Rabbit anti-Human MLLT3/AF9 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P42568

Target Species

Human

Target Name

MLLT3

Target Full Name

Protein AF-9

Target Function

Chromatin reader component of the super elongation complex (SEC), a complex required to increase the catalytic rate of RNA polymerase II transcription by suppressing transient pausing by the polymerase at multiple sites along the DNA. Specifically recognizes and binds acylated histone H3, with a preference for histone H3 that is crotonylated. Crotonylation marks active promoters and enhancers and confers resistance to transcriptional repressors. Recognizes and binds histone H3 crotonylated at 'Lys-9' (H3K9cr), and with slightly lower affinity histone H3 crotonylated at 'Lys-18' (H3K18cr). Also recognizes and binds histone H3 acetylated and butyrylated at 'Lys-9' (H3K9ac and H3K9bu, respectively), but with lower affinity than crotonylated histone H3. In the SEC complex, MLLT3 is required to recruit the complex to crotonylated histones. Recruitment of the SEC complex to crotonylated histones promotes recruitment of DOT1L on active chromatin to deposit histone H3 'Lys-79' methylation (H3K79me). Plays a key role in hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) maintenance by preserving, rather than confering, HSC stemness. Acts by binding to the transcription start site of active genes in HSCs and sustaining level of H3K79me2, probably by recruiting DOT1L.

Target Involvement

A chromosomal aberration involving MLLT3 is associated with acute leukemias. Translocation t(9;11)(p22;q23) with KMT2A/MLL1. The result is a rogue activator protein.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus. Chromosome.

Target Tissue Specificity

Enriched in undifferentiated hematopoietic stem cells in fetal liver, cord blood and bone marrow.

Target Synonyms

MLLT3; AF9; YEATS3; Protein AF-9; ALL1-fused gene from chromosome 9 protein; Myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia translocated to chromosome 3 protein; YEATS domain-containing protein 3

Target Background

Enables chromatin binding activity and lysine-acetylated histone binding activity. Involved in several processes, including hematopoietic stem cell differentiation; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; and regulation of stem cell division. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway and positive regulation of Wnt signaling pathway, planar cell polarity pathway. Located in cytosol and nucleoplasm. Part of transcription elongation factor complex.