Rabbit anti-Human MAGE-1/MAGE1A Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P43355

Target Species

Human

Target Name

MAGEA1

Target Full Name

Melanoma-associated antigen 1

Target Function

May be involved in transcriptional regulation through interaction with SNW1 and recruiting histone deactelyase HDAC1. May inhibit notch intracellular domain (NICD) transactivation. May play a role in embryonal development and tumor transformation or aspects of tumor progression. Antigen recognized on a melanoma by autologous cytolytic T-lymphocytes.

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm. Nucleus.

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed in many tumors of several types, such as melanoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, lung carcinoma and breast carcinoma, but not in normal tissues except for testes. Never expressed in kidney tumors, leukemias and lymphomas.

Target Research Area

Cancer

Target Synonyms

Antigen MZ2 E; Antigen MZ2-E; Cancer/testis antigen 1.1; cancer/testis antigen family 1, member 1; CT1.1; MAGA1_HUMAN; MAGE 1 antigen; MAGE-1 antigen; MAGE1; MAGE1A; MAGEA1; Melanoma antigen 1; Melanoma antigen family A 1 (directs expression of antigen MZ2 E); Melanoma antigen family A 1; Melanoma antigen MAGE 1; Melanoma associated antigen 1; Melanoma associated antigen MZ2 E; Melanoma-associated antigen 1; MGC9326

Target Background

This gene is a member of the MAGEA gene family. The members of this family encode proteins with 50 to 80% sequence identity to each other. The promoters and first exons of the MAGEA genes show considerable variability, suggesting that the existence of this gene family enables the same function to be expressed under different transcriptional controls. The MAGEA genes are clustered at chromosomal location Xq28. They have been implicated in some hereditary disorders, such as dyskeratosis congenita.