The DEAD box family of RNA helicases is characterized in part by a common D-E-A-D amino acid motif.
The family is composed of a growing number of proteins found in a wide range of organisms from bacteria to mammals.
DEAD helicases have distinct biological functions in RNA metabolism and ribonucleoprotein (RNP) processing (reviewed in 1,2).
DDX3 is a DEAD box family RNA helicase with diverse cellular functions.
DDX3 is required for nuclear export of HIV-1 viral transcripts, possibly in a complex with the viral Rev protein and host cofactor CRM1 (3).
DDX3 is required for hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA replication (4) and its expression is downregulated in hepatitis B virus (HBV) associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (5).
Recent evidence suggests that DDX3 functions as a tumor suppressor protein.
Its expression inhibits tumor cell colony formation and increases expression of the cdk inhibitor p21 Waf1/Cip1.
Low DDX3 expression has been shown in HCC (5,6), and aberrant subcellular localization occurs in many squamous cell carcinomas (6).
Reduced DDX3 expression in cultured cells causes a diminished dependence on serum for cell proliferation and changes in cyclin D1 and p21 Waf1/Cip1 expression (5).
DDX3 is phosphorylated at Thr204 and Thr323 by the mitotic cyclin dependent kinase, cyclin B/cdc2.
This phosphorylation is thought to cause a loss of DDX3 function and a concomitant repression of ribosome biogenesis and translation in mitosis (7).
Applications:Suitable for use in Western Blot.
Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilution:Western Blot: 1:1000, incubate membrane with diluted antibody in 5% BSA, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween-20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.
Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Storage and Stability:May be stored at 4°C for short-term only.
Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Store at -20°C.
Aliquots are stable for 12 months.
For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.
仕様
Size：100ul
Host：rabbit
Source Antibody：human
Grade：Affinity Purified
Purity：Purified by Protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Form：Supplied as a liquid in 10mM sodium HEPES, pH 7.5, 150mM sodium chloride, 0.1mg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol.
Specificity：Recognizes endogenous levels of total human DDX3 protein. Species crossreactivity: hamster, mouse, monkey and rat.
Isotype：IgG
Calc Applications Abbrev：WB
Calc Crossreactivity：Hm Hu Mk Mo Rt
Immunogen：Synthetic peptide corresponding to the N-terminal sequence of human DDX3.
