Anti-MED13 Antibody Picoband®

Mediator complex subunit 13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MED13 gene. This gene encodes a component of the mediator complex (also known as TRAP, SMCC, DRIP, or ARC), a transcriptional coactivator complex thought to be required for the expression of almost all genes. The mediator complex is recruited by transcriptional activators or nuclear receptors to induce gene expression, possibly by interacting with RNA polymerase II and promoting the formation of a transcriptional pre-initiation complex. The product of this gene is proposed to form a sub-complex with MED12, cyclin C, and CDK8 that can negatively regulate transactivation by mediator.

Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 13; Activator-recruited cofactor 250 kDa component; ARC250; Mediator complex subunit 13; Thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein 1; Thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein complex 240 kDa component; Trap240; Vitamin D3 receptor-interacting protein complex component DRIP250; DRIP250; MED13; ARC250, KIAA0593, THRAP1, TRAP240

Component of the Mediator complex, a coactivator involved in the regulated transcription of nearly all RNA polymerase II-dependent genes. Mediator functions as a bridge to convey information from gene-specific regulatory proteins to the basal RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. Mediator is recruited to promoters by interactions with regulatory proteins and serves as a scaffold for the assembly of a functional preinitiation complex with RNA polymerase II and the general transcription factors.

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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.