Rabbit anti-Human Bmi1 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P35226

Target Species

Human

Target Name

BMI1

Target Full Name

Polycomb complex protein BMI-1

Target 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. The complex composed of RNF2, UB2D3 and BMI1 binds nucleosomes, and has activity only with nucleosomal histone H2A. In the PRC1-like complex, regulates the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity of RNF2/RING2.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus. Cytoplasm.

Target Research Area

Transcription

Target Synonyms

B lymphoma Mo MLV insertion region (mouse); B lymphoma Mo MLV insertion region 1 homolog; Bmi 1; BMI1; BMI1 polycomb ring finger oncogene; BMI1_HUMAN; Flvi 2/bmi 1; FLVI2/BMI1; MGC12685; Murine leukemia viral (bmi 1) oncogene homolog; Oncogene BMI 1; PCGF 4; PCGF4; Polycomb complex protein BMI 1; Polycomb complex protein BMI-1; Polycomb group protein Bmi1; Polycomb group ring finger 4; Polycomb group RING finger protein 4; RING finger protein 51; RNF 51; RNF51

Target Background

This gene encodes a ring finger protein that is major component of the polycomb group complex 1 (PRC1). This complex functions through chromatin remodeling as an essential epigenetic repressor of multiple regulatory genes involved in embryonic development and self-renewal in somatic stem cells. This protein also plays a central role in DNA damage repair. This gene is an oncogene and aberrant expression is associated with numerous cancers and is associated with resistance to certain chemotherapies. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome X. Read-through transcription also exists between this gene and the upstream COMM domain containing 3 (COMMD3) gene.