Rabbit anti-Human AIFM2 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

Q9BRQ8

Target Species

Human

Target Name

AIFM2

Target Full Name

Ferroptosis suppressor protein 1

Target Function

A NAD(P)H-dependent oxidoreductase involved in cellular oxidative stress response. At the plasma membrane, catalyzes reduction of coenzyme Q/ubiquinone-10 to ubiquinol-10, a lipophilic radical-trapping antioxidant that prevents lipid oxidative damage and consequently ferroptosis. Cooperates with GPX4 to suppress phospholipid peroxidation and ferroptosis. This anti-ferroptotic function is independent of cellular glutathione levels. May play a role in mitochondrial stress signaling. Upon oxidative stress, associates with the lipid peroxidation end product 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE) forming a lipid adduct devoid of oxidoreductase activity, which then translocates from mitochondria into the nucleus triggering DNA damage and cell death. Capable of DNA binding in a non-sequence specific way.

Target Subcellular Location

Lipid droplet. Cell membrane; Lipid-anchor. Cytoplasm. Mitochondrion membrane. Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

FAD-dependent oxidoreductase family

Target Tissue Specificity

Detected in most normal tissues as two transcripts of 1.8 and 4.0 kb in length, respectively. Highly expressed in heart, moderately in liver and skeletal muscles, and expressed at low levels in placenta, lung, kidney, and pancreas. Both transcripts expres

Target Synonyms

5430437E11Rik; aifm2; AIFM2_HUMAN; AMID; Apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) homologous mitochondrion associated inducer of death; Apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) like mitochondrion associated inducer of death; Apoptosis inducing factor mitochondrion associated 2; Apoptosis-inducing factor 2; Apoptosis-inducing factor homologous mitochondrion-associated inducer of death; Apoptosis-inducing factor-like mitochondrion-associated inducer of death; Cys51Stop; HGNC11998; p53 responsive gene 3; p53 tumor suppressor; p53-responsive gene 3 protein; PRG3; TRP53; Tumor protein p53

Target Background

This gene encodes a flavoprotein oxidoreductase that binds single stranded DNA and is thought to contribute to apoptosis in the presence of bacterial and viral DNA. The expression of this gene is also found to be induced by tumor suppressor protein p53 in colon cancer cells.