Rabbit anti-Human PSMA2 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P25787

Target Species

Human

Target Name

PSMA2

Target Full Name

Proteasome subunit alpha type-2

Target Function

Component of the 20S core proteasome complex involved in the proteolytic degradation of most intracellular proteins. This complex plays numerous essential roles within the cell by associating with different regulatory particles. Associated with two 19S regulatory particles, forms the 26S proteasome and thus participates in the ATP-dependent degradation of ubiquitinated proteins. The 26S proteasome plays a key role in the maintenance of protein homeostasis by removing misfolded or damaged proteins that could impair cellular functions, and by removing proteins whose functions are no longer required. Associated with the PA200 or PA28, the 20S proteasome mediates ubiquitin-independent protein degradation. This type of proteolysis is required in several pathways including spermatogenesis (20S-PA200 complex) or generation of a subset of MHC class I-presented antigenic peptides (20S-PA28 complex).

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm. Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

Peptidase T1A family

Target Synonyms

HC3; Macropain subunit C3; MU; Multicatalytic endopeptidase complex subunit C3; PMSA2; Proteasome (prosome macropain) subunit alpha type 2; Proteasome alpha 2 subunit; Proteasome component C3; Proteasome subunit alpha type 2; Proteasome subunit alpha type-2; Proteasome subunit HC3; PSA2_HUMAN; PSC2; PSC3; PSMA 2; psmA2

Target Background

The proteasome is a multicatalytic proteinase complex with a highly ordered ring-shaped 20S core structure. The core structure is composed of 4 rings of 28 non-identical subunits; 2 rings are composed of 7 alpha subunits and 2 rings are composed of 7 beta subunits. Proteasomes are distributed throughout eukaryotic cells at a high concentration and cleave peptides in an ATP/ubiquitin-dependent process in a non-lysosomal pathway. An essential function of a modified proteasome, the immunoproteasome, is the processing of class I MHC peptides. This gene encodes a member of the peptidase T1A family, that is a 20S core alpha subunit.