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SAB4200580

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Anti-Msi-1 antibody produced in rabbit

~1.0 mg/mL, affinity isolated antibody

Synonym(s):

AntiMSI1, AntiMSI1H, AntiMUSASHI 1, Antim-Msi-1

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

antigen ~39 kDa

species reactivity

human

concentration

~1.0 mg/mL

technique(s)

immunoblotting: 1-2 μg/mL using Lysates of HEK-293T cells overexpressing human Msi-1.
immunoprecipitation (IP): 5-10 μg using HEK-293T cells overexpressing human Msi-1.
indirect immunofluorescence: 5-10 μg/mL using HeLa cells.

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... MSI1(4440)
rat ... Msi1(259272)

General description

Musashi-1 (Msi-1) is highly expressed in neural stem/progenitor cells (NS/PCs). MSI1 gene is mapped to human chromosome 12q24.

Immunogen

synthetic peptide corresponding to an internal sequence of human Msi-1, conjugated to KLH. The corresponding sequence is identical in rat and highly conserved (94% identity) in mouse Msi-1.

Application

Anti-Msi-1 antibody produced in rabbit has been used in:
  • immunoblotting
  • immunoprecipitation
  • immunofluorescence

Biochem/physiol Actions

Musashi-1 (Msi-1) is a neural RNA-binding protein that regulate translation of target mRNAs. It is associated with maintenance and asymmetric cell division of neural stem cells. Msi-1 binds to the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of its target mRNAs in neural stem/progenitor cells (NS/PCs), repressing their translation, and interfering with NS/PC differentiation thus maintaining NP/PCs in the undifferentiated state. Loss of Msi-1 function disrupts the balance between germ-line stem cell renewal and differentiation, causing premature differentiation. Msi-1 has been shown to regulate the Notch and Wnt signaling pathway. Upregulation of Msi-1 augments Notch signaling, via translational repression of the Notch signaling antagonist m-Numb, thereby inhibiting the differentiation of neural stem cells into neurons. Msi-1 is also expressed in the nucleus during the early neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and found to act synergistically with Lin28 as a novel cofactor for the blockade of let-7 family miRNA biogenesis. Expression of Msi1- has been detected in several human cancers including brain tumors, suggesting its role in oncogenic development.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phos­phate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide.

Disclaimer

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Musashi1 cooperates in abnormal cell lineage protein 28 (Lin28)-mediated let-7 family microRNA biogenesis in early neural differentiation
Kawahara H, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286(18), 16121-16130 (2011)
Musashi1: an evolutionally conserved marker for CNS progenitor cells including neural stem cells
Kaneko Y, et al.
Developmental Neuroscience, 22(1-2), 139-139 (2000)
The RNA-binding protein Musashi1 affects medulloblastoma growth via a network of cancer-related genes and is an indicator of poor prognosis
Vo DT, et al.
The American Journal of Pathology, 181(5), 1762-1772 (2012)
RNA-binding protein Musashi family: roles for CNS stem cells and a subpopulation of ependymal cells revealed by targeted disruption and antisense ablation
Sakakibara S, et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 99(23), 15194-15199 (2002)
The neural RNA-binding protein Musashi1 translationally regulates mammalian numb gene expression by interacting with its mRNA
Imai T, et al.
Molecular and Cellular Biology, 21(12), 3888-3900 (2001)

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