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AB18255

Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade

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Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (ab18255) is a rabbit polyclonal antibody detecting Histone H2A in Western Blot, IP, ICC/IF, ChIP. Suitable for Cow, Human, Mouse.

- Over 130 publications
- Trusted since 2005

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H2AFM, HIST1H2AB, H2AC8, H2AFA, HIST1H2AE, H2AC4, Histone H2A type 1-B/E, Histone H2A.2, Histone H2A/a, Histone H2A/m

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Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)
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Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)

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Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (ab18255) at 1 µg/mL

Lane 1:

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

Lane 2:

Calf Thymus Histone Preparation Nuclear Lysate at 0.5 µg

Lane 3:

Histone H2A Recombinant Protein at 0.1 µg

Lane 4:

Histone H3.1 Recombinant Protein at 0.1 µg

Lane 5:

Histone H4 Recombinant Protein at 0.1 µg

Secondary

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Goat polyclonal to Rabbit IgG - H&L - Pre-Adsorbed (HRP) at 1/3000 dilution

Predicted band size: 14 kDa

Observed band size: 17 kDa

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Exposure time: 3min

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)

ICC/IF image of ab18255 stained HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells.

The cells were fixed in 100% methanol (5 min) then permeabilized using 0.1% PBS-Triton and then incubated in 1% BSA / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h to further permeabilize the cells and block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The cells were then incubated with the antibody ab18255 at 1 μg/ml overnight at +4°C. The secondary antibody (pseudo-colored green) was Alexa Fluor® 488 goat anti- rabbit (ab150081) IgG (H+L) preadsorbed, used at a 1/1000 dilution for 1h. Alexa Fluor® 594 WGA was used to label plasma membranes (pseudo-colored red) at a 1/200 dilution for 1h at room temperature. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (pseudo-colored blue) at a concentration of 1.43 μM for 1 hour at room temperature.

Immunoprecipitation - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)
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Immunoprecipitation - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)

Histone H2A - ChIP Grade was immunoprecipitated using 0.5 mg HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) whole cell extract, 5 μg of Rabbit polyclonal to and 50 μL of protein G magnetic beads (+). No antibody was added to the control (-).

The antibody was incubated under agitation with Protein G beads for 10 min, HeLa whole cell extract lysate diluted in RIPA buffer was added to each sample and incubated for a further 10 min under agitation.

Proteins were eluted by addition of 40 μL SDS loading buffer and incubated for 10 min at 70°C; 10 μL of each sample was separated on a SDS PAGE gel, transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane, blocked with 5% BSA and probed with ab18255.

Secondary : Mouse monoclonal [SB62a] Secondary Antibody to Rabbit IgG light chain (HRP) (ab99697).

Band : 14kDa, non specific bands - 42kDa : We are unsure as to the identity of this extra band; Histone H2A - ChIP Grade

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Immunoprecipitation - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (ab18255)

Predicted band size: 14 kDa

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Exposure time: 16min

ChIP - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)
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ChIP - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)

Chromatin was prepared from U-2 OS (Human bone osteosarcoma epithelial cell line) cells according to the Abcam X-ChIP protocol.

Cells were fixed with formaldehyde for 10 min. The ChIP was performed with 25 μg of chromatin, 6 μL of ab18255 (blue), and 20 μL of Protein A/G sepharose beads. No antibody was added to the beads control (yellow). The immunoprecipitated DNA was quantified by real time PCR (Taqman approach for active and inactive loci, Sybr green approach for heterochromatic loci). Primers and probes are located in the first kb of the transcribed region.

ChIP - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)
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PubMed

ChIP - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)

Myc affects the incorporation levels of histone variant H2A.Z.

qChIP was performed using specific antibodies recognizing A. H2A.Z, B. H2A.Zac, Panel D. H2A, E. H2AK5ac and G. H1. All the qChIP values are expressed as % of input and normalized for total histone H3, with the exception of C and F, where H2A.Z acetylation is noramlized for H2A.Z density, and H2AK5 acetylation is normalized for H2A density, respectively. The box plots show the fold change distribution of each acetylated residue for the two subpopulations.

Reamon-Buettner and Borlak PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e38531. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038531. Epub 2012 Jun 6. Fig 4. Reproduced under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)
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Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)

ab18255 is partially blocked by the immunizing peptide ab19751. There is an additional band at 22kDa in HeLa lysate which is attributed to cross-reactivity.

