BMI1 Antibodies

Target Information

Component of a Polycomb group (PcG) multiprotein PRC1-like complex, a complex class required to maintain the transcriptionally repressive state of many genes, including Hox genes, throughout development. PcG PRC1 complex acts via chromatin remodeling and modification of histones; it mediates monoubiquitination of histone H2A 'Lys-119', rendering chromatin heritably changed in its expressibility. The complex composed of RNF2, UB2D3 and BMI1 binds nucleosomes, and has activity only with nucleosomal histone H2A. In the PRC1-like complex, regulates the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity of RNF2/RING2. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.

Alternate Names

B lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 homolog; BMI1; BMI1 polycomb ring finger oncogene; BMI1 polycomb ring finger proto-oncogene; BMI1 proto-oncogene, polycomb ring finger; flvi-2/bmi-1; FLVI2/BMI1; MGC12685; murine leukemia viral (bmi-1) oncogene homolog; oncogene BMI-1; PCGF4; Polycomb complex protein BMI-1; polycomb group protein Bmi1; polycomb group ring finger 4; Polycomb group RING finger protein 4; RING finger protein 51; RNF51