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Designing a Western blot for KDM5B? 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 KDM5B Western Blot GuideFacts about Lysine-specific demethylase 5B.
Demethylates trimethylated, dimethylated and monomethylated H3 'Lys-4'. Acts as a transcriptional corepressor for FOXG1B and PAX9.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | KDM5B |
| Uniprot: | Q9UGL1 |
| Entrez: | 10765 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| JARID1 histone demethylase family |

CT31; CT31FLJ10538; EC 1.14.11; EC 1.14.11.-; homolog 1A; Jarid1B; JARID1BFLJ16281; Jumonji, AT rich interactive domain 1B (RBP2-like); jumonji, AT rich interactive domain 1B; KDM5B; Lysine (K)specific Demethylase 5B; Lysine (K)-specific Demethylase 5B; PLU-1; PLU-1FLJ12459; PLU1FLJ23670; PUT1; RBBP2H1; RBBP2H1AFLJ12491; RBP2-H1; Retinoblastoma-binding protein 2 homolog 1
Mass (kDA):
175.658 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1q32.1 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (202724495..202809470, complement) |
Ubiquitously expressed, with highest levels in testis. Down-regulated in melanoma and glioblastoma. Up-regulated in breast cancer (at protein level).
Nucleus.






PMID: 10336460 by Lu P.J., et al. A novel gene (PLU-1) containing highly conserved putative DNA/chromatin binding motifs is specifically up-regulated in breast cancer.
PMID: 10616211 by Vogt T., et al. Deficiency of a novel retinoblastoma binding protein 2-homolog is a consistent feature of sporadic human melanoma skin cancer.