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Applications:

WB

REACTIVITY:

H

SENSITIVITY:

Endogenous

MW (kDa):

149

SOURCE:

Rabbit

UniProt ID:

#O00512

Entrez-Gene Id:

607

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000

Storage

Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

Specificity / Sensitivity

BCL9 Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total BCL9 protein. The antibody also cross-reacts with an unidentified protein of 21 kDa in some cell lines.

Species Reactivity:

Human

Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology

Bovine, Horse

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding His138 of human BCL9 protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Background

B-cell CLL/lymphoma 9 protein (BCL9) is a widely conserved adaptor protein that functions as a transcriptional co-activator in the canonical Wnt signaling pathway (1,2). BCL9 is a core component of a nuclear protein complex (BCL9, LEF/TCF, β-catenin and PYGO) that regulates the transcription of Wnt-dependent target genes (3). Research studies show that disrupting the interaction between BCL9 and β-catenin suppresses oncogenic Wnt signaling, suggesting a potential avenue for therapeutic intervention in Wnt-mediated cancers (4). BCL9 promotes association of PYGO with the tail of histone H3 that has been methylated at lysine 4 (H3K4me), suggesting a specific chromatin remodeling function for BCL9 in the Wnt signaling pathway (5). Research studies in colon epithelium and adenocarcinomas suggest that BCL9 is required to mediate Wnt-dependent stem cell behaviors, such as epithelial-mesenchymal transition (6). Crystallography studies revealed that BCL9 contains a β-catenin binding site that is distinct from the majority of known β-catenin binding partners, making it an attractive target for therapeutic drug development (7).

  1. Townsley, F.M. et al. (2004) Nat Cell Biol 6, 626-33.
  2. de la Roche, M. et al. (2008) BMC Cancer 8, 199.
  3. Katoh, M. and Katoh, M. (2007) Clin Cancer Res 13, 4042-5.
  4. Takada, K. et al. (2012) Sci Transl Med 4, 148ra117.
  5. Fiedler, M. et al. (2008) Mol Cell 30, 507-18.
  6. Deka, J. et al. (2010) Cancer Res 70, 6619-28.
  7. Sampietro, J. et al. (2006) Mol Cell 24, 293-300.

Species Reactivity

Species reactivity is determined by testing in at least one approved application (e.g., western blot).

Western Blot Buffer

IMPORTANT: For western blots, incubate membrane with diluted primary antibody in 5% w/v BSA, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.

Applications Key

WB: Western Blotting

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: human M: mouse R: rat Hm: hamster Mk: monkey Vir: virus Mi: mink C: chicken Dm: D. melanogaster X: Xenopus Z: zebrafish B: bovine Dg: dog Pg: pig Sc: S. cerevisiae Ce: C. elegans Hr: horse GP: Guinea Pig Rab: rabbit All: all species expected

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BCL9 Antibody

Western Blotting Image 1: BCL9 Antibody Expand Image
Western blot analysis of extracts from various cell lines using BCL9 Antibody. KARPAS cell Line source: Dr Abraham Karpas at the University of Cambridge.