Application

Anti-TAT antibody produced in chicken is suitable for western blotting at a working dilution of 1:500 and for cell staining at a working dilution of 1:200.

Biochem/physiol Actions

TAT (Transactivating regulatory protein) is a trans-activator of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) gene expression and is important for virus replication. It binds to the bulge loop RNA element called TAR, but can also associate with cellular transcription factors. Cyclin T binds with TAT and thereby enhances the affinity of TAT-TAR RNA interaction. Protein arginine methyltransferase-6 (PRMT6) is responsible for methylation of TAT and negatively affects the association between TAT and cyclin T. TAT is involved in the activation of nuclear factor κB (NFκB), a master regulator of pro-inflammatory genes. TAT binds with α5β1 and αvβ3 integrins, and causes vascular cell migration and invasion. At the neural plasma membrane, TAT induces formation of a complex involving the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP), postsynaptic density protein-95 (PSD-95), N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptors and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). This complex is responsible for apoptosis in neurons and astrocytes, causing neurologic dysfunction in AIDS patients.

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Immunogen

Immunogen Sequence: GI # 9629358, sequence 1-86

Recombinant tat (human immunodeficiency virus 1)

Physical form

Solution in phosphate buffered saline containing 0.02% sodium azide.