Background: STAU1 (staufen, RNA binding protein, homolog 1) is a 577 amino acid protein that contains three double-stranded RNA-binding domains and is a mammalian homolog of Staufen, a Drosophila protein that is involved in mRNA transport during oogenesis and zygotic development. Localized to the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) and expressed in a variety of tissues, including heart, brain, liver, lung, pancreas, kidney and placenta, STAU1 binds to both Tubulin and double-stranded RNA and is thought to play an important role in mRNA transport from the microtubule network to the RER. Additionally, STAU1 may be involved in cross-linking cytoskeletal components with RNA, an event that is important for proper mRNA positioning during translation. Alternative splicing of the STAU1 gene yields two STAU1 isoforms, designated short and long.
Description: Rabbit polyclonal to Staufen
Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from Staufen
Specificity: ·Reacts with Human, Mouse and Rat.
·Isotype: IgG
Application: ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 63 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.