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Designing a Western blot for DNA ligase 3? 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 LIG3 Western Blot GuideFacts about DNA ligase 3.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | LIG3 |
| Uniprot: | P49916 |
| Entrez: | 3980 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| ATP-dependent DNA ligase family |

DNA ligase 3; DNA ligase III; EC 6.5.1.1; LIG2; ligase II, DNA, ATP-dependent; ligase III, DNA, ATP-dependent; Polydeoxyribonucleotide synthase [ATP] 3
Mass (kDA):
112.907 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 17q12 |
| Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (34980498..35009743) |
Testis, thymus, prostate and heart.
[Isoform 1]: Mitochondrion. Contains an N-terminal mitochondrial transit peptide.; [Isoform 2]: Mitochondrion. Contains an N-terminal mitochondrial transit peptide.; [Isoform 3]: Nucleus. Lacks the N-terminal mitochondrial transit peptide.; [Isoform 4]: Nucleus. Lacks the N-terminal mitochondrial transit peptide.






PMID: 7760816 by Wei Y.-F., et al. Molecular cloning and expression of human cDNAs encoding a novel DNA ligase IV and DNA ligase III, an enzyme active in DNA repair and recombination.
PMID: 7565692 by Chen J., et al. Mammalian DNA ligase III: molecular cloning, chromosomal localization, and expression in spermatocytes undergoing meiotic recombination.