Beclin 1 (BECN1) Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Specifications

Product Data
Applications	IF, WB
Recommend Dilution	WB: 0.5 - 2 ug/mL, ICC: 1 ug/mL, IF: 2 ug/mL
Reactivity	Human, Mouse
Host	Rabbit
Clonality	Polyclonal
Immunogen	Beclin-1 antibody was raised against a 16 amino acid peptide from near the carboxy terminus of human Beclin-1.
Formulation	PBS containing 0.02% sodium azide.
Concentration	1ug/ul
Purification	Affinity chromatography purified via peptide column
Conjugation	Unconjugated
Storage Condition	Antibody can be stored at 4°C up to one year. Antibodies should not be exposed to prolonged high temperatures.
Gene Name	beclin 1
Database Link	AAH10276 Entrez Gene 8678 Human UniProt ID Q14457
Background	Autophagy, the process of bulk degradation of cellular proteins through an autophagosomic-lysosomal pathway is important for normal growth control and may be defective in tumor cells (1,2). Beclin-1, a coiled-coil Bcl-2-interacting protein homologous to the yeast autophagy gene apg6 (3,4), is a mammalian autophagy gene that can inhibit tumorigenesis and is expressed at reduced levels in human breast carcinoma, suggesting that defects in autophagy proteins may contribute to the development or progression of tumors (5). Bcl-2 can bind to Beclin-1 and inhibit Beclin-1-dependent autophagy in yeast and mammalian cells, suggesting that Bcl-2 functions as an anti-autophagy protein as well as an anti-apoptotic protein, which helps maintain autophagy at levels that are more compatible with cell survival rather than cell death (6).
Synonyms	ATG6; beclin1; VPS30
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