Anti-IRE1/ERN1 Antibody Picoband®

The serine/threonine-protein kinase/endoribonuclease inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ERN1 gene. This gene encodes the transmembrane protein kinase inositol-requiring enzyme 1. The encoded protein contains two functional catalytic domains, a serine/threonine-protein kinase domain and an endoribonuclease domain. This protein functions as a sensor of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and triggers an intracellular signaling pathway termed the unfolded protein response (UPR) . The UPR is an ER stress response that is conserved from yeast to mammals and activates genes involved in degrading misfolded proteins, regulating protein synthesis and activating molecular chaperones. This protein specifically mediates the splicing and activation of the stress response transcription factor X-box binding protein 1.

Serine/threonine-protein kinase/endoribonuclease IRE1; Endoplasmic reticulum-to-nucleus signaling 1; Inositol-requiring protein 1; hIRE1p; Ire1-alpha; IRE1a; Serine/threonine-protein kinase; Endoribonuclease; ERN1

Senses unfolded proteins in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum via its N-terminal domain which leads to enzyme auto- activation. The active endoribonuclease domain splices XBP1 mRNA to generate a new C-terminus, converting it into a potent unfolded-protein response transcriptional activator and triggering growth arrest and apoptosis.

1. Entrez Gene: ERN1 endoplasmic reticulum to nucleus signalling 1. 2. Calfon M, Zeng H, Urano F, Till JH, Hubbard SR, Harding HP, Clark SG, Ron D (January 2002) . IRE1 couples endoplasmic reticulum load to secretory capacity by processing the XBP-1 mRNA. Nature. 415 (6867) : 92–6.

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.