Anti-APOBEC3G antibody produced in rabbit

APOBEC3G antibody can be used for detection of APOBEC3G by Western blot at 5 μg/mL. Antibody can also be used for immunohistochemistry starting at 1 μg/mL. Antibody validated: Western Blot in human samples and Immunohistochemistry in human samples. All other applications and species not yet tested.

APOBEC3G Antibody: The Apoliprotein B mRNA-editing, enzyme-catalytic, polypeptide-like (APOBEC) 3 is a multi-isoform member of the cytidine deaminase family of enzymes that act on monomeric nucleoside and nucleotide substrates. Similar to TRIM5α which targets incoming retroviral capsids, APOBEC3 plays a major role in cellular defense against retroviral infection as at least two isoforms, APOBEC3G and to a lesser extent APOBEC3F, can be incorporated HIV-1 virions and induce hypermutation in the newly synthesized viral DNA and thus destabilize the viral genome. This innate mechanism of retroviral resistance is counteracted by the HIV-1 Vif protein by inducing the ubiquitization and degradation of APOBEC3G; a single amino acid substitution (D128K) blocks APOBEC3G depletion without affecting its inhibitory activity.

APOBEC3G antibody was raised against a synthetic peptide corresponding to 15 amino acids near the amino-terminus of human APOBEC3G.The immunogen is located within the first 50 amino acids of APOBEC3G.

Supplied in PBS containing 0.02% sodium azide.