Ataxin-2 Polyclonal Antibody

Ab type

Primary antibody

Background

ATXN2 belongs to a group of genes that is associated with microsatellite-expansion diseases, a class of neurological and neuromuscular disorders caused by expansion of short stretches of repetitive DNA. The protein (ataxin 2) encoded by ATXN2 has two globular domains near the N-terminus, one of which contains a clathrin-mediated trans-Golgi signal and an endoplasmic reticulum exit signal. The protein is primarily localized to the Golgi apparatus, with deletion of the Golgi and endoplasmic reticulum signals resulting in abnormal subcellular localization. In addition, the N-terminal region contains a polyglutamine tract of 14-31 residues that can be expanded in the pathogenic state to 32-200 residues. Intermediate length expansions of this tract increase susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, while long expansions of this tract result in spinocerebellar ataxia-2, an autosomal-dominantly inherited, neurodegenerative disorder. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Reactivity

Human

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Rabbit

Isotype

IgG

Immunogen

The antiserum was produced against synthesized peptide derived from human ATXN2. AA range:731-780

Storage Stability

-20°C for one year

Concentration

1 mg/ml

MolecularWeight_Da

140141

synonyms

ATXN2; ATX2; SCA2; TNRC13; Ataxin-2; Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 protein; Trinucleotide repeat-containing gene 13 protein