Invitrogen™ SIAH2 Monoclonal Antibody (24E6H3)

Description

This is specific for human SIAH2 and Drosophila SINA in proliferating cells and stem cells. This does not detect Drosophila SINAH or normal, nondividing cells.

SIAH-2 (seven in absentia homolog 2) is an E3 ligase that catalyzes ubiquitination and proteasome-mediated degradation of protein substrates. SIAH-2 encodes a 324 amino acid protein that shares 77% identity with human SIAH-1 and 68% identity with the Drosophila sina (seven in absentia) gene, on which development of the Drosophila R7 photoreceptor is dependent. SIAH-2 targets TRAF2 (which regulates cell responses to stress and cytokines through the regulation of key stress-signaling cascades) for degradation under stress conditions such as hypoxia. It targets HIF-1 alpha prolyl hydroxylase 3 (PHD3) for degradation upon exposure to hypoxic conditions, which coincides with an increase in SIAH-2 transcription. SIAH-2 can decrease TNF-alpha-dependent induction of JNK activity and transcriptional activation of NFkB. SIAH-2 null mice subjected to hypoxia display an impaired respiratory response and reduced levels of hemoglobin.