BMI1 Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

Description: The polycomb group (PcG) of proteins contributes to the maintenance of cell identity, stem cell self-renewal, cell cycle regulation, and oncogenesis by maintaining the silenced state of genes that promote cell lineage specification, cell death, and cell-cycle arrest (1-4). PcG proteins exist in two complexes that cooperate to maintain long-term gene silencing through epigenetic chromatin modifications. The first complex, EED-EZH2, is recruited to genes by DNA-binding transcription factors and methylates histone H3 on Lys27. This histone methyl-transferase activity requires the Ezh2, Eed, and Suz12 subunits of the complex (5). Histone H3 methylation at Lys27 facilitates the recruitment of the second complex, PRC1, which ubiquitinylates histone H2A on Lys119 (6). Bmi1 is a component of the PRC1 complex, which together with Ring1 strongly enhances the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of the Ring2 catalytic subunit (7). Bmi1 plays an important role in the regulation of cell proliferation and senescence through repression of the p16 INK4A and p19 ARF genes and is required for maintenance of adult hematopoietic and neural stem cells (3, 4, 8-10).
Function: Component of a Polycomb group (PcG) multiprotein PRC1-like complex, a complex class required to maintain the transcriptionally repressive state of many genes, including Hox genes, throughout development. PcG PRC1 complex acts via chromatin remodeling and modification of histones; it mediates monoubiquitination of histone H2A 'Lys-119', rendering chromatin heritably changed in its expressibility (PubMed:15386022, PubMed:16359901, PubMed:26151332, PubMed:16714294, PubMed:21772249, PubMed:25355358, PubMed:27827373). The complex composed of RNF2, UB2D3 and BMI1 binds nucleosomes, and has activity only with nucleosomal histone H2A (PubMed:21772249, PubMed:25355358). In the PRC1-like complex, regulates the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity of RNF2/RING2 (PubMed:15386022, PubMed:26151332, PubMed:21772249).
Subunit Structure: Component of a PRC1-like complex (PubMed:12167701, PubMed:15386022, PubMed:19636380, PubMed:21282530, PubMed:26151332, PubMed:21772249, PubMed:25355358). Identified in a PRC1-like HPRC-H complex with CBX2, CBX4, CBX8, PHC1, PHC2, PHC3 RING1 and RNF2 (PubMed:12167701). Interacts with RNF2/RING2 (PubMed:16714294, PubMed:21772249, PubMed:25355358). Interacts with RING1 (By similarity). Part of a complex that contains RNF2, UB2D3 and BMI1, where RNF2 and BMI1 form a tight heterodimer, and UB2D3 interacts only with RNF2 (PubMed:21772249, PubMed:25355358). The complex composed of RNF2, UB2D3 and BMI1 binds nucleosomes, and has activity only with nucleosomal histone H2A (PubMed:21772249, PubMed:25355358). Interacts with CBX7 and CBX8 (PubMed:19636380). Interacts with SPOP (PubMed:15897469). Part of a complex consisting of BMI1, CUL3 and SPOP (PubMed:15897469). Interacts with E4F1 (PubMed:16882984). Interacts with PHC2 (PubMed:9121482, PubMed:9199346, PubMed:27827373).
Post-translational Modifications: Monoubiquitinated (By similarity). May be polyubiquitinated; which does not lead to proteasomal degradation.

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MBS9606685 is an antibody targeting BMI1. Also known as BMI1 Antibody. Reactive in Human, Mouse, Rat. Host: Rabbit.