Product Pathways - Metabolism
MTAP Antibody #4158
PhosphoSitePlus® protein, site, and accession data: MTAP
| Applications | Reactivity | Sensitivity | MW (kDa) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W IP | H M R Mk | Endogenous | 29 | Rabbit |
Applications Key:
W=Western Blotting
IP=Immunoprecipitation
Reactivity Key:
H=Human
M=Mouse
R=Rat
Mk=Monkey
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology.
Protocols
Specificity / Sensitivity
MTAP Antibody detects endogenous levels of total MTAP protein.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the N terminus of human MTAP. Antibodies were purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Western Blotting
Western blot analysis of extracts from HT29 and NIH/3T3 cells using MTAP Antibody.
Background
MTAP is an enzyme that is essential for the salvage pathway for both adenine and methionine synthesis. MTAP catalyzes the cleavage of 5’-methylthioadenosine into adenine and 5-methylthio-D-ribose-1-phosphate. Adenine is then used to generate AMP whereas 5-methylthio-D-ribose-1-phosphate is converted into methionine (1,2). MTAP is expressed in all normal cells and tissues, although frequently lost in different human tumors including pancreatic adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, non-small cell lung carcinoma and breast carcinoma. MTAP is usually codeleted with p16 (cdkN2a/ARF) (3-5). MTAP overexpression in breast cancer cells inhibits their ability to form colonies in soft agar, thereby implicating its function as a tumor suppressor (6).
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- Backlund, P.S. et al. (1982) J Biol Chem 257, 4196-202.
- Dreyling, M.H. et al. (1998) Genes Chromosomes Cancer 22, 72-8.
- Zhang, H. et al. (1996) Cancer Genet Cytogenet 86, 22-8.
- Illei, P.B. et al. (2003) Clin Cancer Res 9, 2108-13.
- Christopher, S.A. et al. (2002) Cancer Res 62, 6639-44.
Application References
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