Uses
Monoclonal Anti-PIAS-x antibody produced in mouse may be used in:
- enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
- immunocytochemistry
- immunoblotting
General Description
Monoclonal Anti-PIAS-x (mouse IgG1isotype) is derived from the PIASX-116 hybridoma produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells (NS1 cells) and splenocytes from BALB/c mice. Protein inhibitor of activated STAT 2 (PIAS2/PIAS-x), a small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) E3 ligase contains a zinc binding motif and a highly acidic region. This gene is located on human chromosome 18q21.1.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Protein inhibitor of activated STAT2 (PIAS2) plays a key role in SUMO modification (SUMOylation) of several host and viral proteins. PIAS-x acts as a transcriptional co-repressor of STAT4. It may participate in controlling the chromatin structure. Upregulation or suppression of this gene can control the stability of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) core, NS3 and NS5A proteins. Hence PIAS-x is considered as the restriction factor for HCV replication.
