Claspin (CLSPN) Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

The product of this gene is an essential upstream regulator of checkpoint kinase 1 and triggers a checkpoint arrest of the cell cycle in response to replicative stress or DNA damage. The protein is also required for efficient DNA replication during a normal S phase. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]

claspin: required for checkpoint mediated cell cycle arrest in response to inhibition of DNA replication or to DNA damage induced by both ionizing and UV irradiation. Adapter protein which binds to BRCA1 and the checkpoint kinase CHEK1 and facilitates the ATR-dependent phosphorylation of both proteins. Can also bind specifically to branched DNA structures and may associate with S-phase chromatin following formation of the pre-replication complex (pre-RC). This may indicate a role for this protein as a sensor which monitors the integrity of DNA replication forks. Interacts with CHEK1 when phosphorylated. Interacts with ATR and RAD9A and these interactions are slightly reduced during checkpoint activation. Interacts with BRCA1 and this interaction increases during checkpoint activation.

Protein type: Cell cycle regulation; Actin-binding

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 1p34.2

Cellular Component: nucleoplasm

Molecular Function: protein binding; DNA binding

Biological Process: peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; apoptosis; DNA damage checkpoint; activation of protein kinase activity; mitotic cell cycle DNA replication checkpoint; DNA repair; G2/M transition DNA damage checkpoint; DNA replication; cell structure disassembly during apoptosis