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Rad51 Matched Antibody Pair #62341

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    Product Specifications

    REACTIVITY H M R Mk
    Application Key:
    • ELISA+-ELISA and/or ELISA-like Assays 
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • H-Human 
    • M-Mouse 
    • R-Rat 
    • Mk-Monkey 

    Product Information

    Product Usage Information

    Matched Antibody Pairs consist of capture and detection antibodies that bind to non-overlapping epitopes. For specific identification of the capture and detection antibodies in this pair, please refer to the data figure caption. Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.

    Formulation

    Supplied in 1X PBS (10 mM Na2HPO4, 3 mM KCl, 2 mM KH2PO4, and 140 mM NaCl (pH 7.8)). BSA and Azide Free.

    Storage

    Store at -20ºC. This product will freeze at -20ºC so it is recommended to aliquot into single-use vials to avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles. A slight precipitate may be present and can be dissolved by gently vortexing. This will not interfere with antibody performance.

    Product Description

    The Rad51 Matched Antibody Pair is ideal for use with immunoassay technologies and high-throughput ELISA platforms requiring antibody pairs with specialized or custom antibody labeling. Labels include fluorophores, lanthanides, biotin, and beads. Platforms requiring conjugated Matched Antibody Pairs include MSD, Quanterix Simoa, Alpha Technology (AlphaScreen, AlphaLISA, LANCE, HTRF), and Luminex.

    Learn how Matched Antibody Pairs move your projects forward, faster at cst-science.com/matched-antibody-pairs.

    Background

    DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are potentially hazardous lesions that can be induced by ionizing radiation (IR), radiomimetic chemicals, or DNA replication inhibitors. Cells sense and repair DSBs via two distinct but partly overlapping signaling pathways: nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination (HR). Research studies have shown that defects in both pathways are associated with human diseases, including cancer (reviewed in 1).

    DSBs that arise during S or G2 phase are repaired via homologous recombination, using the replicated sister chromatid as a repair template. Rad51 recombinase, a eukaryotic homolog of E. coli RecA, polymerizes and forms a filament along single-stranded DNA, mediating HR with the help of auxiliary proteins, including Rad54 and BRCA2 (reviewed in 2,3). BRCA2 binds Rad51 and targets it to single-stranded DNA, allowing it to displace replication protein A (RPA) (4). Five Rad51 paralogs exist in vertebrates (XRCC2, XRCC3, Rad51B, Rad51C, and Rad51D), and they all appear to be required for efficient HR (5).

    Researchers have found that mutations in the Rad51 gene may be related to breast cancer risk (6). Some studies have implicated Rad51 as a potential marker for pancreatic cancer (7).

    Alternate Names

    BRCA1/BRCA2-containing complex, subunit 5; BRCC5; DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1; FANCR; hRAD51; HsRAD51; HsT16930; MRMV2; RAD51; RAD51 homolog (RecA homolog, E. coli) (S. cerevisiae); RAD51 homolog A; RAD51 homolog protein; RAD51 recombinase; RAD51A; RECA; RecA-like protein; RecA, E. coli, homolog of; recombination protein A

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