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SignalSilence® S100A4 siRNA I #12966

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    Supporting Data

    REACTIVITY H
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • H-Human 

    Product Information

    Product Usage Information

    CST recommends transfection with 100 nM SignalSilence® S100A4 siRNA I 48 to 72 hours prior to cell lysis. For transfection procedure, follow protocol provided by the transfection reagent manufacturer. Please feel free to contact CST with any questions on use.

    Each vial contains the equivalent of 100 transfections, which corresponds to a final siRNA concentration of 100 nM per transfection in a 24-well plate with a total volume of 300 μl per well.

    Storage

    SignalSilence® siRNA is supplied in RNAse-free water. Aliquot and store at -20ºC.

    Product Description

    SignalSilence® S100A4 siRNA I from Cell Signaling Technology (CST) allows the researcher to specifically inhibit S100A4 expression using RNA interference, a method whereby gene expression can be selectively silenced through the delivery of double stranded RNA molecules into the cell. All SignalSilence® siRNA products from CST are rigorously tested in-house and have been shown to reduce target protein expression by western analysis.

    Quality Control

    Oligonucleotide synthesis is monitored base by base through trityl analysis to ensure appropriate coupling efficiency. The oligo is subsequently purified by affinity-solid phase extraction. The annealed RNA duplex is further analyzed by mass spectrometry to verify the exact composition of the duplex. Each lot is compared to the previous lot by mass spectrometry to ensure maximum lot-to-lot consistency.

    Background

    Despite their relatively small size (8-12 kDa) and uncomplicated architecture, S100 proteins regulate a variety of cellular processes, such as cell growth and motility, cell cycle progression, transcription, and differentiation. To date, 25 members have been identified, including S100A1-S100A18, trichohyalin, filaggrin, repetin, S100P, and S100Z, making it the largest group in the EF-hand, calcium-binding protein family. Interestingly, 14 S100 genes are clustered on human chromosome 1q21, a region of genomic instability. Research studies have demonstrated that significant correlation exists between aberrant S100 protein expression and cancer progression. S100 proteins primarily mediate immune responses in various tissue types but are also involved in neuronal development (1-4).

    Each S100 monomer bears two EF-hand motifs and can bind up to two molecules of calcium (or other divalent cation in some instances). Structural evidence shows that S100 proteins form antiparallel homo- or heterodimers that coordinate binding partner proximity in a calcium-dependent (and sometimes calcium-independent) manner. Although structurally and functionally similar, individual members show restricted tissue distribution, are localized in specific cellular compartments, and display unique protein binding partners, which suggests that each plays a specific role in various signaling pathways. In addition to an intracellular role, some S100 proteins have been shown to act as receptors for extracellular ligands or are secreted and exhibit cytokine-like activities (1-4).

    Research studies have shown that S100A4 is overexpressed in highly metastatic cancers, which makes it useful as a marker of tumor progression (5,6) and may serve as a prognostic factor in several cancer types (7-10). S100A4 exerts its function via direct interaction with a number of proteins including P53, P63, nonmuscle myosin IIA, α6β4 integrin, and liprin b1 (11-15). S100A4 is present in the nucleus, cytoplasm and extracellular space. Intracellular and extracellular S100A4 both promote cell migration via interaction with different proteins. Researchers have recently discovered that S100A4 also functions as a neuroprotectant in the peripheral nervous system (16,17).
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    3. Marenholz, I. et al. (2004) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 322, 1111-22.
    4. Santamaria-Kisiel, L. et al. (2006) Biochem J 396, 201-14.
    5. Ismail, N.I. et al. (2008) Cancer Cell Int 8, 12.
    6. Ismail, T.M. et al. (2010) J Biol Chem 285, 914-22.
    7. Rudland, P.S. et al. (2000) Cancer Res 60, 1595-603.
    8. Huang, L.Y. et al. (2011) World J Gastroenterol 17, 69-78.
    9. Wang, L.J. et al. (2012) Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 20, 71-6.
    10. Kang, Y.G. et al. (2012) J Surg Oncol 105, 119-24.
    11. Kriajevska, M.V. et al. (1994) J Biol Chem 269, 19679-82.
    12. Takenaga, K. et al. (1994) J Cell Biol 124, 757-68.
    13. Kriajevska, M. et al. (2002) J Biol Chem 277, 5229-35.
    14. Kim, T.H. et al. (2009) Mol Cancer Res 7, 1605-12.
    15. van Dieck, J. et al. (2010) Oncogene 29, 2024-35.
    16. Dmytriyeva, O. et al. (2012) Nat Commun 3, 1197.
    17. Moldovan, M. et al. (2013) Mol Med 19, 43-53.

    Database Links

    UniProt ID: P26447


    Entrez-Gene Id: 6275


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