EIF2B4 Antibody (Center K161)
Affinity Purified Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody (Pab)
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| IHC-P, WB, E |
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Primary Accession | Q9UI10 |
Other Accession | Q3T058, NP_001029288 |
Reactivity | Human, Mouse |
Predicted | Bovine |
Host | Rabbit |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
Isotype | Rabbit IgG |
Calculated MW | 57557 Da |
Antigen Region | 146-175 aa |
Gene ID | 8890 |
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Other Names | Translation initiation factor eIF-2B subunit delta, eIF-2B GDP-GTP exchange factor subunit delta, EIF2B4, EIF2BD |
Target/Specificity | This EIF2B4 antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 146-175 amino acids from the Central region of human EIF2B4. |
Dilution | WB~~1:1000 IHC-P~~1:50~100 |
Format | Purified polyclonal antibody supplied in PBS with 0.09% (W/V) sodium azide. This antibody is purified through a protein A column, followed by peptide affinity purification. |
Storage | Maintain refrigerated at 2-8°C for up to 2 weeks. For long term storage store at -20°C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles. |
Precautions | EIF2B4 Antibody (Center K161) is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Name | EIF2B4 |
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Synonyms | EIF2BD |
Function | Acts as a component of the translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2B) complex, which catalyzes the exchange of GDP for GTP on eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2) gamma subunit (PubMed:25858979, PubMed:27023709, PubMed:31048492). Its guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity is repressed when bound to eIF2 complex phosphorylated on the alpha subunit, thereby limiting the amount of methionyl- initiator methionine tRNA available to the ribosome and consequently global translation is repressed (PubMed:25858979, PubMed:31048492). |
Cellular Location | Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q09924} |

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Background
Eukaryotic initiation factor 2B (EIF2B), which is necessary for protein synthesis, is a GTP exchange factor composed of five different subunits. The protein encoded by this gene is the fourth, or delta, subunit. Defects in this gene are a cause of leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (VWM) and ovarioleukodystrophy. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq].
References
Naukkarinen, J., et al. PLoS Genet. 6 (6), E1000976 (2010) :
Wu, Y., et al. J. Hum. Genet. 54(2):74-77(2009)
Horzinski, L., et al. PLoS ONE 4 (12), E8318 (2009) :
Pronk, J., et al. Mult. Scler. 14(8):1123-1126(2008)
Wong, S.S., et al. J. Child Neurol. 23(6):710-714(2008)

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