Ataxin-2 Polyclonal Antibody

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ATXN2 belongs to a group of genes that is associated with microsatellite-expansion diseases, a class of neurological and neuromuscular disorders caused by expansion of short stretches of repetitive DNA. The protein (ataxin 2) encoded by ATXN2 has two globular domains near the N-terminus, one of which contains a clathrin-mediated trans-Golgi signal and an endoplasmic reticulum exit signal. The protein is primarily localized to the Golgi apparatus, with deletion of the Golgi and endoplasmic reticulum signals resulting in abnormal subcellular localization. In addition, the N-terminal region contains a polyglutamine tract of 14-31 residues that can be expanded in the pathogenic state to 32-200 residues. Intermediate length expansions of this tract increase susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, while long expansions of this tract result in spinocerebellar ataxia-2, an autosomal-dominantly inherited, neurodegenerative disorder. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Synthesized peptide derived from the Internal region of human Ataxin-2 at AA range: 700-780

The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen

Ataxin-2 Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of Ataxin-2 protein.