAFA antibody - ChIP Grade (ab17976)

Specific publication references   This product has been used in: (two most recent references)

Matsuoka TA et al. The MafA transcription factor appears to be responsible for tissue-specific expression of insulin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:2930-3 (2004). PubMed: 14973194

Matsuoka TA et al. Members of the large Maf transcription family regulate insulin gene transcription in islet beta cells. Mol Cell Biol 23:6049-62 (2003). PubMed: 12917329
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