| Purity: | Affinity purification |
| Storage: | Store at -20 or -80°C. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles. Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.3 |
Catalog No: A70011
Histone H3K4me2 Polyclonal Antibody
Application:
WB (1:500-1:2000), IHC (1:50-1:200), IF (1:50-1:200), IP (1:50-1:200), ChIP (1:50-1:200)
Cross-Reactivity: H, M, R, other (wide range)
Calculated MW: 15kDa
Species: Rabbit
Isotype: IgG
Purity: Affinity purification
Concentration: 1mg/mL
Storage: Store at -20 or -80°C. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles. Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.3
Immunogen Information
Immunogen:
A synthetic methylated peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Lys4 of human histone H3
Gene ID: 8290
Swiss Prot: Q16695
Synonyms: HIST1H3J; H3/j; H3FJ; Histone H3.1; Histone H3/a; Histone H3/b; Histone H3/c; Histone H3/d; Histone H3/f; Histone H3/h; Histone H3/I; Histone H3/j; Histone H3/k; Histone H3/I; HIST3H3
Background:
H3K4 methylation is one of the gene activation markers and one of the hottest epigenetic targets in recent studies. H3K4me1, H3K4me2 and H3K4me3 have a commonality for gene activation, although their subsets play distinct roles in modulating chromatin function (4). Among which, H3K4me3 occupies as many as 75% of all human gene promoters in several cell types (e.g., ES cells), playing an important role in mammalian gene expression (1). H3K4me2 decorates genomic regions independently of H3K4me3, although most of it overlaps with H3K4me3 near the transcription start sites (2). Monomethylated H3K4 (H3K4me1) also co-occupies regions near the start sites with H3K4me3. Apart from the transcription start site, H3K4me1, together with H2K27 acetylation, specifies enhancer regions (3). In recent studies, H3K4 has been demonstrated to be related stem cell self-renewal and differentiation (4). H3K4 methylation statuses can be detected by our H3K4 methylation antibody series.
Reference:
1. Pan G, TianS, Nie J, Thomson JA: Whole-genome analysis of histone H3 lysine 4 and Lysine 27. 2007 Cell Stem Cell 1:299-312.
2. Bernstein BE, Kamal M, Lindblad-Toh K, Gingeras TR, et al: Genomic maps and comparative analysis of histone modifications in human and mouse. 2005 Cell 120:169-181.
3. Visel A, Blow MJ, Liz, Zhang T, Wright C, Chen F, et al: CHIP-seq accurately predicts tissue-specific activity of enhancers. 2009 Nature 457: 854-858.
4. Bingnan Gu and Min Gyu Lee: Hsitone H3 lysine 4 methyltransferases and demethylases in self-renewal and differentiation of stem cells. 2013 Cell & Biosciences 3:39.
