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Designing a Western blot for PAF1? 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 PAF1 Western Blot GuideFacts about RNA polymerase II-associated factor 1 homolog.
PAF1C is required for transcription of Hox and Wnt target genes. PAF1C is involved in hematopoiesis and stimulates transcriptional activity of KMT2A/MLL1; it promotes leukemogenesis through association with KMT2A/MLL1-rearranged oncoproteins, such as KMT2A/MLL1-MLLT3/AF9 and KMT2A/MLL1-MLLT1/ENL.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PAF1 |
| Uniprot: | Q8N7H5 |
| Entrez: | 54623 |

| Belongs to: |
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| PAF1 family |

F23149_1; FLJ11123; Paf1, RNA polymerase II associated factor, homolog (S. cerevisiae); Pancreatic differentiation protein 2; PD2hPAF1; RNA polymerase II-associated factor 1 homolog
Mass (kDA):
59.976 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 19q13.2 |
| Sequence: | 19; NC_000019.10 (39385629..39391106, complement) |
Nucleus. Punctuate distribution throughout the nucleus except in nucleoli and the perinuclear chromatin.






PMID: 16491129 by Moniaux N., et al. The human homologue of the RNA polymerase II-associated factor 1 (hPaf1), localized on the 19q13 amplicon, is associated with tumorigenesis.
PMID: 16024656 by Zhu B., et al. The human PAF complex coordinates transcription with events downstream of RNA synthesis.