Rabbit anti- DNMT1 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P26358

Target Species

Human

Target Name

DNMT1

Target Full Name

DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1

Target Function

Methylates CpG residues. Preferentially methylates hemimethylated DNA. Associates with DNA replication sites in S phase maintaining the methylation pattern in the newly synthesized strand, that is essential for epigenetic inheritance. Associates with chromatin during G2 and M phases to maintain DNA methylation independently of replication. It is responsible for maintaining methylation patterns established in development. DNA methylation is coordinated with methylation of histones. Mediates transcriptional repression by direct binding to HDAC2. In association with DNMT3B and via the recruitment of CTCFL/BORIS, involved in activation of BAG1 gene expression by modulating dimethylation of promoter histone H3 at H3K4 and H3K9. Probably forms a corepressor complex required for activated KRAS-mediated promoter hypermethylation and transcriptional silencing of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) or other tumor-related genes in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. Also required to maintain a transcriptionally repressive state of genes in undifferentiated embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Associates at promoter regions of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) leading to their gene silencing. Promotes tumor growth.

Target Involvement

Neuropathy, hereditary sensory, 1E (HSN1E); Cerebellar ataxia, deafness, and narcolepsy, autosomal dominant (ADCADN)

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

Class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily, C5-methyltransferase family

Target Tissue Specificity

Ubiquitous; highly expressed in fetal tissues, heart, kidney, placenta, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and expressed at lower levels in spleen, lung, brain, small intestine, colon, liver, and skeletal muscle. Isoform 2 is less expressed than isoform

Target Synonyms

ADCADN; AIM; CXXC finger protein 9; CXXC-type zinc finger protein 9; CXXC9; DNA (cytosine 5 ) methyltransferase 1; DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1; DNA methyltransferase 1; DNA methyltransferase HsaI; DNA methyltransferase M.HsaI.; DNA MTase; DNA MTase HsaI; DNMT 1; DNMT; Dnmt1; DNMT1_HUMAN; Dnmt1o; FLJ16293; HSN1E; M.HsaI; MCMT; Met1; MGC104992; mMmul; MommeD2

Target Background

This gene encodes an enzyme that transfers methyl groups to cytosine nucleotides of genomic DNA. This protein is the major enzyme responsible for maintaining methylation patterns following DNA replication and shows a preference for hemi-methylated DNA. Methylation of DNA is an important component of mammalian epigenetic gene regulation. Aberrant methylation patterns are found in human tumors and associated with developmental abnormalities. Variation in this gene has been associated with cerebellar ataxia, deafness, and narcolepsy, and neuropathy, hereditary sensory, type IE. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.