Anti-TRIB2 Antibody Picoband®

Tribbles homolog 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TRIB2 gene. This gene encodes one of three members of the Tribbles family. The Tribbles members share a Trb domain, which is homologous to protein serine-threonine kinases, but lacks the active site lysine and probably lacks a catalytic function. The Tribbles proteins interact and modulate the activity of signal transduction pathways in a number of physiological and pathological processes. This Tribbles member induces apoptosis of cells mainly of the hematopoietic origin. It has been identified as a protein up-regulated by inflammatory stimuli in myeloid (THP-1) cells, and also as an oncogene that inactivates the transcription factor C/EBP alpha (CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha) and causes acute myelogenous leukemia. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene.

Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Hematopoietic Progenitors, MAPK Pathway, Protein Phosphorylation, Ser/Thr Kinases, Serine/Threonine Kinases, Signal Transduction, Stem Cells, Vascular Inflammation

1. Entrez Gene: TRIB2 tribbles homolog 2 (Drosophila) . 2. Hegedus Z, Czibula A, Kiss-Toth E (Aug 2006) . Tribbles: novel regulators of cell function; evolutionary aspects. Cell Mol Life Sci 63 (14) : 1632–41. 3. Keeshan K, He Y, Wouters BJ, Shestova O, Xu L, Sai H, Rodriguez CG, Maillard I, Tobias JW, Valk P, Carroll M, Aster JC, Delwel R, Pear WS (Nov 2006) . Tribbles homolog 2 inactivates C/EBPalpha and causes acute myelogenous leukemia. Cancer Cell 10 (5) : 401–11.

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.