ProductOverview
Sox2,alsoknownasSRY(sexdeterminingregionY)-box2,isatranscriptionfactoressentialformaintainingself-renewalofundifferentiatedembryonicstem(ES)cells.ChromatinimmunoprecipitationexperimentshaveshownthatSox2andOct4bindtothousandsofgeneregulatorysites,highlightingtheimportanceofthesetranscriptionfactorsinearlyembryonicdevelopment.TheknockdownofSox2geneexpressionbysiRNAinhumanEScellsresultsinlossoftheundifferentiatedstemcellstate.Sox2isoneofthekeytranscriptionfactorsusedtoreprogrammouseandhumanfibroblaststoapluripotentstate.TheSox2Antibody(AffinityPurified)wasscreenedonhumanandmouseEScellsusingimmunocytochemistryandflowcytometryandselectedasthebestantibodyavailableforresearchersneedingtodemonstratepluripotency.
ProductSpecifications
Size
100μl
Concentration
0.5mg/ml
Clone
Polyclonal
Isotype
RabbitIgG
Immunogen
Recombinantproteinfragmentcontainingasequencecorrespondingtoaregionwithinaminoacid45and261ofhumanSox2
Reactivity
Mouse,Human
Preparation
Thisantibodywaspurifiedbyantigenaffinitychromatography.
Formulation
Phosphate-bufferedsolution,pH7.2,1%BSA,and0.1%sodiumazide
StorageandStABIlity
Storeat4˚Cprotectedfromlight.Donotfreeze.Stablefor6monthsfromdateofreceiptwhenstoredasdirected.
QualityControl
Testedbyimmunocytochemistrystainingtoensureproductquality.
RecommendedUsage
Thesuggesteduseofthisantibodyisa1:100dilutionforimmunocytochemistryanda1:5dilutionforflowcytometry.Forapplicationspecificprotocols,pleasereferenceProtocol:ImmunocytochemistryandProtocol:FlowCytometryonlineatwww.Stemgent.com/support/protocols.
SpecificationSheets
- 09-0024SpecificationsSheet
SafetyDataSheets
- 09-0024SafetyDataSheet
Protocols
- Protocol:ImmunoflourescenceStainingofCellsforFlowCytometry
- Protocol:Immunocytochemistry
References
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AdditionalPublications
- PaullD;SevillaA;ZhouH;HahnAK;KimH;NapolitanoC;TsankovA;ShangL;KrumholzK;JagaseesanP;WoodardCM;SunB;VilbouxT;ZimmerM;ForeroE;MoroziewiczDN;MartinezH;MalicdanMCV;WeissKA;VensandLB;DusenberryCR;PolusH;SyKTL;KahlerDJ;GahlWA;SolomonSL;ChangS;MeissnerA;EgganK;NoggleSA."Automated,high-throughputderivation,characterizationanddifferentiationofinducedpluripotentstemcells."NaureMethods12:885(2015)
- HanF;WangW;CHenB;CHenC;LISen;LuX;DuanJ;ZhangY;ZhangYA;GuoW;LiG."Humaninducedpluripotentstemcell-derivedneuronsimprovemotorasymmetryina6-hydroxydopamine-inducedratmodelofParkinson"sdisease."Cytotherapy17:665(2015)