Description
Product Usage Information
For optimal ChIP results, use 10 μl of antibody and 10 μg of chromatin (approximately 4 × 10^6 cells) per IP. This antibody has been validated using SimpleChIP ® Enzymatic Chromatin IP Kits.
Western Blotting: 1:1000
Immunoprecipitation: 1:100
Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry): 1:50 - 1:200
Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized): 1:200 - 1:800
Chromatin IP: 1:100
Chromatin IP-seq: 1:100
Storage
Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody. For a carrier free (BSA and azide free) version of this product see product # 89403 .
Protocol
Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunoprecipitation, Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry), Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized), Chromatin IP, Chromatin IP-seq
Specificity / Sensitivity
c-Myc (E5Q6W) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total c-Myc protein.
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with recombinant protein specific to the amino terminus of human c-Myc protein.
Background
Members of the Myc/Max/Mad network function as transcriptional regulators with roles in various aspects of cell behavior, including proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis (1). These proteins share a common basic-helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLH-ZIP) motif required for dimerization and DNA-binding. Max was originally discovered based on its ability to associate with c-Myc and found to be required for the ability of Myc to bind DNA and activate transcription (2). Subsequently, Max has been viewed as a central component of the transcriptional network, forming homodimers as well as heterodimers with other members of the Myc and Mad families (1). The association between Max and either Myc or Mad can have opposing effects on transcriptional regulation and cell behavior (1). The Mad family consists of four related proteins; Mad1, Mad2 (Mxi1), Mad3, and Mad4, and the more distantly related members of the bHLH-ZIP family, Mnt and Mga. Like Myc, the Mad proteins are tightly regulated with short half-lives. In general, Mad family members interfere with Myc-mediated processes, such as proliferation, transformation, and prevention of apoptosis by inhibiting transcription (3,4).
Alternate Names
avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog; BHLHE39; c-Myc; Class E basic helix-loop-helix protein 39; MRTL; MYC; Myc proto-oncogene protein; MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor; myc-related translation/localization regulatory factor; MYCC; Proto-oncogene c-Myc; Transcription factor p64; v-myc avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog; v-myc myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog; v-myc myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog (avian)
