Anti-TIMELESS Antibody Picoband®

The protein encoded by this gene is highly conserved and is involved in cell survival after damage or stress, increase in DNA polymerase epsilon activity, maintenance of telomere length, and epithelial cell morphogenesis. The encoded protein also plays a role in the circadian rhythm autoregulatory loop, interacting with the PERIOD genes (PER1, PER2, and PER3) and others to downregulate activation of PER1 by CLOCK/ARNTL. Changes in this gene or its expression may promote prostate cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, and mental disorders.

Protein argonaute-1; Argonaute1; hAgo1; Argonaute RISC catalytic component 1; Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2C 1; eIF-2C 1; eIF2C 1; Putative RNA-binding protein Q99; AGO1; EIF2C1

Cell Biology, Cell Cycle, Cell Division, Cytokinesis, DNA/RNA, Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling, Nuclear Receptors, Nuclear Signaling Pathways, RNA Processing, Translation

Required for RNA-mediated gene silencing (RNAi) . Binds to short RNAs such as microRNAs (miRNAs) or short interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and represses the translation of mRNAs which are complementary to them. Lacks endonuclease activity and does not appear to cleave target mRNAs. Also required for transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) of promoter regions which are complementary to bound short antigene RNAs (agRNAs) . .

1. Barnes, J. W., Tischkau, S. A., Barnes, J. A., Mitchell, J. W., Burgoon, P. W., Hickok, J. R., Gillette, M. U. Requirement of mammalian timeless for circadian rhythmicity. Science 302: 439-442, 2003. Note: Erratum: Science 302: 1153 only, 2003. 2. Busza, A., Emery-Le, M., Rosbash, M., Emery, P. Roles of the two Drosophila CRYPTOCHROME structural domains in circadian photoreception. Science 304: 1503-1506, 2004. 3. Chan, R. C., Chan, A., Jeon, M., Wu, T. F., Pasqualone, D., Rougvie, A. E., Meyer, B. J. Chromosome cohesion is regulated by a clock gene paralogue TIM-1. Nature 423: 1002-1009, 2003.

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 freezing and thawing.