Histone H2BK120ub1 antibody (mAb)

Application Notes

Applications Validated by Active Motif:
WB*: 0.5 - 2 µg/ml dilution

*Note: many chromatin-bound proteins are not soluble in a low salt nuclear extract and fractionate to the pellet. Therefore, we recommend a High Salt / Sonication Protocol when preparing nuclear extracts for Western blot.

Published Applications

The following applications have been published using this antibody. Unless noted above, Active Motif may not have validated the antibody for use in these applications:

ChIP
WB

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Immunogen

This Histone H2B ubiquityl Lys120 antibody was raised against a branched peptide corresponding the the ubiquitin conjugation site at Lys120 of human Histone H2B.

Buffer

Purified IgG in PBS with 30% glycerol and 0.035% sodium azide. Sodium azide is highly toxic.

View our Guide to Histone Modifications and Biological Function.

References

Background

Histone H2B is one of the core components of the nucleosome. The nucleosome is the smallest subunit of chromatin and consists of 147 base pairs of DNA wrapped around an octamer of core histone proteins (two each of Histone H2A, Histone H2B, Histone H3 and Histone H4). Histone H1 is a linker histone, present at the interface between the nucleosome core and DNA entry/exit points; it is responsible for establishing higher-order chromatin structure. Chromatin is subject to a variety of chemical modifications, including post-translational modifications of the histone proteins and the methylation of cytosine residues in the DNA. Reported histone modifications include acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, ubiquitylation, glycosylation, ADP-ribosylation, carbonylation and SUMOylation; they play a major role in regulating gene expression.

Histone H2B is ubiquitylated at lysine 120 in vertebrates. H2B ubiquityl Lys120 is found preferentially associated with the transcribed regions of highly expressed genes. It is possible that H2B ubiquitylation is associated with transcriptional elongation.

Positive Control

Active Motif's HeLa nuclear extract (Catalog No. 36010) can be used as a positive control for Histone H2B ubiquityl Lys120 antibody.

Chromatin IP Assays

This antibody has been validated for use in ChIP and/or ChIP-Seq, and can be used with Active Motif's ChIP-IT^® High Sensitivity Kit or our magnetic bead-based ChIP-IT^® Express Kits. For an overview of all of our ChIP products, please visit our Chromatin IP Page to learn about ChIP products designed for use with Histone H2BK120ub1 antibody (mAb).

Storage

Some products may be shipped at room temperature. This will not affect their stability or performance. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles by aliquoting items into single-use fractions for storage at -20°C for up to 2 years. Keep all reagents on ice when not in storage.

Guarantee

This product is guaranteed for 12 months from date of receipt.

This product is for research use only and is not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Application Key

• ChIP = Chromatin Immunoprecipitation;
• ChIP = ChIP Sequencing;
• CUT&RUN = Cleavage Under Targets and Release Using Nuclease;
• CUT&Tag = Cleavage Under Targets and Tagmentation;
• DB = Dot Blot;
• ELISA = Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay;
• EMSA = Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
• FC = Flow Cytometry;
• ICC = Immunocytochemistry;
• IF = Immunofluorescence;
• IHC = Immunohistochemistry;
• IP = Immunoprecipitation;
• MeDIP = Methyl-DNA Immunoprecipitation;
• NEU = Neutralizing;
• WB = Western Blotting