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H8038

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Anti-Histone Deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous solution

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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352203

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

antigen ~43 kDa

species reactivity

human, mouse

enhanced validation

recombinant expression
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technique(s)

immunocytochemistry: 1-2 μg/mL using cultured 293T cells expressing recombinant human HDAC8
immunoprecipitation (IP): 1-2 μg using extract of 293T cells expressing recombinant human HDAC8
western blot: 2-4 μg/mL using whole extract of human colon adenocarcinoma SW620 cells and a chemiluminescent detection reagent

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... HDAC8(55869)
mouse ... Hdac8(70315)

General description

Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are competing enzymes, belonging to histone deacetylase family. There are two classes of HDACs with six to seven different types of HDACs proteins. HDAC1,HDAC2, HDAC3, and HDAC8 belong to Class I HDACs and HDAC4, HDAC6, HDAC7, HDAC9, and HDAC10 belong to Class II HDACs. Class I HDACs consists of a single deacetylase domain at the N-termini and diversified C-terminal regions, while Class II contains a deacetylase domain at C-terminal position. Studies show that HDAC8 is a sex-linked gene located on the chromosome at position Xq21.2 - q21.3. HDAC8 gene has a molecular weight of 43kDa and it encodes a 377 amino acid protein. It is present within the nucleas. HDAC8 mRNA is seen in heart, lung, kidney, and pancreas.
The antibody is affinity-purified using the immunizing peptide immobilized on agarose.

Immunogen

synthetic peptide corresponding to amino acid residues 352-370 of human HDAC8, conjugated to KLH. The corresponding sequence in mouse differs by one amino acid.

Application

Anti-Histone Deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) antibody produced in rabbit has been used in western blotting, immunohistofluorescence and immunoblotting.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Histone deacetylation results in transcription repression leading to the formation of tight nucleosomal structure which prevents DNA accessing. {5} HDAC8 controls HDAC activity on H4 histone peptide substrates. HDAC8 is similar to the HDAC class I enzymes. In vitro expression and activity of HDAC8 was examined using FLAG tagged- HDAC8 and HDAC1. These were transfected into HeLa cells and Sf9 insect cells. After the immunoprecipitation of cell lysates the expression results were confirmend using Western blotting. Studies show that HDAC8 may play a role in role in transcriptional regulation and could possibly be regulated in a temporal or compartment-specific manner.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 1% bovine serum albumin and 15 mM sodium azide.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Redox signaling, alkylation (carbonylation) of conserved cysteines inactivates class I histone deacetylases 1, 2, and 3 and antagonizes their transcriptional repressor function
Doyle K and Fitzpatrick FA
Test, 285(23), 17417-17424 (2010)
Expression of class I histone deacetylases in ipsilateral and contralateral hemispheres after the focal photothrombotic infarction in the mouse brain
Demyanenko S, et al.
Translational Stroke Research, 9(5), 471-483 (2018)
Marisela Agudelo et al.
PloS one, 11(6), e0156421-e0156421 (2016-06-02)
Epigenetic mechanisms have been shown to play a role in alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and may prove to be valuable therapeutic targets. However, the involvement of histone deacetylases (HDACs) on alcohol-induced oxidative stress of human primary monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MDDCs)
Profile of class I histone deacetylases (HDAC) by human dendritic cells after alcohol consumption and in vitro alcohol treatment and their implication in oxidative stress: role of HDAC inhibitors trichostatin A and mocetinostat
Agudelo M, et al.
Testing, 11(6), e0156421-e0156421 (2016)
E Hu et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 275(20), 15254-15264 (2000-04-05)
Histone acetylation alters chromatin state by modifying lysines on histone and plays an important role in modulating gene transcription. A dynamic balance of histone acetylation/deacetylation is maintained by histone acetyltransferases and histone deacetylases. Emerging evidence suggests that a family of

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