All lanes:

Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (ab18255) at 1 µg/mL

Lane 1:

HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) lysate at 20 µg

Lane 2:

HeLa nuclear lysate at 20 µg

Lane 3:

Calf thymus histone lysate at 20 µg

Lane 4:

HeLa lysate at 1 µg/mL with Human Histone H2A peptide (<a href='/en-us/products/unavailable/human-histone-h2a-peptide-ab19751'>ab19751</a>)

Lane 5:

HeLa nuclear lysate at 1 µg/mL with Human Histone H2A peptide (<a href='/en-us/products/unavailable/human-histone-h2a-peptide-ab19751'>ab19751</a>)

Lane 6:

Calf thymus histone lysate at 1 µg/mL with Human Histone H2A peptide (<a href='/en-us/products/unavailable/human-histone-h2a-peptide-ab19751'>ab19751</a>)

Predicted band size: 14 kDa

Observed band size: 14 kDa,22 kDa

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Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)
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Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)

All lanes:

Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (ab18255) at 1/1000 dilution

Lane 1:

Native recombinant octamers K562 cells at 0.5 µg

Lane 2:

Recombinant Human octamers containing H2A at 0.5 µg

Lane 3:

Recombinant Human octamers containing H2A.Z.2.1 at 0.5 µg

Lane 4:

Recombinant Human octamers containing H2A.Z.1 at 0.5 µg

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HRP-conjugated donkey anti-rabbit IgG polyclonal at 1/10000 dilution

Predicted band size: 14 kDa

Observed band size: 15 kDa

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Exposure time: 5min

This image is courtesy of an Abreview submitted by Ragnhild Eskeland

Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)
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PubMed

Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (AB18255)

DENV expression disrupts histone oligomerization.

Panel A and B shown :

Huh7 cells were transfected with DEN2 C and/or infected with DEN2 24 h post-transfection. Cells were lysed 24 h post-infection (48 h post-transfection) and lysates were run on 4–12% SDS-PAGE gel. Gels were used in a Western blotting assay with antibodies against histones H2A ab18255 (A), H2B (B), H3 (C) and H4 (D); monomers, dimers and octamers are indicated. Gels were stripped and reprobed with an antibody against actin as a protein loading control. The same amount of protein was loaded in each lane for each gel as a control for expression.

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Western blot - Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (ab18255)

Predicted band size: 14 kDa

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Colpitts et al PLoS One. 2011;6(9):e24365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024365. Epub 2011 Sep 1. Fig 5. Reproduced under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Key facts

Host species

Rabbit

Clonality

Polyclonal

Isotype

IgG

Carrier free

No

Reacts with

Mouse, Cow, Human

Applications

ICC/IF, IP, WB, ChIP

applications

Immunogen

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

Reactivity data

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Product details

What is this antibody validated in?
Anti-Histone H2A antibody - ChIP Grade (ab18255) is a rabbit polyclonal antibody and is validated for use in Western Blot (WB), Immunoprecipitation (IP), Immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence (ICC/IF), ChIP in Cow, Human, Mouse samples.

What is the molecular weight of Histone H2A?
Anti-Histone H2A - ChIP Grade (ab18255) specifically detects a band for Histone H2A (UniProt: P04908) at a molecular weight of 14kDa.

Trusted by the scientific community
Anti-Histone H2A - ChIP Grade (ab18255) was first used in a scientific publication in 2005 and has been cited over 130 times in peer-reviewed journals.

Reviewed by scientists
Anti-Histone H2A - ChIP Grade (ab18255) has over 20 independent reviews from customers.

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

Product protocols

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Target data

Core component of nucleosome. Nucleosomes wrap and compact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to the cellular machineries which require DNA as a template. Histones thereby play a central role in transcription regulation, DNA repair, DNA replication and chromosomal stability. DNA accessibility is regulated via a complex set of post-translational modifications of histones, also called histone code, and nucleosome remodeling.
See full target information H2AC4

Publications (160)

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Nature communications 16:8617 PubMed41022789

2025

Multivalent binding of the tardigrade Dsup protein to chromatin promotes yeast survival and longevity upon exposure to oxidative damage.

