Anti-ALKBH1 Antibody Picoband®

Overview

Anti-ALKBH1 Antibody Picoband® is an antibody for ALKBH1 detection raised in Rabbit (Polyclonal, Rabbit IgG), with reported reactivity: Human. Commonly used in WB, IHC, IF, ICC, Flow Cytometry, ELISA workflows.

Key elements and design rationale

• Target: ALKBH1 (alkB homolog 1, histone H2A dioxygenase); UniProt: Q13686
• Antibody format: Rabbit, Polyclonal, Rabbit IgG
• Molecular weight: 40 kDa, calculated 44 kDa
• Applications: WB, IHC, IF, ICC, Flow Cytometry, ELISA

Vendor description (summary): Boster Bio Anti-ALKBH1 Antibody catalog # A06945-1.

Biological background

Biological context: Dioxygenase that acts as on nucleic acids, such as DNA and tRNA. Requires molecular oxygen, alpha-ketoglutarate and iron. A number of activities have been described for this dioxygenase, but recent results suggest that it mainly acts as on tRNAs and mediates their demethylation or oxidation depending on the context and subcellular compartment. Mainly acts as a tRNA demethylase by removing N1-methyladenine from various tRNAs, with a preference for N1-methyladenine at position 58 (m1A58) present on a stem loop structure of tRNAs. Acts as a regulator of translation initiation and elongation in response to glucose deprivation: regulates both translation initiation, by mediating demethylation of tRNA (Met), and translation elongation, N1-methyladenine-containing tRNAs being preferentially recruited to polysomes to promote translation elongation. In mitochondrion, specifically interacts with mt-tRNA (Met) and mediates oxidation of mt-tRNA (Met) methylated at cytosine (34) to form 5-formylcytosine (f5c) at this position. mt-tRNA (Met) containing the f5c modification at the wobble position enables recognition of the AUA codon in addition to the AUG codon, expanding codon recognition in mitochondrial translation. Specifically demethylates DNA methylated on the 6th position of adenine (N6-methyladenosine) DNA. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) DNA is present at some L1 elements in embryonic stem cells and probably promotes their silencing. Demethylates mRNAs containing N3-methylcytidine modification. Also able to repair alkylated single-stranded DNA by oxidative demethylation, but with low activity. Also has DNA lyase activity and introduces double-stranded breaks at abasic sites: cleaves both single-stranded DNA and double-stranded DNA at abasic sites, with the greatest activity towards double-stranded DNA with two abasic sites. DNA lyase activity does not require alpha-ketboglutarate and iron and leads to the formation of an irreversible covalent protein-DNA adduct with the 5' DNA product. DNA lyase activity is not required during base excision repair and class switch recombination of the immunoglobulin heavy chain during B lymphocyte activation. May play a role in placental trophoblast lineage differentiation.

Expression and localization notes: cellular localization: Mitochondrion. Nucleus., tissue context: Ubiquitous..

Common research applications

• Western blotting (WB): Compare ALKBH1 levels across samples and conditions using appropriate loading and biological controls.
• Immunohistochemistry (IHC): Evaluate spatial distribution of ALKBH1 in tissue sections, considering fixation and antigen retrieval effects.
• Immunofluorescence / ICC: Assess subcellular localization patterns and co-localization with compartment markers in cultured cells.
• Flow cytometry: Quantify ALKBH1-positive populations in single-cell suspensions with appropriate gating and controls.
• ELISA: Use antibody-based detection formats to assess antigen presence or binding in plate-based assays.

Notes for experimental interpretation

• Account for isoforms, post-translational modifications, and sample-specific processing that can shift apparent molecular weight or epitope accessibility.
• Use positive/negative biological controls where possible (e.g., known-expressing cells/tissues, knockdown/knockout models) and include appropriate secondary-only/isotype controls for imaging workflows.

Additional product notes (from provided fields)

• Specificity: No cross reactivity with other proteins.
• Background: Nucleic acid dioxygenase ALKBH1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ALKBH1 gene. It is mapped to 14q24.3. This gene encodes a homolog to the E. coli alkB gene product. The E. coli alkB protein is part of the adaptive response mechanism of DNA alkylation damage repair. It is involved in damage reversal by oxidative demethylation of 1-methyladenine and 3-methylcytosine.
• Cross reactivity: No cross-reactivity with other proteins.
• Cellular localization: Mitochondrion. Nucleus.
• Tissue details: Ubiquitous.
• Research category: Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling,Pol II Transcription,Polymerase Associated Factors,Transcription

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