PCNA Polyclonal Antibody

Background:
Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen, commonly known as PCNA, is a protein that acts as a processivity factor for DNA polymerase δ in eukaryotic cells. This protein is an auxiliary protein of DNA polymerase delta and is involved in the control of eukaryotic DNA replication by increasing the polymerase's processibility during elongation of the leading strand. PCNA induces a robust stimulatory effect on the 3'-5' exonuclease and 3'-phosphodiesterase, but not apurinic-apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease, APEX2 activities. It has to be loaded onto DNA in order to be able to stimulate APEX2. PCNA protein is highly conserved during evolution; the deduced amino acid sequences of rat and human differ by only 4 of 261 amino acids. PCNA has been used as loading control for proliferating cells.

Research Area: Cancer, Cell Biology, Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling, Tags and Cell Markers

Synonyms:
ATLD2, cb16, Cyclin, DNA polymerase delta auxiliary protein, etID36690.10, fa28e03, fb36g03, HGCN8729, MGC8367, Mutagen-sensitive 209 protein, OTTHUMP00000030189, OTTHUMP00000030190, PCNA, Pcna/cyclin, PCNA, PCNAR, Polymerase delta accessory protein, Proliferating cell nuclear antigen, wu:fa28e03, wu:fb36g03

Immunogen: Fusion protein of human PCNA

Swissprot: P12004
Gene Accession: BC000491

Calculated MW: 29 kDa
Observed MW: Refer to figures

Purification Method: Antigen affinity purification

Buffer: PBS with 0.05% NaN3 and 40% Glycerol, pH7.4

Concentration: 0.7 mg/mL
Dilution: WB 1:500-1:2000, IHC 1:25-1:100, ELISA 1:5000-1:10000

Storage:
Store at -20°C. Avoid freeze / thaw cycles.