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Rabbit Anti-MESP1/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
MESP1, also known as bHLHc5, is a 268 amino acid protein that contains one basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain, a motif that mediates protein dimerization and can bind to the E-box sequence of DNA. Localized to the nucleus, MESP1 functions as a transcription factor that, via its bHLH domain, participates in the epithelialization and the development of the cardiac and somitic mesoderm. MESP1 is highly expressed during gastrulation and somitogenesis and is necessary for the formation of single heart tubes during cardiac maturation. Early detection of MESP1 may be an indicator of the formation of cardiac precursor cells in developing embryos. Additionally, MESP1 plays a role in the rostrocaudal patterning of the somites, an event that influences select Notch signaling pathways.
Function:
Transcription factor. Plays a role in the epithelialization of somitic mesoderm and in the development of cardiac mesoderm. Defines the rostrocaudal patterning of the somites by participating in distinct Notch pathways.
Subcellular Location:
Nucleus.
Similarity:
Contains 1 basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 55897 Human
Omim: 608689 Human
SwissProt: Q9BRJ9 Human
Unigene: 447531 Human
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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