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Rabbit Anti-Thioredoxin 2/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
Thioredoxins (Trx) are small, multi-functional proteins with oxidoreductase activity and are ubiquitous in essentially all living cells. Trx contains a redox-active disulfide/dithiol group within the conserved Cys-Gly-Pro-Cys active site. The two cysteine residues in the conserved active centers can be oxidized to form intramolecular disulfide bonds. Reduction of the active site disulfide in oxidized Trx is catalyzed by Trx reductase with NADPH as the electron donor. The reduced Trx is a hydrogen donor for ribonucleotide reductase, the essential enzyme for DNA synthesis, and a potent general protein disulfide reductase with numerous functions in growth and redox regulations. Specific protein disulfide targets for reduction by Trx include protein disulfide isomerase(PDI) and a number of transcription factors such as p53, NF-kB and AP-1. Trx is also capable of removing H2O2, particularly when it is coupled with either methionine sulfoxide reductase or several isoforms of peroxiredoxins.
Function:
Has an anti-apoptotic function and plays an important role in the regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential. Could be involved in the resistance to anti-tumor agents. Possesses a dithiol-reducing activity.
Subunit:
Monomer.
Subcellular Location:
Mitochondrion.
Tissue Specificity:
Widely expressed in adult (at protein level) and fetal tissues.
Similarity:
Belongs to the thioredoxin family.
Contains 1 thioredoxin domain.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 25828 Human
Entrez Gene: 56551 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 79462 Rat
Omim: 609063 Human
SwissProt: Q99757 Human
SwissProt: P97493 Mouse
SwissProt: P97615 Rat
Unigene: 211929 Human
Unigene: 55043 Rat
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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