Monoclonal anti-mafa

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Biochem/physiol Actions

MAF bZIP transcription factor A (MAFA) modulates genes which are involved in pancreatic β-cell function and the protein itself is critical for the functioning of β-cells. It functions as a regulator to enhance the expression of genes which have a role in glucose-induced insulin secretion.

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General description

MAFA is a transcription factor that binds RIPE3b, a conserved enhancer element that regulates pancreatic beta cell-specific expression of the insulin gene (INS; MIM 176730) (Olbrot et al., 2002 [PubMed 12011435]).[supplied by OMIM

Immunogen

MAFA (NP_963883, 222 a.a. ~ 308 a.a) partial recombinant protein with GST tag. MW of the GST tag alone is 26 KDa.SequenceLEERFSDDQLVSMSVRELNRQLRGFSKEEVIRLKQKRRTLKNRGYAQSCRFKRVQQRHILESEKCQLQSQVEQLKLEVGRLAKERDL

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Physical form

Solution in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4