Invitrogen™ IRF2 Recombinant Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (B-80 H53L46)

Description

This antibody is predicted to react with bovine based on sequence homology. Intact IgG appears on a non-reducing gel as ~150 kDa band and upon reduction generating a ~25 kDa light chain band and a ~50 kDa heavy chain. Recombinant rabbit monoclonal antibodies are produced using in vitro expression systems. The expression systems are developed by cloning in the specific antibody DNA sequences from immunoreactive rabbits. Then, individual clones are screened to select the best candidates for production. The advantages of using recombinant rabbit monoclonal antibodies include: better specificity and sensitivity, lot-to-lot consistency, animal origin-free formulations, and broader immunoreactivity to diverse targets due to larger rabbit immune repertoire.

IRF2 belongs to the interferon regulatory factor family. IRF2 regulates the transcription regulation important to cell proliferation as well as immune responses by binding to the upstream regulatory region of type I IFN and IFNinducible MHC class I genes (the interferon consensus sequence (ICS)) and repression of those genes. However, IRF2 also functions as a transcriptional activator of histone H4 by interactions with NF-kappa B.