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AB25388

Anti-HEXIM1 antibody

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Rabbit Polyclonal HEXIM1 antibody. Suitable for IP, WB, ICC/IF and reacts with Human samples. Cited in 32 publications.

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CLP1, EDG1, HIS1, MAQ1, HEXIM1, Protein HEXIM1, Cardiac lineage protein 1, Estrogen down-regulated gene 1 protein, Hexamethylene bis-acetamide-inducible protein 1, Menage a quatre protein 1

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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-HEXIM1 antibody (AB25388)
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-HEXIM1 antibody (AB25388)

ab25388 staining HEXIM1 in HeLa cells. The cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (10 min), permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Triton X-100 for 5 minutes and then blocked with 1% BSA/10% normal goat serum/0.3M glycine in 0.1%PBS-Tween for 1h. The cells were then incubated overnight at 4°C with ab25388 at 1µg/ml and ab7291, Mouse monoclonal [DM1A] to alpha Tubulin - Loading Control. Cells were then incubated with ab150081, Goat polyclonal Secondary Antibody to Rabbit IgG - H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488), pre-adsorbed at 1/1000 dilution (shown in green) and ab150120, Goat polyclonal Secondary Antibody to Mouse IgG - H&L (Alexa Fluor® 594), pre-adsorbed at 1/1000 dilution (shown in pseudocolour red). Nuclear DNA was labelled with DAPI (shown in blue).

Image was acquired with a high-content analyser (Operetta CLS, Perkin Elmer) and a maximum intensity projection of confocal sections is shown.

Immunoprecipitation - Anti-HEXIM1 antibody (AB25388)
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Immunoprecipitation - Anti-HEXIM1 antibody (AB25388)

HEXIM1 - ChIP Grade was immunoprecipitated using 0.5mg Jurkat whole cell extract, 5µg of Rabbit polyclonal to HEXIM1 and 50µl of protein G magnetic beads (+). No antibody was added to the control (-).
The antibody was incubated under agitation with Protein G beads for 10min, Jurkat whole cell extract lysate diluted in RIPA buffer was added to each sample and incubated for a further 10min under agitation.
Proteins were eluted by addition of 40µl SDS loading buffer and incubated for 10min at 70oC; 10µl of each sample was separated on a SDS PAGE gel, transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane, blocked with 5% BSA and probed with ab25388.
Secondary : Mouse monoclonal [SB62a] Secondary Antibody to Rabbit IgG light chain (HRP) (ab99697).
Band : 54kD : HEXIM1 .

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Immunoprecipitation - Anti-HEXIM1 antibody (ab25388)

Predicted band size: 41 kDa

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Western blot - Anti-HEXIM1 antibody (AB25388)
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Western blot - Anti-HEXIM1 antibody (AB25388)

ab25388 recognizes a band at approximately 54 kDa that corresponds in size to that seen for HEXIM1. Although it has a predicted molecular weight of 41 kDa, it has been shown to migrate at a larger size of about 54-60 kDa (see Byers et al., J Biol Chem. 2005 Apr 22;280(16) : 16360-7 and Schulte et al., J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 280, (26) : 24968-24977).

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Western blot - Anti-HEXIM1 antibody (ab25388) at 1/250 dilution

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HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg

Lane 2:

Jurkat (Human T cell lymphoblast-like cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg

Lane 3:

A431 (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg

Lane 4:

MCF7 (Human breast adenocarcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg

Lane 5:

SHSY-5Y (Human neuroblastoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg

Secondary

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IRDye 680 Conjugated Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L) at 1/10000 dilution

Predicted band size: 41 kDa

Observed band size: 54 kDa

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Key facts

Host species

Rabbit

Clonality

Polyclonal

Isotype

IgG

Carrier free

No

Reacts with

Human

Applications

ICC/IF, IP, WB

applications

Immunogen

The exact immunogen used to generate this antibody is proprietary information.

