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Anti-ME2 antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution

Synonym(s):

Malic enzyme 2, nad(+)-dependent, mitochondrial

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

product line

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

species reactivity

human

enhanced validation

orthogonal RNAseq
independent
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technique(s)

immunoblotting: 0.04-0.4 μg/mL
immunohistochemistry: 1:20-1:50

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... ME2(4200)

Immunogen

NAD-dependent malic enzyme, mitochondrial precursor recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

Sequence
KVISKPISEHKILFLGAGEAALGIANLIVMSMVENGLSEQEAQKKIWMFDKYGLLVKGRKAKIDSYQEPFTHSAPESIPDTFEDAVNILKPSTIIGVAGAGRLFTPDVIRAMASINERPVIFALSNPTA

Application

All Prestige Antibodies Powered by Atlas Antibodies are developed and validated by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project and as a result, are supported by the most extensive characterization in the industry.

The Human Protein Atlas project can be subdivided into three efforts: Human Tissue Atlas, Cancer Atlas, and Human Cell Atlas. The antibodies that have been generated in support of the Tissue and Cancer Atlas projects have been tested by immunohistochemistry against hundreds of normal and disease tissues and through the recent efforts of the Human Cell Atlas project, many have been characterized by immunofluorescence to map the human proteome not only at the tissue level but now at the subcellular level. These images and the collection of this vast data set can be viewed on the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) site by clicking on the Image Gallery link. We also provide Prestige Antibodies® protocols and other useful information.

Biochem/physiol Actions

ME2 (malic enzyme 2) is responsible for the conversion of malate to pyruvate. Recessively inherited inactivation of this gene might indirectly result in suppressed synthesis of the neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), as this enzyme is the source of pyruvate for GABA. It is also thought to catalyze the ultimate conversion of malate to citrate. In post-mortem brains of patients with psychotic or manic disorders, such as schizophreni and bipolar disorders, the expression of this protein is 5.6-times lower in anterior cingulate tissue. It plays an essential role in tumorigenesis, and its inactivation leads to suppressed tumor cell proliferation and enhanced apoptosis.

Features and Benefits

Prestige Antibodies® are highly characterized and extensively validated antibodies with the added benefit of all available characterization data for each target being accessible via the Human Protein Atlas portal linked just below the product name at the top of this page. The uniqueness and low cross-reactivity of the Prestige Antibodies® to other proteins are due to a thorough selection of antigen regions, affinity purification, and stringent selection. Prestige antigen controls are available for every corresponding Prestige Antibody and can be found in the linkage section.

Every Prestige Antibody is tested in the following ways:
  • IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
  • Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

Linkage

Corresponding Antigen APREST70463

Physical form

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

Legal Information

Prestige Antibodies is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Kirsten P Lenzen et al.
Epilepsia, 46(10), 1637-1641 (2005-09-30)
Linkage disequilibrium mapping revealed allelic and haplotypic associations between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the gene encoding the malic enzyme 2 (ME2) and adolescent-onset idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE). Homozygote carriers of the associated ME2 haplotype had a sixfold higher risk of
Jian-Guo Ren et al.
PloS one, 5(9), doi:10-doi:10 (2010-09-09)
Malic enzyme 2 (ME2) is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of malate to pyruvate and CO2 and uses NAD as a cofactor. Higher expression of this enzyme correlates with the degree of cell de-differentiation. We found that ME2
Noaman M Hasan et al.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.), 29(3), 396-410 (2015-01-17)
Pancreatic β-cells with severely knocked down cytosolic malic enzyme (ME1) and mitochondrial NAD(P) malic enzyme (ME2) show normal insulin secretion. The mitochondrial NADP malic enzyme (ME3) is very low in pancreatic β-cells, and ME3 was previously thought unimportant for insulin

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