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HPA005653

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Anti-MAFB antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

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

Synonym(s):

Anti-Transcription factor MafB, Anti-V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog B

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About This Item

MDL number:
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)

immunofluorescence: 0.25-2 μg/mL
immunohistochemistry: 1:200-1:500

immunogen sequence

MEYVNDFDLLKFDVKKEPLGRAERPGRPCTRLQPAGSVSSTPLSTPCSSVPSSPSFSPTEQKTHLEDLYWMASNYQQMNPEALNLTPEDAVEALIGSHPVPQPLQSFDSFRGAHHHHHHHHPH

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... MAFB(9935)

General description

Musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog B (MafB) is a transcription factor which is present in a wide variety of tissues and has 311 amino acids containing a typical bZip motif in its carboxy-terminal region.

Immunogen

Transcription factor MafB recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

Application

All Prestige Antibodies Powered by Atlas Antibodies are developed and validated by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project and as a result, are supported by the most extensive characterization in the industry.

The Human Protein Atlas project can be subdivided into three efforts: Human Tissue Atlas, Cancer Atlas, and Human Cell Atlas. The antibodies that have been generated in support of the Tissue and Cancer Atlas projects have been tested by immunohistochemistry against hundreds of normal and disease tissues and through the recent efforts of the Human Cell Atlas project, many have been characterized by immunofluorescence to map the human proteome not only at the tissue level but now at the subcellular level. These images and the collection of this vast data set can be viewed on the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) site by clicking on the Image Gallery link. We also provide Prestige Antibodies® protocols and other useful information.
Applications in which this antibody has been used successfully, and the associated peer-reviewed papers, are given below.
Chromatin immunoprecipitation (1 paper)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog B (MafB) forms a homodimer through its leucine repeat structure and specifically binds to Maf-recognition elements (MAREs). It forms heterodimers with v-Maf and Fos through its zipper structure and acts as a transactivator for a promoter linked to MAREs. Through formation of numerous bZip dimers, MafB along with the AP-1 components provide great diversity in transcriptional regulation for a wide variety of genes. MafB is specifically expressed in myelomonocytic cells and binds to the DNA-binding domain of v-ets avian erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene homolog 1 (Ets-1) by its leucine–zipper domain. It also represses Ets-1 transactivation of promoters containing Ets binding sites and inhibits Ets-1–mediated transactivation of the transferrin receptor, which is known to be essential for erythroid differentiation. Overexpression of MafB in an erythroblast cell line down-regulates the endogenous transferrin receptor gene and inhibits differentiation without affecting cell proliferation.

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 APREST85134

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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L M Kelly et al.
The EMBO journal, 19(9), 1987-1997 (2000-05-03)
The bZip transcription factor MafB is expressed specifically in the myeloid lineage of the hematopoietic system and is up-regulated successively during myeloid differentiation from multipotent progenitors to macrophages. Here we report that this induction reflects an essential role of MafB
Lothar C Dieterich et al.
Angiogenesis, 23(3), 411-423 (2020-04-21)
MAFB is a transcription factor involved in the terminal differentiation of several cell types, including macrophages and keratinocytes. MAFB is also expressed in lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) and is upregulated by VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 signaling. Recent studies have revealed that MAFB regulates
Koji Nishimura et al.
PloS one, 12(1), e0170568-e0170568 (2017-01-25)
Primary auditory neurons (PANs) connect cochlear sensory hair cells in the mammalian inner ear to cochlear nucleus neurons in the brainstem. PANs develop from neuroblasts delaminated from the proneurosensory domain of the otocyst and keep maturing until the onset of
Yang Tian et al.
Frontiers in immunology, 13, 839796-839796 (2022-03-04)
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening subtype of stroke with high rates of mortality. In the early stages of SAH, neuroinflammation is one of the important mechanisms leading to brain injury after SAH. In various central nervous system diseases, activation
Dvir Aran et al.
Nature immunology, 20(2), 163-172 (2019-01-16)
Tissue fibrosis is a major cause of mortality that results from the deposition of matrix proteins by an activated mesenchyme. Macrophages accumulate in fibrosis, but the role of specific subgroups in supporting fibrogenesis has not been investigated in vivo. Here

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