Reactivity data

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Properties and storage information

Form
Liquid
Purification technique
Affinity purification Immunogen
Storage buffer
pH: 7.4 Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide Constituents: PBS, 1% BSA
Shipped at conditions
Blue Ice
Appropriate short-term storage duration
1-2 weeks
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
+4°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
-20°C
Aliquoting information
Upon delivery aliquot
Storage information
Avoid freeze / thaw cycle

Supplementary information

This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.

HEXIM1 also known as hexamethylene bis-acetamide inducible protein 1 is a protein with an approximate molecular mass of 49 kDa. It predominantly resides in the nucleus and is ubiquitously expressed across various tissues. This protein functions primarily in the regulation of transcription by modulating the activity of P-TEFb (Positive Transcription Elongation Factor b). HEXIM1 acts as an inhibitor by binding to the cyclin T1 and CDK9 components of P-TEFb preventing its role in promoting RNA polymerase II activity during transcription elongation.
Biological function summary

HEXIM1 serves a critical regulatory role within the transcription machinery in cells. It acts as an essential component of the HEXIM1/P-TEFb/7SK snRNP complex which helps maintain transcriptional homeostasis. This complex involves 7SK small nuclear RNA which makes the transcription process more efficient by sequestering P-TEFb in an inactive state. By doing this HEXIM1 controls the release and activation of P-TEFb ensuring accurate transcription regulation and preventing aberrant gene expression.

Pathways

HEXIM1 is an integral element in managing transcription elongation processes. It is known to be part of significant signaling pathways such as the P-TEFb dependent transcription pathway. HEXIM1 interacts with proteins like CDK9 and cyclin T1 that are fundamental to its regulatory function. By controlling these interactions HEXIM1 influences RNA polymerase II's transition into productive elongation mode essential for proper gene expression.

Scientists have associated dysregulation of HEXIM1 activity with several conditions including cancer and cardiac hypertrophy. Aberrant HEXIM1 function or expression can lead to unchecked cellular proliferation in cancer due in part to misregulated P-TEFb activity. Moreover disruptions in this protein's regulatory capability have links to cardiac disorders where related proteins like CDK9 play roles in pathological cardiac growth. Therefore HEXIM1 serves as a potential target for therapeutic interventions concerning transcriptional dysregulation-related diseases.

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Target data

Transcriptional regulator which functions as a general RNA polymerase II transcription inhibitor (PubMed : 14580347, PubMed : 15201869, PubMed : 15713661). Core component of the 7SK RNP complex : in cooperation with 7SK snRNA sequesters P-TEFb in a large inactive 7SK snRNP complex preventing RNA polymerase II phosphorylation and subsequent transcriptional elongation (PubMed : 12832472, PubMed : 14580347, PubMed : 15201869, PubMed : 15713661). May also regulate NF-kappa-B, ESR1, NR3C1 and CIITA-dependent transcriptional activity (PubMed : 15940264, PubMed : 15941832, PubMed : 17088550). Plays a role in the regulation of DNA virus-mediated innate immune response by assembling into the HDP-RNP complex, a complex that serves as a platform for IRF3 phosphorylation and subsequent innate immune response activation through the cGAS-STING pathway (PubMed : 28712728).
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Publications (32)

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Science advances 9:eade7500 PubMed37163588

2023

7SK methylation by METTL3 promotes transcriptional activity.

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Marcelo Perez-Pepe,Anthony W Desotell,Hengyi Li,Wenxue Li,Bing Han,Qishan Lin,Daryl E Klein,Yansheng Liu,Hani Goodarzi,Claudio R Alarcón

Nature communications 13:5676 PubMed36167829

2022

TP53 mutations and RNA-binding protein MUSASHI-2 drive resistance to PRMT5-targeted therapy in B-cell lymphoma.

