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Rabbit Anti-CTU2/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
CTU2 is a 515 amino acid cytoplasmic protein that plays a role in the 2-thiolation of mcm(5)S(2)U at wobble positions of tRNA. CTU2 forms a complex with CTU1 and Urm1, and may also form a separate heterodimer with CTU1 to ligate sulfur from thiocarboxylated Urm1 onto tRNA. Existing as three alternatively spliced isoforms, the gene encoding CTU2 maps to human chromosome 16q24.3. Chromosome 16 encodes over 900 genes and comprises nearly 3% of the human genome. The GAN gene is located on chromosome 16 and, with mutation, may lead to giant axonal neuropathy, a nervous system disorder characterized by increasing malfunction with growth. The rare disorder Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome is also associated with chromosome 16, as is Crohn's disease, which is a gastrointestinal inflammatory condition.
Function:
Plays a central role in 2-thiolation of mcm(5)S(2)U at tRNA wobble positions of tRNA(Lys), tRNA(Glu) and tRNA(Gln). May act by forming a heterodimer with CTU1/ATPBD3 that ligates sulfur from thiocarboxylated URM1 onto the uridine of tRNAs at wobble position.
Subcellular Location:
Cytoplasm.
Similarity:
Belongs to the CTU2/NCS2 family.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 34836 Human
SwissProt: Q2VPK5 Human
Unigene: 592074 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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