Merck Anti-Thymine Dimer antibody, Mouse monoclonal

Anti-Thymine Dimer antibody, Mouse monoclonal

clone H3, purified from hybridoma cell culture

UV light induces the formation of thymine dimers that subsequently leads to DNA damage in cells. Monoclonal antibodies that bind to thymine dimers enable the study of cell death and UV-induced DNA damage during photocarcinogenesis . Monoclonal Anti-Thymine Dimer binds to the (5′-6′) cyclobutane type of homothymine or thyminecytosine heterodimers in single-stranded DNA. The antibody has a decreased affinity for the dimer in short oligonucleotides (an oligonucleotide of atleast 10-20 thymine residues is required for the labeling of the probes). The product facilitates the use of a sensitive and non-radioactive technique for the analysis of thymine dimerization.