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Designing a Western blot for CDKN1A? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CDKN1A Western Blot GuideFacts about Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1.
Functions at the nuclear localization and assembly of cyclin D-CDK4 complex and boosts its kinase activity towards RB1. At higher stoichiometric ratios, inhibits the kinase activity of the cyclin D-CDK4 complex.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CDKN1A |
| Uniprot: | P38936 |
| Entrez: | 1026 |

| Belongs to: |
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| CDI family |

CAP20cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1; CDK-interacting protein 1; CDKN1A; CDKN1melanoma differentiation associated protein 6; CIP1; CIP1WAF1CDK-interaction protein 1; cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (p21, Cip1); MDA6; MDA-6; Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 6; p21; p21CIP1; p21Cip1/Waf1; PIC1; SDI1DNA synthesis inhibitor; wild-type p53-activated fragment 1
Mass (kDA):
18.119 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 6p21.2 |
| Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (36676463..36687332) |
Expressed in all adult tissues, with 5-fold lower levels observed in the brain.
Cytoplasm. Nucleus.






PMID: 8242751 by Harper J.W., et al. The p21 Cdk-interacting protein Cip1 is a potent inhibitor of G1 cyclin-dependent kinases.
PMID: 8242752 by El-Deiry W.S., et al. WAF1, a potential mediator of p53 tumor suppression.
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