Anti-UPF3B/RENT3B Antibody Picoband®

Regulator of nonsense transcripts 3B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UPF3B gene. This gene encodes a protein that is part of a post-splicing multiprotein complex involved in both mRNA nuclear export and mRNA surveillance. The encoded protein is one of two functional homologs to yeast Upf3p. mRNA surveillance detects exported mRNAs with truncated open reading frames and initiates nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) . When translation ends upstream from the last exon-exon junction, this triggers NMD to degrade mRNAs containing premature stop codons. This protein binds to the mRNA and remains bound after nuclear export, acting as a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein. It forms with Y14 a complex that binds specifically 20 nt upstream of exon-exon junctions. This gene is located on the long arm of chromosome X. Two splice variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Regulator of nonsense transcripts 3B; Nonsense mRNA reducing factor 3B; Up-frameshift suppressor 3 homolog B; hUpf3B; Up-frameshift suppressor 3 homolog on chromosome X; hUpf3p-X; UPF3B; RENT3B, UPF3X

Involved in nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) of mRNAs containing premature stop codons by associating with the nuclear exon junction complex (EJC) and serving as link between the EJC core and NMD machinery. Recruits UPF2 at the cytoplasmic side of the nuclear envelope and the subsequent formation of an UPF1-UPF2- UPF3 surveillance complex (including UPF1 bound to release factors at the stalled ribosome) is believed to activate NMD. In cooperation with UPF2 stimulates both ATPase and RNA helicase activities of UPF1. Binds spliced mRNA upstream of exon-exon junctions. In vitro, stimulates translation; the function is independent of association with UPF2 and components of the EJC core. .

1. Entrez Gene: UPF3B UPF3 regulator of nonsense transcripts homolog B (yeast) . 2. Lykke-Andersen J, Shu MD, Steitz JA (Feb 2001) . Human Upf proteins target an mRNA for nonsense-mediated decay when bound downstream of a termination codon. Cell 103 (7) : 1121–31. 3. Serin G, Gersappe A, Black JD, Aronoff R, Maquat LE (Jan 2001) . Identification and characterization of human orthologues to Saccharomyces cerevisiae Upf2 protein and Upf3 protein (Caenorhabditis elegans SMG-4) . Mol Cell Biol 21 (1) : 209–23.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.