WT1 Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

WT1: a DNA binding protein and apparent transcriptional regulator. Recognizes and binds to the DNA sequence 5'-CGCCCCCGC-3'. Expressed in the kidney and a subset of hematopoietic cells. Defects in WT1 are the cause of Wilms tumor 1 (WT1), an embryonal malignancy of the kidney that affects approximately 1 in 10'000 infants and young children. It occurs both in sporadic and hereditary forms. Four alternatively spliced isoforms have been described.

Protein type: Transcription factor; DNA-binding; Tumor suppressor; Nucleolus; C2H2-type zinc finger protein

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 11p13

Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; cytoplasm; nucleolus; nuclear speck; nucleus

Molecular Function: protein binding; zinc ion binding; RNA binding; sequence-specific DNA binding; transcription factor activity

Biological Process: tissue development; gonad development; positive regulation of apoptosis; heart development; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; thorax and anterior abdomen determination; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; glomerulus development; germ cell development; negative regulation of cell proliferation; regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; epithelial cell differentiation; ureteric bud development; male genitalia development; kidney development; vasculogenesis; camera-type eye development; transcription, DNA-dependent; adrenal gland development; RNA splicing; male gonad development; glomerular basement membrane development; regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; sex determination; ureteric bud branching; negative regulation of translation; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; negative regulation of cell growth; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; negative regulation of apoptosis

Disease: Wilms Tumor, Aniridia, Genitourinary Anomalies, And Mental Retardation Syndrome; Denys-drash Syndrome; Mesothelioma, Malignant; Nephrotic Syndrome, Type 4; Frasier Syndrome; Aniridia; Wilms Tumor 1; Meacham Syndrome