BNC1 polyclonal antibody

The zinc finger protein, basonuclin, is a putative rDNA transcription factor with highly restricted tissue distribution. Basonuclin is abundantly expressed in keratinocytes of the basal layer of the epidermis, the outer sheath of hair follicles and in the germ cells of the testis and ovary. Although basonuclin is associated with chromatin throughout the cell cycle, including mitosis, it disappears when cells become post-mitotic. In the epidermis, basonuclin, which is mainly localized to the cytoplasm, translocates to basal cell nuclei during different stages of keratinocyte growth. Basonuclin may enhance rRNA synthesis by elevating transcription from an rDNA promoter and inhibiting RNA polymerase I transcription through its zinc finger domain. Therefore, basonuclin may be a cell-type-specific transcription factor for rDNA transcription.

The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE) .

Western blot (WB) analysis of BNC1 polyclonal antibody at 1:500 dilution Lane1:HKE293T whole cell lysate Lane2:Raw264.7 whole cell lysate Lane3:PC12 whole cell lysate