Description | This product was adsorbed against GST from monospecific antiserum by immunoaffinity chromatography. This antibody reacts with endogenous Nedd1 protein. A BLAST analysis was used to suggest reactivity with Nedd1 from human, chimpanzee, macaque, marmoset, cattle, rat, and mouse based on a 100% homology with the immunizing sequence. Expect partial reactivity with Nedd1 from turkey, chicken, salmon, and Danio based on a 91% homology with the immunizing sequence. Cross-reactivity with Nedd1 from other sources has not been determined. This antibody is designed, produced, and validated as part of a collaboration between Rockland and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and is suitable for Cancer, Immunology and Nuclear Signaling research. Microtubules are polymers of tubulin, which exist as heterodimers of alpha-tubulin and beta-tubulin. NEDD1 (neural precursor expressed, developmentally down-regulated protein1; also called GCP-WD) is a centrosomal protein that in mammals associates with the gamma-tubulin ring complex. Gamma-TuRC is critical for initiation, or nucleation, of the microtubule assembly. In association with this complex, NEDD1 plays an important role in targeting the gamma-TuRC complex to the site of microtubule nucleation and to the mitotic spindle. These events are essential for proper bipolar spindle formation and mitotic progression. Given the casual link between improper spindle function and tumorigenesis, characterization of Nedd1 function will be important to better understand various mechanisms underlying mitotic regulation, chromosome segregation, and cancer development. |