NPAS4 polyclonal antibody

The Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) domain is a 270 amino acid motif that mediates associations among various PAS family transcription factors. The PAS family contains neuronal specific transcription factors known as NPAS1, NPAS2, NPAS3 and NPAS4, which are involved in the development and maintenance of learning and memory pathways. NPAS1 regulates erythropoietin expression in developing brain. NPAS2, also designated PAS 4/MOP4, associates with MOP3 to activate transcription. NPAS3, which localizes to the nucleus and is ubiquitously expressed in the adult brain, may be involved in neurogenesis and has been implied to control regulatory pathways relevant to psychotic illness and schizophrenia. NPAS4 (neuronal PAS domain protein 4), also known as NXF, Le-PAS, PASD10 or bHLHe79, is a 802 amino acid nuclear protein that is exclusively expressed in the brain. NPAS4 acts as a transcriptional activator in the presence of Arnt 1, and activates the CME (CNS midline enhancer) element and expression of the Drebrin gene.