Human MITF Alexa Fluor® 405-conjugated Antibody

Applications

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application. General Protocols are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Preparation and Storage

Background: MITF

MITF (Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor) is a member of the MiT/TFE family of molecules. Although it has a predicted MW of 58 kDa, it runs anomalously in SDS-PAGE at 57‑66 kDa. MITF-A1 is found in melanocytes and RPEs where it regulates melanin synthesis via tyrosinase and TRP-1 gene expression. Human MITF-A1 is 526 amino acids (aa) in length. It contains a bHLH DNA binding region (aa 309‑369) and a Leu-zipper domain (aa 374‑395). There are three phosphorylation sites at Ser54/405/414, and two SUMOylation sites at Arg289/423. MITF-A1 acts as either a homodimer, or heterodimer with TFE3, TFEB or TFEC. Multiple splice variants exist, with each variant expressing one of two isoforms that are defined by the presence (#1), or absence (#2), of aa 294‑299. One variant has a deletion of aa 139‑194, a second has an 11 aa substitution for aa 1‑118, and three others show variable substitutions over aa 1‑35. Over aa 119‑289, human MITF-A1 shares 96% aa identity with mouse MITF-A1.

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Related Research Areas

• Basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) Transcription Factors
• Basic Leucine Zipper (bZIP) Transcription Factors
• Cancer Biomarkers
• Cancer Stem Cell Transcription Factors
• Epithelial Stem Cell Transcription Factors
• Transcription Factors in the Akt Pathway