Thermo Fisher Scientific Ku80 Polyclonal Antibody

Applications and Tested Dilution

Product Specifications

Product Specific Information

Heat-mediated antigen retrieval is recommended prior to staining, using a 1 mM EDTA buffer (pH 8.0) for 10 minutes followed by cooling at room temperature for 20 minutes.
After antigen retrieval, incubate samples with primary antibody for 10 minutes at room temperature.
A suggested positive control is placenta tissue.

Target Information

The protein encoded by this gene is the 80-kilodalton subunit of the Ku heterodimer protein, also known as ATP-dependent DNA helicase II or DNA repair protein XRCC5.
Ku is the DNA-binding component of DNA-dependent protein kinase and functions together with the DNA ligase IV–XRCC4 complex in repairing DNA double-strand breaks by non-homologous end joining and completing V(D)J recombination events.
This gene complements the Chinese hamster xrs-6 mutant, which is defective in DNA double-strand break repair and V(D)J recombination.
A rare microsatellite polymorphism in this gene is associated with cancer in patients with varying radiosensitivity.

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