Anti-p21 WAF1 CDKN1A Monoclonal Antibody

Store vial at -20°C prior to opening. Aliquot contents and freeze at -20°C or below for extended storage. Avoid cycles of freezing and thawing. Centrifuge product if not completely clear after standing at room temperature. This product is stable for several weeks at 4°C as an undiluted liquid. Dilute only prior to immediate use. Expiration date is one (1) year from date of opening.

Liquid (sterile filtered)

Anti-p21/WAF1 has been tested in ELISA, SDS-Page, western blot, and immunofluorescence. This product is also suitable for immunohistochemistry. The antibody detects a 21 kDa band corresponding to the p21 protein. MCF7 cells or UV treated fibroblasts are suggested as a positive control for immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry. Methanol/acetone fixed tissue is reactive for immunohistochemistry. The antibody also reacts with breast carcinoma on frozen sections (methanol/acetone fixation) and on paraffin sections (formalin fixation and microwave treatment prior to staining). In ELISA this monoclonal antibody is useful either as a capture antibody (attached to the solid phase) or for detection of p21 protein. This antibody immunoprecipitates monomeric p21WAF1 and not p21 complexes with other proteins. High level expression of p21WAF1 requires induction of wild-type p53 expression (e.g. via exposure to DNA damaging agents).

CDKN1A

p21WAF1 is a tumor suppressor gene product critical to maintain proper regulatory control of cell division. p21WAF1 inhibits cyclin/cyclin-dependent kinase (cdk) complexes, causing cell cycle arrest by blocking cell division at the S phase. Various mutations of tumor suppressor genes have been associated with different types of cancers. In these cases, somatic gene therapy with wild-type versions of tumor suppressor genes have been contemplated as anti-cancer therapeutic approaches. p21WAF1 contains p53-binding sites in its promoter and expression of p21WAF1 is induced in WI38 fibroblasts with PMA. Anti-p21WAF1 antibody is useful for researches interested in studying tongue and gastrointestinal cancers, as well as, ubiquitin and cyclin binding proteins.

0.02 M Potassium Phosphate, 0.5 M Sodium Chloride, pH 7.2, 0.01% (w/v) Sodium Azide

1.0 mg/mL by UV absorbance at 280 nm

May be the important intermediate by which p53/TP53 mediates its role as an inhibitor of cellular proliferation in response to DNA damage. Binds to and inhibits cyclin-dependent kinase activity, preventing phosphorylation of critical cyclin- dependent kinase substrates and blocking cell cycle progression. Functions in the nuclear localization and assembly of cyclin D- CDK4 complex and promotes its kinase activity towards RB1. At higher stoichiometric ratios, inhibits the kinase activity of the cyclin D-CDK4 complex.

Boster Bio Anti-p21 WAF1 CDKN1A Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # M00145). Tested in ELISA, IF, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human.

Expressed in all adult tissues, with 5-fold lower levels observed in the brain.