Background: Themis is a 641 amino acid nuclear and cytoplasmic protein that exists as three alternatively spliced isoforms. Themis belongs to the themis family and interacts with PLC γ1, Emt and GRB2. Acting through T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) signaling and through the regulation of calcium influx and phosphorylation of ERK 1, Themis plays a central role in late thymocyte development by controlling both positive and negative T-cell selection. Themis is phosphorylated on Tyr residues quickly after TCR stimulation. The gene that encodes Themis maps to human chromosome 6q22.33. With 170 million base pairs, chromosome 6 comprises nearly 6% of the human genome. Deletion of a portion of the q arm of chromosome 6 is associated with early onset intestinal cancer, suggesting the presence of a cancer susceptibility locus. Additionally, Porphyria cutanea tarda, Parkinson's disease, Stickler syndrome and a susceptibility to bipolar disorder are all associated with genes that map to chromosome 6.
Description: Rabbit polyclonal to THEMIS
Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from THEMIS
Specificity: ·Reacts with Human, Mouse and Rat.
·Isotype: IgG
Application: ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 73 kDa;
·Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin/frozen tissue section): 1/50-200;
·Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence: 1/100;
·Immunoprecipitation: 1/50;
·ELISA: 1/500;
·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.