CST, 3579L, Sox2 (D6D9) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

Monoclonal Antibody for studying Sox2. Validated for Western Blotting,Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry),Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized). Available in 3 sizes. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, Sox2 (D6D9) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (CST #3579) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information Western Blotting: 1:1000 Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry): 1:400 Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized): 1:300 Storage Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody. For a carrier free (BSA and azide free) version of this product see product # 23931 . Protocol Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry), Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized) Specificity / Sensitivity Sox2 (D6D9) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of Sox2 protein. Species Reactivity: Human Source / Purification Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to amino acids surrounding Gly179 of human Sox2. Background Embryonic stem cells (ESC) derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst are unique in their pluripotent capacity and potential for self-renewal (1). Research studies demonstrate that a set of transcription factors that includes Oct-4, Sox2, and Nanog forms a transcriptional network that maintains cells in a pluripotent state (2,3). Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments show that Sox2 and Oct-4 bind to thousands of gene regulatory sites, many of which regulate cell pluripotency and early embryonic development (4,5). siRNA knockdown of either Sox2 or Oct-4 results in loss of pluripotency (6). Induced overexpression of Oct-4 and Sox2, along with additional transcription factors Klf4 and c-Myc, can reprogram both mouse and human somatic cells to a pluripotent state (7,8). Additional evidence demonstrates that Sox2 is also present in adult multipotent progenitors that give rise to some adult epithelial tissues, including several glands, the glandular stomach, testes, and cervix. Sox2 is thought to regulate target gene expression important for survival and regeneration of these tissues (9). Alternate Names ANOP3; MCOPS3; MGC2413; sex determining region Y-box 2; SOX2; SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2; SRY-box 2; SRY-box transcription factor 2; SRY-related HMG-box gene 2; Transcription factor SOX-2; transcription factor SOX2 Specification REACTIVITY: H SENSITIVITY: Endogenous MW (kDa): 35 Source/Isotype: Rabbit