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Rhiannon R Aguilar,Laiba F Khan,Christopher K Cummins,Nina Arslanovic,Thea Grauer,Kaylah Birmingham,Kritika Kasliwal,Spike D L Posnikoff,Ujani Chakraborty,Allison R Hickman,Rachel Watson,Ryan J Ezell,Sabrina R Hunt,Laylo Mukhsinova,Hannah E Willis,Martis W Cowles,Richard Garner,Abraham Shim,J Ignacio Gutierrez,Bryan J Venters,Matthew R Marunde,Brian D Strahl,Michael-Christopher Keogh,Jessica K Tyler

Nucleic acids research 53: PubMed40966523

2025

Post-translational modification of H2B C-terminal helix regulates nucleosome interactions and chromatin signaling.

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Yani Zhao,Anh Nguyen,Eyla C Arteaga,Aleksandra Skrajna,Krzysztof Krajewski,Dennis Goldfarb,Robert K McGinty

PLoS pathogens 21:e1012501 PubMed40834051

2025

Daxx mediated histone H3.3 deposition on HSV-1 DNA restricts genome decompaction and the progression of immediate-early transcription.

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Ashley P E Roberts,Anne Orr,Victor Iliev,Lauren Orr,Steven McFarlane,Zhousiyu Yang,Ilaria Epifano,Colin Loney,Mila Collados Rodriguez,Anna R Cliffe,Kristen L Conn,Chris Boutell

Nucleus (Austin, Tex.) 16:2534242 PubMed40745906

2025

Oncogenic lncRNA transgene transcription modulates epigenetic memory at a naïve chromosomal locus.

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Sweta Sikder,Songjoon Baek,Yamini Dalal,Ganesan Arunkumar

Science advances 11:eadu1864 PubMed40446033

2025

Mechanistic insights into the stimulation of the histone H3K9 methyltransferase Clr4 by proximal H3K14 ubiquitination.

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Yunxiang Du,Maoshen Sun,Zhengqing Li,Xiangwei Wu,Qian Qu,Huasong Ai,Lei Liu

Nature communications 16:1675 PubMed39955279

2025

SRBD1 facilitates chromosome segregation by promoting topoisomerase IIα localization to mitotic chromosomes.

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Courtney A Lovejoy,Sarah R Wessel,Rahul Bhowmick,Yuki Hatoyama,Masato T Kanemaki,Runxiang Zhao,David Cortez

Life science alliance 8: PubMed39848706

2025

High-resolution analysis of human centromeric chromatin.

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Daniël P Melters,Minh Bui,Tatini Rakshit,Sergei A Grigoryev,David Sturgill,Yamini Dalal

Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) 59:101092 PubMed39615107

2024

Suppression of ADP-ribosylation reversal triggers cell vulnerability to alkylating agents.

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Rocco Caggiano,Evgeniia Prokhorova,Lena Duma,Kira Schützenhofer,Raffaella Lauro,Giuliana Catara,Rosa Marina Melillo,Angela Celetti,Rebecca Smith,S John Weroha,Scott H Kaufmann,Ivan Ahel,Luca Palazzo

EMBO reports 25:5743-5779 PubMed39528729

2024

The N-terminal region of DNMT3A engages the nucleosome surface to aid chromatin recruitment.

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Hannah Wapenaar,Gillian Clifford,Willow Rolls,Moira Pasquier,Hayden Burdett,Yujie Zhang,Gauri Deák,Juan Zou,Christos Spanos,Mark R D Taylor,Jacquie Mills,James A Watson,Dhananjay Kumar,Richard Clark,Alakta Das,Devisree Valsakumar,Janice Bramham,Philipp Voigt,Duncan Sproul,Marcus D Wilson

Nature communications 15:9171 PubMed39448645

2024

Epigenetic modulation via the C-terminal tail of H2A.Z.

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Species

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László Imre,Péter Nánási,Ibtissem Benhamza,Kata Nóra Enyedi,Gábor Mocsár,Rosevalentine Bosire,Éva Hegedüs,Erfaneh Firouzi Niaki,Ágota Csóti,Zsuzsanna Darula,Éva Csősz,Szilárd Póliska,Beáta Scholtz,Gábor Mező,Zsolt Bacsó,H T Marc Timmers,Masayuki Kusakabe,Margit Balázs,György Vámosi,Juan Ausio,Peter Cheung,Katalin Tóth,David Tremethick,Masahiko Harata,Gábor Szabó
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