Mouse monoclonal antibody to human NeuroD1 [3H8]: IgG

NeuroD1 is a differentiation factor required for dendrite morphogenesis and maintenance in the cerebellar cortex. It is a transcriptional activator and binds to the insulin gene E-box. Efficient DNA binding requires dimerisation with another basic helix-loop-helix protein. In islet cells, NeuroD1 is phosphoryated on Ser-274 upon glucose stimulation and in activated neurons it is phosphorylated on Ser-335, which promotes dendritic growth. Defects in NeuroD1 cause maturity onset diabetes of the young type 6 (MODY6). It is characterised by the onset of diabetes during young adulthood and a primary defect in insulin secretion.