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Western blot analysis of p73. Lysate from 293 cells was probed with anti-p73 (clone GC-15) at concentrations of 1.0 (lane 1), 0.5, (lane 2), and 0.25 µg/ml (lane 3). p73 is identified at ~70 kDa.
BD Pharmingen™ Purified Mouse Anti-Human p73
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293 human embryonic kidney (ATCC CRL-1573) is recommended as a positive control.
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p53 is a tumor suppressor which acts as an S-phase checkpoint for DNA damage. The gene for p53 is the most commonly mutated gene identified in human cancers. Recently, a new member of the p53 family, p73, was identified. p73 is structurally homologous to p53 in several regions, including the p53 N-terminal transactivation domain and C-terminal oligomerization domains, as well as the region corresponding to the p53 DNA-binding domain. When overexpressed, p73 can promote p53-like functions, including induction of apoptosis and induction of transcription from p53-responsive promoters such as p21. Despite structural and apparent functional homology, data suggests that these proteins may have distinct functions as well. For example, viral oncoproteins such as Adenovirus E1B 55K and HPV E6, which bind to and thus inactivate p53 during the process of transformation, do not bind to p73. In addition, unlike p53, p73 expression is not induced by DNA damage, e.g. UV irradiation. Several p73 splice variants have been identified, including α (full-length), β (missing exon 13), γ (missing exon 11) and δ (missing exons 11, 12 and 13). Two hybrid analysis has shown variable interaction(s) between these isoforms in vitro. Many types of normal, tumor and virally-transformed cell lines express detectable levels of p73; however, the relative expression of p73 isoforms, as well as their functional activity, appears to be differentially regulated in various cell types. p73α and β isoforms migrate at molecular weights of approximately 80 kDa (α) and 70 kDa (β), respectively. The GC-15 antibody reacts with human p73α and β. A fusion protein containing amino acids 380-367 of human p73α was used as immunogen.
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