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For Research Use Only. Not for Use in Diagnostic Procedures.

Applications:
W, IP, ChIP

Reactivity:
H M R

Sensitivity:
Endogenous

MW (kDa):
53

Source/Isotype:
Rabbit IgG

UniProt ID:
#P19793

Entrez-Gene Id:
6256

Product Usage Information

For optimal ChIP results, use 10 μl of antibody and 10 μg of chromatin (approximately 4 x 106 cells) per IP. This antibody has been validated using SimpleChIP® Enzymatic Chromatin IP Kits.
Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000
Immunoprecipitation 1:100
Chromatin IP 1:50

Storage

Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

Specificity/Sensitivity

RXR alpha (D6H10) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total RXRα protein. This antibody does not cross-react with either RXRβ or RXRγ.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the amino terminus of human RXRα protein.

Background

The human retinoid X receptors (RXRs) are encoded by three distinct genes (RXRα, RXRβ, and RXRγ) and bind selectively and with high affinity to the vitamin A derivative, 9-cis-retinoic acid. RXRs are type-II nuclear hormone receptors that are primarily localized to the nuclear compartment independent of ligand binding. Nuclear RXRs form heterodimers with nuclear hormone receptor subfamily 1 proteins, including thyroid hormone receptor, retinoic acid receptors, vitamin D receptor, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, liver X receptors, and farnesoid X receptor (1). Since RXRs heterodimerize with multiple nuclear hormone receptors, they play a central role in transcriptional control of numerous hormonal signaling pathways by binding to cis-acting response elements in the promoter/enhancer region of target genes (2).

Retinoid X receptor α (RXRα) is the founding RXR family member and is predominantly expressed in the liver, kidney, epidermis, intestine, and a variety of tissues (2-4). Knockout of the murine rxrα gene results in embryonic lethality tentatively due to myocardial hypoplasia, which demonstrates the importance of RXRα in retinoid signaling in vivo (5,6). Biochemical evidence suggests that RXRα transcriptional activity is post-translationally regulated through the Ras-Raf-MAPK signaling cascade. MAPK-dependent phosphorylation of RXRα directly abrogates the ability of RXRα to associate with nuclear receptor coactivators (7).

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 nonfat dry milk, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.

Applications Key

W: Western Blotting IP: Immunoprecipitation ChIP: Chromatin IP

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: Human M: Mouse R: Rat

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Western blot analysis of extracts from various cell lines using RXRα (D6H10) Rabbit mAb.
Western Blotting Image 1: RXR alpha (D6H10) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
Western blot analysis of extracts from 293T cells, either mock transfected (-) or transfected with Myc/DDK-tagged cDNA expression constructs encoding full-length human RXRα (hRXRα; +), RXRβ (hRXRβ; +), or RXRγ (hRXRγ; +), using RXRα (D6H10) Rabbit mAb (upper) and DYKDDDDK Tag Antibody (Binds to same epitope as Sigma's Anti-FLAG® M2 Antibody) #2368 (lower).
Western Blotting Image 2: RXR alpha (D6H10) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
Western blot analysis of HCT116 extracts from WT (left) or RXRA KO (right) using RXRα (D6H10) Rabbit mAb. Membranes stained with Ponceau S for total protein normalization (lower). These data were provided by YCharOS Inc., an open science company with the mission of characterizing commercially available antibodies, as a companion to validation data generated by CST scientists.
Western Blotting Image 3: RXR alpha (D6H10) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
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Chromatin immunoprecipitations were performed with cross-linked chromatin from LS-180 cells treated with Vitamin D (10nM) for 3 hours and either RXRα (D6H10) Rabbit mAb or Normal Rabbit IgG #2729 using SimpleChIP® Plus Enzymatic Chromatin IP Kit (Magnetic Beads) #9005. The enriched DNA was quantified by real-time PCR using SimpleChIP® Human c-Fos Upstream Primers #25661, human UCA1 promoter primers, and SimpleChIP® Human α Satellite Repeat Primers #4486. The amount of immunoprecipitated DNA in each sample is represented as signal relative to the total amount of input chromatin, which is equivalent to one.
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Image 1: RXR alpha (D6H10) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody
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