Anti-MeCP2 Antibody, clone 4H7

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NA.41

DNA methyltransferases methylate the 5-position of cytosine in the context of CpG dinucleotides. DNA methylation is crucial for normal embryonic development, imprinting, and X chromosome inactivation. Methyl CpG binding proteins (MeCPs) specifically recognize methylated regions of DNA. It represses transcription both directly and by association with known corepressor proteins which include members of the histone deacetylase protein families.

This antibody recognizes the C-terminus of MeCP2, which has been epitope mapped between amino acids 310-492.

Full length, strep-tagged N-terminus of rat MeCP2.
Epitope: C-terminus

This MeCP2 antibody is validated for use in WB, IHC, ICC, ChIP & IP for the detection of the MeCP2 protein
Research Category
Epigenetics & Nuclear Function
Immunoprecipitation Analysis: A representative lot was used by an an independent laboratory to detect MeCP2 in various, mouse whole brain cell lysates (Jost, K. L., et al. (2011). PLoS ONE. 6(11):e26499).
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Analysis: A representative lot was used by an an independent laboratory to detect MeCP2 in various, mouse WT, but not in MeCP2 knockout brain nuclear extracts (Jost, K. L., et al. (2011). PLoS ONE. 6(11):e26499).
Immunocytochemistry Analysis: A representative lot was used by an an independent laboratory to detect MeCP2 in various, GFP-meCP2 transfected C2C12 cells (Jost, K. L., et al. (2011). PLoS ONE. 6(11):e26499).
Immunohistochemistry Analysis: A representative lot was used by an an independent laboratory to detect MeCP2 in various, mouse WT, but not in MeCP2 hemizygous null brain tissue sections (Jost, K. L., et al. (2011). PLoS ONE. 6(11):e26499).
Research Sub Category
Chromatin Biology

Evaluated by Western Blot in mouse brain tissue nuclear extract.

Western Blot Analysis: A 1:1,000 dilution of this antibody detected MeCP2 in 10 µg of mouse brain tissue nuclear extract.

Purified rat monoclonal IgG2aκ in buffer containing 0.1 M Tris-Glycine (pH 7.4), 150 mM NaCl with 0.05% sodium azide.
Format: Purified
Protein G Purified

Control
Mouse brain tissue nuclear extract

100

rat

purified immunoglobulin

primary antibodies

4H7, monoclonal

mouse

porcine (based on 100% sequence homology), rat (based on 100% sequence homology)

ChIP: suitable
immunocytochemistry: suitable
immunohistochemistry: suitable
immunoprecipitation (IP): suitable
western blot: suitable

IgG2aκ

NP_073164

Q00566

wet ice

~75 kDa observed. Uniprot describes an isoform produced by alternative splicing at ~55 kDa The calculated molecular weight is 53 kDa, however MeCP2 has been observed between ~75-100 kDa in western blots (Jost, K. L., et al. (2011). PLoS ONE. 6(11):e26499).

Stable for 1 year at 2-8°C from date of receipt.

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