PIWIL4 Antibody

Size

100ug

Clone Number

Aliases

DKFZp686P01248 antibody; FLJ36156 antibody; HILI 2 antibody; HILI2 antibody; HIWI 2 antibody; HIWI2 antibody; Miwi 2 protein antibody; Miwi2 antibody; PIWI antibody; Piwi like 2 antibody; Piwi like 4 (Drosophila) antibody; Piwi like 4 antibody; Piwi like protein 4 antibody; PIWI like protein antibody; Piwi like RNA mediated gene silencing 4 antibody; Piwi-like protein 4 antibody; PIWIL 4 antibody; Piwil4 antibody; PIWL4_HUMAN antibody

Immunogen Species

Homo sapiens (Human)

UniProt ID

Q7Z3Z4

Immunogen

Recombinant Human Piwi-like protein 4 protein (12-235AA)

Raised in

Rabbit

Species Reactivity

Human

Tested Applications

ELISA, WB, IF; Recommended dilution: WB:1:500-1:5000, IF:1:50-1:200

Background

Plays a central role during spermatogenesis by repressing transposable elements and preventing their mobilization, which is essential for the germline integrity. Acts via the piRNA metabolic process, which mediates the repression of transposable elements during meiosis by forming complexes composed of piRNAs and Piwi proteins and governs the methylation and subsequent repression of transposons. Directly binds piRNAs, a class of 24 to 30 nucleotide RNAs that are generated by a Dicer-independent mechanism and are primarily derived from transposons and other repeated sequence elements. Associates with secondary piRNAs antisense and PIWIL2/MILI is required for such association. The piRNA process acts upstream of known mediators of DNA methylation. Participates in a piRNA amplification loop. Besides their function in transposable elements repression, piRNAs are probably involved in other processes during meiosis such as translation regulation (By similarity). May be involved in the chromatin-modifying pathway by inducing \\\'Lys-9\\\' methylation of histone H3 at some loci (PubMed:12906857).

Clonality

Polyclonal

Isotype

IgG

Purification Method

>95%, Protein G purified

Conjugate

Non-conjugated

Buffer

Preservative: 0.03% Proclin 300
Constituents: 50% Glycerol, 0.01M PBS, pH 7.4

Form

Liquid

Stroage

Upon receipt, store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze.

Target Names

PIWIL4

Research Areas

Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling; Developmental biology; Stem cells