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EPC2 Antibody / Enhancer of polycomb homolog 2 Antibody targets a protein with important roles in cellular biology. Enhancer of polycomb homolog 2 (EPC2) is a chromatin-associated protein that contributes to the organization of transcriptional regulatory complexes. Rather than acting as a DNA-binding transcription factor, EPC2 functions through protein interactions that influence histone acetylation and the accessibility of genomic regions to transcriptional machinery. It is a component of the NuA4/TIP60 histone acetyltransferase complex, which modifies histones and other nuclear proteins in processes requiring coordinated chromatin remodeling.
The NuA4/TIP60 complex is involved in transcriptional control, DNA damage responses and maintenance of genome stability. Acetylation of histone tails can alter nucleosome interactions and facilitate the recruitment of proteins that recognize particular chromatin states. EPC2 helps support the assembly or activity of this multiprotein machinery, although the consequences of disrupting individual subunits are not necessarily identical. The protein is related to EPC1, another enhancer of polycomb family member, and the two share structural features associated with complex formation.
Chromatin regulators often have context-dependent effects because their activity depends on the genes being regulated and the other factors present at a locus. EPC2 has therefore been considered in studies of transcriptional programs, cellular differentiation and changes in chromatin structure accompanying disease. Its role is best understood as part of an interacting protein network rather than as a solitary on-off switch for gene expression.
NSJ Bioreagents offers this EPC2 Antibody to support research into how EPC2-containing acetyltransferase complexes coordinate chromatin modification with transcription and genome maintenance. Defining the molecular contributions of EPC2 may help distinguish the functions of related chromatin complexes and clarify how their subunit composition shapes nuclear regulation.
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The optimal working dilution of the EPC2 Antibody / Enhancer of polycomb homolog 2 Antibody should be determined empirically by the investigator.
The EPC2 Antibody was generated using e. coli-derived human EPC2 recombinant protein (amino acids P299-N795).
Following reconstitution, the EPC2 Antibody can be kept at 4oC for one month. Aliquot for extended storage at -20oC for up to six months, avoiding repeated freezing and thawing.
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