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Tatiana Erazo,Chiara M Evans,Daniel Zakheim,Karen L Chu,Alice Yunsi Refermat,Zahra Asgari,Xuejing Yang,Mariana Da Silva Ferreira,Sanjoy Mehta,Marco Vincenzo Russo,Andrea Knezevic,Xi-Ping Zhang,Zhengming Chen,Myles Fennell,Ralph Garippa,Venkatraman Seshan,Elisa de Stanchina,Olena Barbash,Connie Lee Batlevi,Christina S Leslie,Ari M Melnick,Anas Younes,Michael G Kharas

Nature communications 13:4408 PubMed35906225

2022

CDK9 activity switch associated with AFF1 and HEXIM1 controls differentiation initiation from epidermal progenitors.

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Sarah M Lloyd,Daniel B Leon,Mari O Brady,Deborah Rodriguez,Madison P McReynolds,Junghun Kweon,Amy E Neely,Laura A Blumensaadt,Patric J Ho,Xiaomin Bao

Cell reports 32:108166 PubMed32966794

2020

BRD4 Prevents R-Loop Formation and Transcription-Replication Conflicts by Ensuring Efficient Transcription Elongation.

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Drake S Edwards,Rohin Maganti,Jarred P Tanksley,Jie Luo,James J H Park,Elena Balkanska-Sinclair,Jinjie Ling,Scott R Floyd

Nature genetics 52:719-727 PubMed32483291

2020

Selective Mediator dependence of cell-type-specifying transcription.

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Martin G Jaeger,Björn Schwalb,Sebastian D Mackowiak,Taras Velychko,Alexander Hanzl,Hana Imrichova,Matthias Brand,Benedikt Agerer,Someth Chorn,Behnam Nabet,Fleur M Ferguson,André C Müller,Andreas Bergthaler,Nathanael S Gray,James E Bradner,Christoph Bock,Denes Hnisz,Patrick Cramer,Georg E Winter

Cell 181:382-395.e21 PubMed32246942

2020

Cell Type-Specific Intralocus Interactions Reveal Oligodendrocyte Mechanisms in MS.

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Daniel C Factor,Anna M Barbeau,Kevin C Allan,Lucille R Hu,Mayur Madhavan,An T Hoang,Kathryn E A Hazel,Parker A Hall,Sagar Nisraiyya,Fadi J Najm,Tyler E Miller,Zachary S Nevin,Robert T Karl,Bruna R Lima,Yanwei Song,Alexandra G Sibert,Gursimran K Dhillon,Christina Volsko,Cynthia F Bartels,Drew J Adams,Ranjan Dutta,Michael D Gallagher,William Phu,Alexey Kozlenkov,Stella Dracheva,Peter C Scacheri,Paul J Tesar,Olivia Corradin

Retrovirology 17:6 PubMed32228614

2020

DDX5 potentiates HIV-1 transcription as a co-factor of Tat.

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Nyaradzai Sithole,Claire A Williams,Truus E M Abbink,Andrew M L Lever

Biochimie 171-172:110-123 PubMed32105815

2020

Analysis of RNA binding properties of human Ku protein reveals its interactions with 7SK snRNA and protein components of 7SK snRNP complex.

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Olga Shadrina,Irina Garanina,Sergey Korolev,Timofei Zatsepin,Jeanne Van Assche,Fadoua Daouad,Clementine Wallet,Olivier Rohr,Marina Gottikh

Endocrinology 161: PubMed31875887

2019

Bromodomain and Extraterminal Inhibition by JQ1 Produces Divergent Transcriptional Regulation of Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling Genes in Adipocytes.

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Paula Mota de Sá,Allison J Richard,Jacqueline M Stephens

Cell reports 25:2061-2069.e4 PubMed30463005

2018

BET Inhibition Induces HEXIM1- and RAD51-Dependent Conflicts between Transcription and Replication.

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Akhil Bowry,Ann Liza Piberger,Patricia Rojas,Marco Saponaro,Eva Petermann
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