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SAB4200087

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Anti-Dicer antibody produced in rabbit

~1.0 mg/mL, affinity isolated antibody

Synonym(s):

Anti-Dicer1, Anti-Endoribonuclease Dicer, Anti-HERNA, Anti-Helicase with RNase motif

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

antigen ~218 kDa

concentration

~1.0 mg/mL

technique(s)

immunoprecipitation (IP): 2.5-5 μg using HeLa cell lysates
indirect immunofluorescence: 2-5 μg/mL using paraformaldehyde fixed HeLa cells
western blot: 3-6 μg/mL using HeLa cell lysates

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... DICER1(23405)
mouse ... Dicer1(192119)

General description

Dicer, also known as Dicer1, endoribonuclease Dicer, Helicase with RNase motif is a member of the RNase III family. It contains a N-terminal DEXH-box RNA helicase/ ATPase domain, followed by a domain of unknown function (DUF283), a Piwi/Argonaut/Zwill (PAZ ) domain, which anchors the 3′-end of RNA substrates.
Dicer1 is encoded by the gene mapped to human chromosome 14q32.13.

Specificity

Anti-Dicer recognizes human Dicer.

Application

Anti-Dicer antibody produced in rabbit has been used in:
  • immunoblotting
  • immunoprecipitation
  • immunofluorescent staining

Biochem/physiol Actions

Dicer catalyzes the first step in the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway and initiates formation of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). Dicer processes the dsRNA into small fragments called short interfering RNA (siRNA) or microRNA (miRNA) of typically 21-25 nucleotides long with a two-base overhang on the 3′. It helps to load these fragments into the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), which guides the sequence-specific silencing of mRNAs that contain complementary sequences by either enzymatically cleaving the mRNA or repressing its translation.
Mutation in the Dicer gene causes malignancies.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phos­phate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide.

Storage and Stability

Store at –20 °C. For continuous use, store at 2–8 °C for up to one month. For extended storage, freeze in working aliquots at –20 °C. Repeated freezing and thawing, or storage in “frost-free” freezers, is not recommended. If slight turbidity occurs upon prolonged storage, clarify the solution by centrifugation before use. Working dilutions should be discarded if not used within 12 hours.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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RNAi pathway participates in chromosome segregation in mammalian cells
Huang C, et al.
Cell discovery, 1, 15029-15029 (2015)
DICER regulates the expression of major satellite repeat transcripts and meiotic chromoso
Yadav RP, et al.
Nucleic Acids Research, 48(13), 7135-7153 (2020)
Molecular mechanisms of Dicer: endonuclease and enzymatic activity
Song MS and Rossi JJ
The Biochemical Journal, 474(10), 1603-1618 (2017)
Evolutionarily conserved roles of the dicer helicase domain in regulating RNA interference processing
Kidwell MA, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(41), 28352-28362 (2014)
Dicer cleaves 5?-extended microRNA precursors originating from RNA polymerase II transcription start sites
Sheng P, et al.
Nucleic Acids Research, 46(11), 5737-5752 (2018)

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