Rabbit anti-Human IRE1 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

O75460

Target Species

Human

Target Name

ERN1

Target Full Name

Serine/threonine-protein kinase/endoribonuclease IRE1

Target Function

Serine/threonine-protein kinase and endoribonuclease that acts as a key sensor for the endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response (UPR). In unstressed cells, the endoplasmic reticulum luminal domain is maintained in its inactive monomeric state by binding to the endoplasmic reticulum chaperone HSPA5/BiP. Accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum causes release of HSPA5/BiP, allowing the luminal domain to homodimerize, promoting autophosphorylation of the kinase domain and subsequent activation of the endoribonuclease activity. The endoribonuclease activity is specific for XBP1 mRNA and excises 26 nucleotides from XBP1 mRNA. The resulting spliced transcript of XBP1 encodes a transcriptional activator protein that up-regulates expression of UPR target genes. Acts as an upstream signal for ER stress-induced GORASP2-mediated unconventional (ER/Golgi-independent) trafficking of CFTR to cell membrane by modulating the expression and localization of SEC16A.

Target Subcellular Location

Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.

Target Protein Families

Protein kinase superfamily, Ser/Thr protein kinase family

Target Tissue Specificity

Ubiquitously expressed. High levels observed in pancreatic tissue.

Target Synonyms

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to nucleus signalling 1; Endoplasmic reticulum to nucleus signaling 1; Endoplasmic reticulum-to-nucleus signaling 1; Endoribonuclease; ER to nucleus signaling 1; ERN 1; Ern1; ERN1_HUMAN; hIRE 1p; hIRE1p; Inositol requiring 1; Inositol requiring 1, S. cerevisiae, homolog of; Inositol requiring enzyme 1, S. cerevisiae, homolog of; Inositol requiring protein 1; inositol-requiring enzyme 1; Inositol-requiring protein 1; IRE 1; IRE 1a; IRE 1P; Ire1 alpha; Ire1-alpha; IRE1a; Ire1alpha; IRE1P; MGC163277; MGC163279; Protein kinase/endoribonuclease; RGD1559716; Serine/threonine protein kinase/endoribonuclease IRE1

Target Background

This gene encodes the transmembrane protein kinase inositol-requiring enzyme 1. The encoded protein contains two functional catalytic domains, a serine/threonine-protein kinase domain and an endoribonuclease domain. This protein functions as a sensor of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and triggers an intracellular signaling pathway termed the unfolded protein response (UPR). The UPR is an ER stress response that is conserved from yeast to mammals and activates genes involved in degrading misfolded proteins, regulating protein synthesis and activating molecular chaperones. This protein specifically mediates the splicing and activation of the stress response transcription factor X-box binding protein 1.