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Applications:

WB, IP

REACTIVITY:

M

SENSITIVITY:

Endogenous

MW (kDa):

280

Source/Isotype:

Mouse IgG1 kappa

UniProt ID:

#O75417

Entrez-Gene Id:

10721

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000
Immunoprecipitation 1:100

Storage

Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/mL BSA, 50% glycerol, and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

Specificity / Sensitivity

DNA Polymerase θ (POLQ) (153-5-1) Mouse mAb recognizes endogenous levels of total POLQ protein. By western blot, this antibody detects a band of unknown origin at approximately 260 kDa.

Species Reactivity:

Mouse

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with recombinant protein specific to the carboxy terminus of human POLQ protein.

Background

Mammalian cells undergo DNA damage in response to various intrinsic and extrinsic forces, and signaling pathways are in place to sense and repair damaged DNA to avoid genome instability and mutation. Repair of toxic DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) can occur through several pathways, and pathway choice may depend on the cell cycle phase and the nature of the DSB (1). The two main pathways for DSB repair are classical non-homologous end joining (C-NHEJ) and homologous recombination (HR). In addition, three error-prone pathways, single-strand annealing (SSA), microhomology-mediated end-joining (MMEJ), and polymerase theta-mediated end-joining (TMEJ) have been described (2).

Exploiting DNA repair deficiencies in human cancer by targeting intact DNA repair pathways is a promising approach to cancer therapy. This approach has been successful with the use of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in HR-deficient cancer (3).DNA polymerase θ, encoded by the POLQ gene, is a 290 kDa protein with an N-terminal helicase-like domain and a C-terminal DNA polymerase domain (4). ZEB1, an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) transcription factor, has been shown to regulate TMEJ by suppressing POLQ expression (5). DNA polymerase θ is essential in TMEJ and is, therefore, an important target for drug development in HR-deficient cancers (6,7). Several inhibitors of DNA polymerase θ are under investigation in pre-clinical and clinical trials (8,9).

  1. Li, L.Y. et al. (2020) Front Pharmacol 11, 629266.
  2. Hanscom, T. and McVey, M. (2020) Cells 9, 1657. doi: 10.3390/cells9071657.
  3. Mehta, P. and Bothra, S.J. (2021) Adv Genet 108, 35-80.
  4. Yousefzadeh, M.J. and Wood, R.D. (2013) DNA Repair (Amst) 12, 1-9.
  5. Prodhomme, M.K. et al. (2021) Cancer Res 81, 1595-1606.
  6. Wyatt, D.W. et al. (2016) Mol Cell 63, 662-673.
  7. Brambati, A. et al. (2020) Curr Opin Genet Dev 60, 119-126.
  8. Ramsden, D.A. et al. (2022) Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 23, 125-140.
  9. Pismataro, M.C. et al. (2023) J Med Chem 66, 6498-6522.

Species Reactivity

Species reactivity is determined by testing in at least one approved application (e.g., western blot).

Western Blot Buffer

IMPORTANT: For western blots, incubate membrane with diluted primary antibody in 5% w/v nonfat dry milk, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.

Applications Key

WB: Western Blotting IP: Immunoprecipitation

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: human M: mouse R: rat Hm: hamster Mk: monkey Vir: virus Mi: mink C: chicken Dm: D. melanogaster X: Xenopus Z: zebrafish B: bovine Dg: dog Pg: pig Sc: S. cerevisiae Ce: C. elegans Hr: horse GP: Guinea Pig Rab: rabbit All: all species expected

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