Cell Signaling Technology Logo - Extra Large

DDX3 Antibody #2635

Filter:
  • WB

    Product Specifications

    REACTIVITY H M R Hm Mk
    SENSITIVITY Endogenous
    MW (kDa) 75
    SOURCE Rabbit
    Application Key:
    • WB-Western Blotting 
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • H-Human 
    • M-Mouse 
    • R-Rat 
    • Hm-Hamster 
    • Mk-Monkey 

    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.

    Protocol

    Specificity / Sensitivity

    DDX3 Antibody detects endogenous levels of total DDX3 protein.

    Species Reactivity:

    Human, Mouse, Rat, Hamster, Monkey

    Source / Purification

    Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the amino-terminal sequence of human DDX3. Antibodies are purified using protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

    Background

    The DEAD box family of RNA helicases is characterized in part by a common D-E-A-D amino acid motif. The family is composed of a growing number of proteins found in a wide range of organisms from bacteria to mammals. DEAD helicases have distinct biological functions in RNA metabolism and ribonucleoprotein (RNP) processing (reviewed in 1,2).
    DDX3 is a DEAD box family RNA helicase with diverse cellular functions. DDX3 is required for nuclear export of HIV-1 viral transcripts, possibly in a complex with the viral Rev protein and host cofactor CRM1 (3). DDX3 is required for hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA replication (4) and its expression is downregulated in hepatitis B virus (HBV) associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (5).
    Recent evidence suggests that DDX3 functions as a tumor suppressor protein. Its expression inhibits tumor cell colony formation and increases expression of the cdk inhibitor p21 Waf1/Cip1. Low DDX3 expression has been shown in HCC (5,6), and aberrant subcellular localization occurs in many squamous cell carcinomas (6). Reduced DDX3 expression in cultured cells causes a diminished dependence on serum for cell proliferation and changes in cyclin D1 and p21 Waf1/Cip1 expression (5).
    DDX3 is phosphorylated at Thr204 and Thr323 by the mitotic cyclin dependent kinase, cyclin B/cdc2. This phosphorylation is thought to cause a loss of DDX3 function and a concomitant repression of ribosome biogenesis and translation in mitosis (7).

    Alternate Names

    ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX3X; CAP-Rf; DBX; DDX14; DDX3; DDX3X; DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box helicase 3, X-linked; DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 3, X-linked; DEAD box protein 3, X-chromosomal; DEAD box, X isoform; DEAD-box helicase 3 X-linked; DEAD/H (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp/His) box polypeptide 3; DEAD/H box-3; helicase like protein 2; Helicase-like protein 2; HLP2; MRX102; MRXSSB

    For Research Use Only. Not for Use in Diagnostic Procedures.
    Cell Signaling Technology is a trademark of Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.
    All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Visit our Trademark Information page.