Mafa Rabbit pAb

Sample:
Lane 1: Rat Pancreas tissue lysates
Primary: Anti- Mafa (AP94622) at 1/1000 dilution
Secondary: IRDye800CW Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG at 1/20000 dilution
Predicted band size: 37 kDa
Observed band size: 47 kDa
Tissue/cell: rat pancreas tissue; 4% Paraformaldehyde-fixed and paraffin-embedded;
Antigen retrieval: citrate buffer ( 0.01M, pH 6.0 ), Boiling bathing for 15min; Block endogenous peroxidase by 3% Hydrogen peroxide for 30min; Blocking buffer (normal goat serum,C-0005) at 37℃ for 20 min;
Incubation: Anti-Mafa Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated(AP94622) 1:400, overnight at 4°C, followed by conjugation to the secondary antibody(SP-0023) and DAB(C-0010) staining

Product Information
Application Applications Legend: E=ELISA WB=Western Blotting IHC=Immunohistochemistry IHC-P=Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) IP=Immunoprecipitation IF=Immunofluorescence IC=Immunochemistry ICC=Immunocytochemistry FC=Flow Cytometry DB=Dot Blot	WB, IHC-P, IHC-F, IF
Primary Accession	Q8CF90
Reactivity	Rat
Predicted	Human, Mouse
Host	Rabbit
Clonality	Polyclonal
Calculated MW	37576 Da
Physical State	Liquid
Immunogen	KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from mouse Mafa
Epitope Specificity	265-359/359
Isotype	IgG
Purity	affinity purified by Protein A
Buffer	0.01M TBS (pH7.4) with 1% BSA, 0.02% Proclin300 and 50% Glycerol.
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION	Nucleus. Note=Detected in nuclei of pancreas islet beta cells.
Important Note	This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
Background Descriptions	Insulin gene expression is regulated by several islet-enriched transcription factors. However, MAFA is the only beta cell-specific activator. MAFA selectively induces endogenous insulin transcription in non-beta cells. MAFA was also first detected in the insulin-producing cells formed during the second and predominant phase of beta cell differentiation, and absent in the few insulin-positive cells found in Nkx6.1(-/-) pancreata, which lack the majority of second-phase beta cells. These results demonstrate that MAFA is a potent insulin activator that is likely to function downstream of Nkx6.1 during islet insulin-producing cell development.

Additional Information
Gene ID	378435
Other Names	Transcription factor MafA, Pancreatic beta-cell-specific transcriptional activator, V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A, Mafa
Dilution	WB=1:500-2000,IHC-P=1:100-500,IHC-F=1:100-500,IF=1:100-500
Storage	Store at -20 °C for one year. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. When reconstituted in sterile pH 7.4 0.01M PBS or diluent of antibody the antibody is stable for at least two weeks at 2-4 °C.

For Research Use Only. Not For Use In Diagnostic Procedures.

Protein Information
Name	Mafa
Function	Transcriptional factor that activates insulin gene expression (PubMed:12368292, PubMed:15665000). Acts synergistically with NEUROD1/BETA2 and PDX1 (PubMed:15665000). Binds the insulin enhancer C1/RIPE3b element (PubMed:12917329, PubMed:14680841, PubMed:14973194, PubMed:15665000). Binds to consensus TRE-type MARE 5'-TGCTGACTCAGCA-3' DNA sequence (By similarity).
Cellular Location	Nucleus
Tissue Location	Expressed in brain, lung, spleen, pancreas and kidney (PubMed:12368292, PubMed:14680841). In the pancreas, expressed in the insulin-producing beta-cells of the islets of Langerhans (at protein level) (PubMed:12917329, PubMed:15923615). Also expressed in the eye (PubMed:12368292, PubMed:15923615)