SNAI1
Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
IHC, IF
Host: Rabbit
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Application Notes
Western Bloting: 1/500 - 1/2000. ELISA: Propose dilution 1/10000. Not yet tested in other applications. Determining optimal working dilutions by titration test.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
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
Herranz, Pasini, Díaz, Francí, Gutierrez, Dave, Escrivà, Hernandez-Muñoz, Di Croce, Helin, García de Herreros, Peiró: "Polycomb complex 2 is required for E-cadherin repression by the Snail1 transcription factor." in: Molecular and cellular biology, Vol. 28, Issue 15, pp. 4772-81, (2008) (PubMed).
Snail is a zinc-finger transcription factor that can repress E-cadherin transcription. Downregulation of E-cadherin is associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition during embryonic development, a process also exploited by invasive cancer cells . Indeed, loss of E-cadherin expression is correlated with the invasive properties of some tumors and there is a considerable inverse correlation between Snail and E-cadherin mRNA levels in epithelial tumor cell lines . In addition, Snail blocks the cell cycle and confers resistance to cell death . Phosphorylation of Snail by GSK-3 and PAK1 regulates its stability, cellular localization and function . Tissue specificity: Expressed in a variety of tissues with the highest expression in kidney. Synonyms: SNA, SNAH, SLUGH2, dJ710H13.1, SNAI1