Anti-ME2 Antibody Picoband®

NAD-dependent malic enzyme, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ME2 gene. It is mapped to 18q21.2. This gene encodes a mitochondrial NAD-dependent malic enzyme, a homotetrameric protein, that catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of malate to pyruvate. It had previously been weakly linked to a syndrome known as Friedreich ataxia that has since been shown to be the result of mutation in a completely different gene. Certain single-nucleotide polymorphism haplotypes of this gene have been shown to increase the risk for idiopathic generalized epilepsy. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms found for this gene.

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Error-prone DNA polymerase specifically involved in DNA repair. Plays an important role in translesion synthesis, where the normal high-fidelity DNA polymerases cannot proceed and DNA synthesis stalls. Favors Hoogsteen base-pairing in the active site. Inserts the correct base with high-fidelity opposite an adenosine template. Exhibits low fidelity and efficiency opposite a thymidine template, where it will preferentially insert guanosine. May play a role in hypermutation of immunogobulin genes. Forms a Schiff base with 5'-deoxyribose phosphate at abasic sites, but may not have lyase activity.

1. Burchell, A., Crosby, A., Cohen, P. T. W. Human mitochondrial malic enzyme variants: properties of the different polymorphic forms. Ann. Hum. Genet. 41: 1-7, 1977. 2. Champion, M. J., Brown, J. A., Shows, T. B. Assignment of cytoplasmic alpha-mannosidase (MAN-A) and confirmation of mitochondrial isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH-M) to the q11-qter region of chromosome 15 in man. Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 22: 498-502, 1978. 3. Cohen, P. T. W., Omenn, G. S. Genetic variation of the cytoplasmic and mitochondrial malic enzymes in the monkey: Macaca nemestrina. Biochem. Genet. 7: 289-301, 1972.

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.