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HPA005516

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Anti-DDX20 antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution

Synonym(s):

Anti-Component of gems 3, Anti-DEAD box protein 20, Anti-DEAD box protein DP 103, Anti-Gemin-3, Anti-Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX20

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

product line

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

species reactivity

human

enhanced validation

orthogonal RNAseq
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technique(s)

immunoblotting: 0.04-0.4 μg/mL
immunohistochemistry: 1:20-1:50

immunogen sequence

MAKLKHFHCRVLISTDLTSRGIDAEKVNLVVNLDVPLDWETYMHRIGRAGRFGTLGLTVTYCCRGEEENMMMRIAQKCNINLLPLPDPIPSGLMEECVDWDVEVKAAVHTYGIASVPNQPLKKQIQKIERTLQIQKAHGDH

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... DDX20(11218)

General description

DDX20 (DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 20) belongs to DExD/H-box family of proteins. This family is characterized by Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp/His motif present in their helicase domain. DDX20 is made of 824 amino acids. It is an RNA helicase and forms a part of the SMN (survival-of-motor-neurons) complex. The molecular weight of this protein is 103kDa. DDX20 has a hydrophobic N-terminal, and two hydrophilic regions in its C-terminal. In humans, its expression varies in accordance with the type of tissue, and shows a high level of expression in testis. During spermatogenesis in humans, DDX20 is localized to the chromtoid body structure in germ cells. This gene is located at human chromosome 1p21.1-p13.2.

Immunogen

Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX20 recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

Application

Anti-DDX20 antibody produced in rabbit, a Prestige Antibody, is developed and validated by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project . Each antibody is tested by immunohistochemistry against hundreds of normal and disease tissues. These images can be viewed on the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) site by clicking on the Image Gallery link. The antibodies are also tested using immunofluorescence and western blotting. To view these protocols and other useful information about Prestige Antibodies and the HPA, visit sigma.com/prestige.

Biochem/physiol Actions

DDX20 (DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 20) plays an essential role in early embryonic development, where it is involved in silencing of maternal transcripts and processing of RNA. It forms a core part of SMN (survival of motor neurons) complex, which is involved in the processing and assembly of RNPs (ribonucleoproteins), such as, snRNPs (spliceosomes), snoRNPs, miRNPs, hnRNPs and transcriptosomes. DDX20 plays a part in hind brain development where it suppresses the transcription of Egr2 (early growth response 2) gene. It regulates macrophage differentiation and proliferation, by silencing the expression of Ets target genes, involved in Ras pathway. It also acts as a cofactor in the SUMOylation of SF-1 (Steroidogenic factor 1) by PIASy (Protein inhibitor of activated STAT Y). This protein facilitates the assembly of the core of SMN complex, and this activity of DDX20 is associated with Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). DDX20 acts as an oncogene that facilitates metastasis, in human breast cancer, and has potential as a therapeutic target for the same.

Features and Benefits

Prestige Antibodies® are highly characterized and extensively validated antibodies with the added benefit of all available characterization data for each target being accessible via the Human Protein Atlas portal linked just below the product name at the top of this page. The uniqueness and low cross-reactivity of the Prestige Antibodies® to other proteins are due to a thorough selection of antigen regions, affinity purification, and stringent selection. Prestige antigen controls are available for every corresponding Prestige Antibody and can be found in the linkage section.

Every Prestige Antibody is tested in the following ways:
  • IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
  • Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

Linkage

Corresponding Antigen APREST86419

Physical form

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

Legal Information

Prestige Antibodies is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Jean-François Mouillet et al.
Endocrinology, 149(5), 2168-2175 (2008-02-09)
The DEAD-box helicase DP103 (Ddx20, Gemin3) is a multifunctional protein that interacts with Epstein-Barr virus nuclear proteins (EBNA2/EBNA3) and is a part of the spliceosomal small nuclear ribonucleoproteins complex. DP103 also aggregates with the micro-RNA machinery complex. We have previously
Akemi Takata et al.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 57(1), 162-170 (2012-08-18)
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNAs that regulate the expression of specific target genes. While deregulated miRNA expression levels have been detected in many tumors, whether miRNA functional impairment is also involved in carcinogenesis remains unknown. We investigated whether deregulation of
Xiankui Sun et al.
Cell stress & chaperones, 15(5), 567-582 (2010-02-17)
A number of missense mutations in the two related small heat shock proteins HspB8 (Hsp22) and HspB1 (Hsp27) have been associated with the inherited motor neuron diseases (MND) distal hereditary motor neuropathy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. HspB8 and HspB1 interact with
Karl B Shpargel et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102(48), 17372-17377 (2005-11-23)
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of spinal motor neurons. The gene encoding the survival of motor neurons (SMN) protein is mutated in >95% of SMA cases. SMN is the central component of a large
A T Grundhoff et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 274(27), 19136-19144 (1999-06-26)
The Epstein-Barr virus-encoded nuclear antigens EBNA2 and EBNA3C both interact with the cellular transcription factor RBP-Jkappa and modulate the expression of several shared target genes, suggesting a tight cooperation in latently infected cells. In a survey for additional cellular factors

Protocols

One major rationale for investigating the subcellular location of a specific protein is that location is often tightly connected to function. For example, proteins locating to the nucleus are frequently implicated in gene regulation, proteins in mitochondria with energy production and Golgi-related proteins are often associated with protein modification and sorting.

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