Cullin-2 (CUL2)

Cullin 2(CUL2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CUL2 gene. Using immunofluorescence, they showed that CUL2 is a cytosolic protein that can be translocated to the nucleus by VHL. By fluorescence in situ hybridization, Clifford et al. (1999)mapped the CUL2 gene to 10p11.2-p11.1, a region reported to show loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in several forms of human cancer, including non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Pause et al. (1997)suggested that CUL2 is a candidate tumor suppressor gene, as has been proposed for CUL1 (603134). Lonergan et al. (1998) demonstrated that formation of the VBC-CUL2 complexes is linked to the regulation of hypoxia-inducible mRNAs by VHL. Cul2 was one of several proteins required for degradation of a class of RNA-binding germline proteins in somatic cells of the early blastomere.\n\nUniProt Number:\nQ13617\n\nGene ID:\nCUL2\n\nApplications:\nSuitable for use in Western Blot.\n\nRecommended Dilution:\nOptimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.\n\nStorage and Handling:\nStore at -20?C for one year. After reconstitution, store at 4?C for one month. Can also be aliquoted and stored frozen at -20?C for long term.\nAvoid repeated freezing and thawing. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Catalog Number

144400

Size

100ug

Applications

WB

Hosts

Rabbit

Reactivities

Hum, Mouse, Rat

Form

Supplied as a lyophilized powder. Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3. Reconstitution: Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

P Type

Pab

Purity

Purified by immunoaffinity chromatography.

Isotype

IgG

References

1. Clifford, S. C., Walsh, S., Hewson, K., Green, E. K., Brinke, A., Green, P. M., Gianelli, F., Eng, C., Maher, E. R. Genomic organization and chromosomal localization of the human CUL2 gene and the role of von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor-binding protein (CUL2 and VBP1) mutation and loss in renal-cell carcinoma development. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 26: 20-28, 1999. \n2. Lonergan, K. M., Iliopoulos, O., Ohh, M., Kamura, T., Conaway, R. C., Conaway, J. W., Kaelin, W. G., Jr.Regulation of hypoxia-inducible mRNAs by the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein requires binding to complexes containing elongins B/C and Cul2. Molec. Cell. Biol. 18: 732-741, 1998.\n3. Pause, A., Lee, S., Worrell, R. A., Chen, D. Y. T., Burgess, W. H., Linehan, W. M., Klausner, R. D. The von Hippel-Lindau tumor-suppressor gene product forms a stable complex with human CUL-2, a member of the Cdc53 family of proteins. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 94: 2156-2161, 1997\n

Additional Info

Recognizes human, mouse and rat CUL2. No crossreactivity with other proteins.