Western Blotting (WB), Immunofluorescence (IF), Flow Cytometry (FACS)
Predicted Reactivity
M, Rat
Purification
This antibody is purified through a protein A column, followed by peptide affinity purification.
Immunogen
This MITF antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 1-28 amino acids from the N-terminal region of human MITF.
Purified polyclonal antibody supplied in PBS with 0.09 % (W/V) sodium azide.
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Storage
4 °C,-20 °C
Storage Comment
Maintain refrigerated at 2-8 °C for up to 6 months. For long term storage store at -20 °C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles.
Expiry Date
6 months
Ishii, Ryu, Suzuki: "Lactoferrin inhibits melanogenesis by down-regulating MITF in melanoma cells and normal melanocytes." in: Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire, Vol. 95, Issue 1, pp. 119-125, (2017) (PubMed).
This gene encodes a transcription factor that contains both basic helix-loop-helix and leucine zipper structural features. It regulates the differentiation and development of melanocytes retinal pigment epithelium and is also responsible for pigment cell-specific transcription of the melanogenesis enzyme genes. Heterozygous mutations in the this gene cause auditory-pigmentary syndromes, such as Waardenburg syndrome type 2 and Tietz syndrome. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.