CTCF antibody (pAb)

RRID: AB_2614975
Aliases: MRD21
Catalog No: 61311 Format: 100 µl ¥88,000 Buy
Catalog No: 61312 Format: 10 µl ¥24,000 Buy
Catalog No: 61932 Format: 50 µl ¥52,000 Buy

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Antibody Type:
Polyclonal
Isotype:
IgG
Purification:
Affinity Purified
Host:
Rabbit
Molecular Weight:
120 kDa
Reactivity:
Human

Applications

CUT&RUN Validated CUT&Tag Validated ChIP Validated ChIP-Seq Validated Western Blot Validated Immunofluorescence Validated Immunohistochemistry Validated Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay Validated Immunocytochemistry Validated

Application Notes

Applications Validated by Active Motif:
ChIP: 2 - 8 µl per ChIP
ChIP-Seq: 4 µg per ChIP
ICC/IF: 1:2,000 dilution
WB: 1:500- 1:2,000 dilution
IHC(FFPE): 1:1000 dilution
CUT&Tag* 1 µl per 50 µl reaction
CUT&RUN: 1 µl per 50 µl reaction


*This antibody has been validated for CUT&Tag using Active Motif's CUT&Tag-IT™ Assay Kit, Catalog No. 53160. 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.
For CTCF, we also offer AbFlex® CTCF Recombinant Antibody (rAb). For details, see Catalog No. 91285.

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-qPCR, ChIP-Seq
CUT&RUN
Proximity Ligation Assay (PLA)
ICC/IF
EMSA

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Immunogen

This CTCF antibody was raised against a peptide within the N-terminal region of human CTCF.

Buffer

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

References

CTCF antibody (pAb) - 100 µg (Cat. No. 61311)

 
 
 

 

CTCF antibody (rAb) tested by ChIP-Seq
Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) was performed using the ChIP-IT® High Sensitivity Kit (Cat. No. 53040) with MCF7-SER breast cancer cell line chromatin and 4 µg of CTCF antibody. ChIP DNA was sequenced on the Illumina NextSeq and 15.4 million sequence tags were mapped to identify CTCF binding sites on chromosome 12.

CTCF pAb tested by Western blot.
The analysis was performed using 20 µg HeLa nuclear cell extract and CTCF antibody at a 1:1000 dilution.

CTCF antibody (pAb) tested by Immunohistochemistry
Nuclear staining pattern is detected in Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections from human breast carcinoma. Top Panel: CTCF antibody at 1:1000 dilution. Bottom Panel: No primary antibody (2nd step antibody alone)

CTCF antibody (pAb) tested by CUT&RUN
CUT&RUN was performed using 500,000 K562 cells and sequenced using 38 base-pair, paired-end reads on the Illumina NovaSeq. Data was collected from 32 million reads, and CTCF data is shown for Chromosome 19.

Background

CTCF (CCCTC-binding factor, zinc finger protein) is a chromatin binding factor that binds to DNA sequence specific sites. Involved in transcriptional regulation by binding to chromatin insulators and preventing interaction between promoter and nearby enhancers and silencers. Acts as transcriptional repressor binding to promoters of vertebrate MYC gene and BAG1 gene. Also binds to the PLK and PIM1 promoters. Acts as a transcriptional activator of APP. Regulates APOA1/C3/A4/A5 gene cluster and controls MHC class II gene expression. Plays an essential role in oocyte and preimplantation embryo development by activating or repressing transcription. Seems to act as tumor suppressor. Plays a critical role in the epigenetic regulation. Participates in the allele-specific gene expression at the imprinted IGF2/H19 gene locus. On the maternal allele, binding within the H19 imprinting control region (ICR) mediates maternally inherited higher-order chromatin conformation to restrict enhancer access to IGF2. Plays a critical role in gene silencing over considerable distances in the genome. Preferentially interacts with unmethylated DNA, preventing spreading of CpG methylation and maintaining methylation-free zones. Inversely, binding to target sites is prevented by CpG methylation. Plays a important role in chromatin remodeling. Can dimerize when it is bound to different DNA sequences, mediating long-range chromatin looping. Mediates interchromosomal association between IGF2/H19 and WSB1/NF1 and may direct distant DNA segments to a common transcription factory. Causes local loss of histone acetylation and gain of histone methylation in the beta-globin locus, without affecting transcription. When bound to chromatin, it provides an anchor point for nucleosomes positioning. Seems to be essential for homologous X-chromosome pairing.

Positive Control

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

qPCR Primers

Active Motif's Human Negative Control Primer Set 1 (Cat. No. 71001) has been validated for performing qPCR and endpoint PCR when this antibody has been used for ChIP on human samples. For ChIP experiments with this antibody on mouse samples, the Mouse Negative Control Primer Set 1 (Cat. No. 71011) has been validated for both qPCR and endpoint PCR.

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 CTCF antibody (pAb).

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