Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat

Applications

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin, Western Blot

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Rabbit

Format

BSA Free

Concentration

1.0 mg/ml

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Product Specifications

Immunogen

Partial recombinant protein made to an N-terminal portion of the human ALKB5H protein (amino acids 1-394) [UniProt 54890].

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Rabbit

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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence: ALKBH5 Antibody - BSA Free [NBP2-78817]

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence: ALKBH5 Antibody - BSA Free [NBP2-78817]

Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence: ALKBH5 Antibody [NBP2-78817] - A431 cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for 10 minutes and permeabilized in 0.05% Triton X-100 in PBS for 5 minutes. The cells were incubated with anti-ALKBH5 Antibody NBP2-78817 at 1 ug/ml for 60 minutes at room temperature and detected with an anti-rabbit Dylight 488 (Green) at a 1:1000 dilution for 60 minutes. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (Blue). Cells were imaged using a 100X objective and digitally deconvolved.

Applications for ALKBH5 Antibody - BSA Free

Application
Recommended Usage

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence

2 - 4 ug/ml

Immunohistochemistry

1:200 - 1: 400

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin

1:200 - 1: 400

Western Blot

1 - 2 ug/ml

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Immunogen affinity purified

Formulation

PBS

Format

BSA Free

Preservative

0.02% Sodium Azide

Concentration

1.0 mg/ml

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Store at 4C short term. Aliquot and store at -20C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

Background: ALKBH5

ALKBH5, RNA demethylase ALKBH5, ALKB homolog 5 (44 kDa) is a dioxygenase enzyme which demethylates RNA in a reaction requiring oxygen, alpha-ketoglutarate, and iron. ALKBH5 and fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) are involved in the demethylation of N6-methyladenosine or m6A mRNA, the most common post-translational modification in eukaryotic mRNA. m6A mRNA modifications are very dynamic; they are introduced into the mRNA by m6A methyltransferases (e.g., METTL3/14 and KIAA1429), removed by erasers such as FTO and ALKBH5, and decoded by m6A binding proteins (e.g., IGF2BP1 and YTHDF1/2/3). m6A mRNA modifications play roles in regulating mRNA splicing, processing, translation and stability. m6A mRNA modifications are also associated with pathological states including cancer (1, 2).

ALKBH5 has been implicated in various physiological and pathophysiological processes. In mice, ALKBH5 is highly expressed in the testes where loss of ALKBH5 expression leads to decreased spermatogenesis, abnormal spermatozoa and increased apoptosis (3). In glioblastoma, ALKBH5 overexpression promotes stemness and tumor progression (2). In breast cancer cells under hypoxic conditions, HIF-1 alpha and HIF-2 alpha induce the expression of ALKH5 and leads to increased demethylation and expression of Nanog thus promoting breast cancer stem cell properties (4).

References

1. Chen, X. Y., Zhang, J., & Zhu, J. S. (2019). The role of m6A RNA methylation in human cancer. Molecular Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12943-019-1033-z

2. Deng, X., Su, R., Weng, H., Huang, H., Li, Z., & Chen, J. (2018). RNA N 6 -methyladenosine modification in cancers: Current status and perspectives. Cell Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41422-018-0034-6

3. Meyer, K. D., & Jaffrey, S. R. (2014). The dynamic epitranscriptome: N6-methyladenosine and gene expression control. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm3785

4. Zhang, C., Samanta, D., Lu, H., Bullen, J. W., Zhang, H., Chen, I., ... Semenza, G. L. (2016). Hypoxia induces the breast cancer stem cell phenotype by HIF-dependent and ALKBH5-mediated m6A-demethylation of NANOG mRNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1602883113

Long Name

RNA demethylase ALKBH5

Alternate Names

ABH5, EC 1.14.11.53, OFOXD1

Gene Symbol

ALKBH5

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Product Specific Notices for ALKBH5 Antibody - BSA Free

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

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