Anti-FTO Antibody Picoband®

Fat mass and obesity-associated protein also known as alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FTO gene located on chromosome 16. This gene is a nuclear protein of the AlkB related non-haem iron and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenase superfamily but the exact physiological function of this gene is not known. Other non-heme iron enzymes function to reverse alkylated DNA and RNA damage by oxidative demethylation. Studies in mice and humans indicate a role in nervous and cardiovascular systems and a strong association with body mass index, obesity risk, and type 2 diabetes.

GTP-binding nuclear protein Ran; Androgen receptor-associated protein 24; GTPase Ran; Ras-like protein TC4; Ras-related nuclear protein; RAN; ARA24; OK/SW-cl.81

GTP-binding protein involved in nucleocytoplasmic transport. Required for the import of protein into the nucleus and also for RNA export. Involved in chromatin condensation and control of cell cycle (By similarity) . The complex with BIRC5/ survivin plays a role in mitotic spindle formation by serving as a physical scaffold to help deliver the RAN effector molecule TPX2 to microtubules. Acts as a negative regulator of the kinase activity of VRK1 and VRK2. .

1. Boissel, S., Reish, O., Proulx, K., Kawagoe-Takaki, H., Sedgwick, B., Yeo, G. S. H., Meyre, D., Golzio, C., Molinari, F., Kadhom, N., Etchevers, H. C., Saudek, V., Farooqi, I. S., Froguel, P., Lindahl, T., O'Rahilly, S., Munnich, A., Colleaux, L. Loss-of-function mutation in the dioxygenase-encoding FTO gene causes severe growth retardation and multiple malformations. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 85: 106-111, 2009. 2. Church, C., Moir, L., McMurray, F., Girard, C., Banks, G. T., Teboul, L., Wells, S., Bruning, J. C., Nolan, P. M., Ashcroft, F. M., Cox, R. D. Overexpression of Fto leads to increased food intake and results in obesity. Nature Genet. 42: 1086-1092, 2010. 3. Claussnitzer, M., Dankel, S. N., Kim, K.-H., Quon, G., Meuleman, W., Haugen, C., Glunk, V., Sousa, I. S., Beaudry, J. L., Puviindran, V., Abdennur, N. A., Liu, J., Svensson, P.-A., Hsu, Y.-H., Drucker, D. J., Mellgren, G., Hui, C.-C., Hauner, H., Kellis, M. FTO obesity variant circuitry and adipocyte browning in humans. New Eng. J. Med. 373: 895-907, 2015.

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.

Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Melanosome. Nucleus envelope . Predominantly nuclear during interphase. Becomes dispersed throughout the cytoplasm during mitosis. Colocalizes with NEMP1 at the nuclear envelope (By similarity) . Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV. .