Anti-XPC Antibody Picoband®

Xeroderma pigmentosum, complementation group C, also known as XPC, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the XPC gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a key component of the XPC complex, which plays an important role in the early steps of global genome nucleotide excision repair (NER) . The encoded protein is important for damage sensing and DNA binding, and shows a preference for single-stranded DNA. Mutations in this gene or some other NER components can result in Xeroderma pigmentosum, a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by increased sensitivity to sunlight with the development of carcinomas at an early age. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene.

Galectin-1; Gal-1; 14 kDa lectin; Beta-galactoside-binding lectin L-14-I; Galaptin; Lactose-binding lectin 1; Lectin galactoside-binding soluble 1; S-Lac lectin 1; Lgals1; Gbp

Lectin that binds beta-galactoside and a wide array of complex carbohydrates. Plays a role in regulating apoptosis, cell proliferation and cell differentiation. Inhibits CD45 protein phosphatase activity and therefore the dephosphorylation of Lyn kinase. Strong inducer of T-cell apoptosis.

1. Anantharaman, V., Koonin, E. V., Aravind, L. Peptide-N-glycanases and DNA repair proteins, Xp-C/Rad4, are, respectively, active and inactivated enzymes sharing a common transglutaminase fold. Hum. Molec. Genet. 10: 1627-1630, 2001. 2. Balbo Pogliano, C. B., Gatti, M., Ruthemann, P., Garajova, Z., Penengo, L., Naegeli, H. ASH1L histone methyltransferase regulates the handoff between damage recognition factors in global-genome nucleotide excision repair. Nature Commun. 8: 1333, 2017. 3. Ben Rekaya, M., Messaoud, O., Talmoudi, F., Nouira, S., Ouragini, H., Amouri, A., Boussen, H., Boubaker, S., Mokni, M., Mokthar, I., Abdelhak, S., Zghal, M. High frequency of the V548A fs X572 XPC mutation in Tunisia: implication for molecular diagnosis. J. Hum. Genet. 54: 426-429, 2009.

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.