Rabbit anti-Human HIC1 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

Q14526

Target Species

Human

Target Name

HIC1

Target Full Name

Hypermethylated in cancer 1 protein

Target Function

Transcriptional repressor. Recognizes and binds to the consensus sequence '5-[CG]NG[CG]GGGCA[CA]CC-3'. May act as a tumor suppressor. Involved in development of head, face, limbs and ventral body wall. Involved in down-regulation of SIRT1 and thereby is involved in regulation of p53/TP53-dependent apoptotic DNA-damage responses. The specific target gene promoter association seems to be depend on corepressors, such as CTBP1 or CTBP2 and MTA1. In cooperation with MTA1 (indicative for an association with the NuRD complex) represses transcription from CCND1/cyclin-D1 and CDKN1C/p57Kip2 specifically in quiescent cells. Involved in regulation of the Wnt signaling pathway probably by association with TCF7L2 and preventing TCF7L2 and CTNNB1 association with promoters of TCF-responsive genes. Seems to repress transcription from E2F1 and ATOH1 which involves ARID1A, indicative for the participation of a distinct SWI/SNF-type chromatin-remodeling complex. Probably represses transcription of ACKR3, FGFBP1 and EFNA1.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

Krueppel C2H2-type zinc-finger protein family, Hic subfamily

Target Tissue Specificity

Ubiquitously expressed with highest levels found in lung, colon, prostate, thymus, testis and ovary. Expression is absent or decreased in many tumor cells.

Target Synonyms

Hic 1 ; HIC ZBTB transcriptional repressor 1; Hic-1; Hic1; HIC1_HUMAN; Hypermethylated in cancer 1; Hypermethylated in cancer 1 protein; ZBTB29; Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 29; ZNF901

Target Background

This gene functions as a growth regulatory and tumor repressor gene. Hypermethylation or deletion of the region of this gene have been associated with tumors and the contiguous-gene syndrome, Miller-Dieker syndrome. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants.