Applications
                            
                                WB;IHC;IF;ELISA                            
                         
                                                
                                                
                                                
                            Protein name
                            
                                Transcription factor SOX-2                            
                         
                                                
                                                
                            Immunogen
                            
                                Purified recombinant fragment of human SOX-2 expressed in E. Coli.                            
                         
                                                
                            Specificity
                            
                                SOX-2 Monoclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of SOX-2 protein.                            
                         
                                                
                            Constitute
                            
                                Ascitic fluid containing 0.03% sodium azide,0.5% BSA, 50%glycerol.                            
                         
                                                
                                                
                            Dilution rate
                            
                                Western Blot: 1/500 - 1/2000. Immunohistochemistry: 1/200 - 1/1000. Immunofluorescence: 1/200 - 1/1000. ELISA: 1/10000. Not yet tested in other applications.                            
                         
                                                
                            Purification process
                            
                                Affinity purification                            
                         
                                                
                                                
                                                
                            Other name
                            
                                SOX2; Transcription factor SOX-2                            
                         
                                                
                            Background
                            
                                SRY-box 2(SOX2) Homo sapiens    This intronless gene encodes a member of the SRY-related HMG-box (SOX) family of transcription factors involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of cell fate. The product of this gene is required for stem-cell maintenance in the central nervous system, and also regulates gene expression in the stomach. Mutations in this gene have been associated with optic nerve hypoplasia and with syndromic microphthalmia, a severe form of structural eye malformation. This gene lies within an intron of another gene called SOX2 overlapping transcript (SOX2OT). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],                            
                         
                                                
                            Function
                            
                                disease:Defects in SOX2 are the cause of microphthalmia syndromic type 3 (MCOPS3) [MIM:206900]. Microphthalmia is a clinically heterogeneous disorder of eye formation, ranging from small size of a single eye to complete bilateral absence of ocular tissues (anophthalmia). In many cases, microphthalmia/anophthalmia occurs in association with syndromes that include non-ocular abnormalities. MCOPS3 is characterized by the rare association of malformations including uni- or bilateral anophthalmia or microphthalmia, and esophageal atresia with trachoesophageal fistula.,function:Transcription factor that forms a trimeric complex with OCT4 on DNA and controls the expression of a number of genes involved in embryonic development such as YES1, FGF4, UTF1 and ZFP206. Critical for early embryogenesis and for embryonic stem cell pluripotency.,online information:Sox2 entry,PTM:Sumoylation inhibits bin