Specification
| Description | Recombinant protein from the full-length sequence of homo sapiens argonaute RISC catalytic component 2 (AGO2), transcript variant 2 (NM_001164623). |
| Organism | Homo sapiens (Human) |
| Expression Host | Human Cells |
| Tag Info | His or DYKDDDDK. Please contact us if you need further information or require specific designed tag. |
| Purity | Greater than 90% by SDS-PAGE gel |
| Uniprot ID | Q9UKV8 |
| Entry Name | AGO2_HUMAN |
| Gene Names | AGO2 EIF2C2 |
| Alternative Gene Names | EIF2C2 |
| Alternative Protein Names | Protein argonaute-2 (Argonaute2) (hAgo2) (EC 3.1.26.n2) (Argonaute RISC catalytic component 2) (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2C 2) (eIF-2C 2) (eIF2C 2) (PAZ Piwi domain protein) (PPD) (Protein slicer) |
| Application | Antigens, Western, ELISA and other in vitro binding or in vivo functional assays, and protein-protein interaction studies; For research & development use only! |
| Buffer | Purified protein formulated in a sterile solution of PBS buffer, pH7.2, without any preservatives |
| Endotoxin | Endotoxin level is < 0.1 ng/µg of protein (<1EU /µg) |
| Length | 859 |
| Molecular Weight(Da) | 97208 |
| Protein Sequence | (The sequence of expressed protein may have some variation from the sequence shown below. Please contact us for the exact sequence.) MYSGAGPALAPPAPPPPIQGYAFKPPPRPDFGTSGRTIKLQANFFEMDIPKIDIYHYELDIKPEKCPRRVNREIVEHMVQHFKTQIFGDRKPVFDGRKNLYTAMPLPIGRDKVELEVTLPGEGKDRIFKVSIKWVSCVSLQALHDALSGRLPSVPFETIQALDVVMRHLPSMRYTPVGRSFFTASEGCSNPLGGGREVWFGFHQSVRPSLWKMMLNIDVSATAFYKAQPVIEFVCEVLDFKSIEEQQKPLTDSQRVKFTKEIKGLKVEITHCGQMKRKYRVCNVTRRPASHQTFPLQQESGQTVECTVAQYFKDRHKLVLRYPHLPCLQVGQEQKHTYLPLEVCNIVAGQRCIKKLTDNQTSTMIRATARSAPDRQEEISKLMRSASFNTDPYVREFGIMVKDEMTDVTGRVLQPPSILYGGRNKAIATPVQGVWDMRNKQFHTGIEIKVWAIACFAPQRQCTEVHLKSFTEQLRKISRDAGMPIQGQPCFCKYAQGADSVEPMFRHLKNTYAGLQLVVVILPGKTPVYAEVKRVGDTVLGMATQCVQMKNVQRTTPQTLSNLCLKINVKLGGVNNILLPQGRPPVFQQPVIFLGADVTHPPAGDGKKPSIAAVVGSMDAHPNRYCATVRVQQHRQEIIQDLAAMVRELLIQFYKSTRFKPTRIIFYRDGVSEGQFQQVLHHELLAIREACIKLEKDYQPGITFIVVQKRHHTRLFCTDKNERVGKSGNIPAGTTVDTKITHPTEFDFYLCSHAGIQGTSRPSHYHVLWDDNRFSSDELQILTYQLCHTYVRCTRSVSIPAPAYYAHLVAFRARYHLVDKEHDSAEGSHTSGQSNGRDHQALAKAVQVHQDTLRTMYFA |
Background
| Function | FUNCTION: Required for RNA-mediated gene silencing (RNAi) by the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). The 'minimal RISC' appears to include AGO2 bound to a short guide RNA such as a microRNA (miRNA) or short interfering RNA (siRNA). These guide RNAs direct RISC to complementary mRNAs that are targets for RISC-mediated gene silencing. The precise mechanism of gene silencing depends on the degree of complementarity between the miRNA or siRNA and its target. Binding of RISC to a perfectly complementary mRNA generally results in silencing due to endonucleolytic cleavage of the mRNA specifically by AGO2. Binding of RISC to a partially complementary mRNA results in silencing through inhibition of translation, and this is independent of endonuclease activity. May inhibit translation initiation by binding to the 7-methylguanosine cap, thereby preventing the recruitment of the translation initiation factor eIF4-E. May also inhibit translation initiation via interaction with EIF6, which itself binds to the 60S ribosomal subunit and prevents its association with the 40S ribosomal subunit. The inhibition of translational initiation leads to the accumulation of the affected mRNA in cytoplasmic processing bodies (P-bodies), where mRNA degradation may subsequently occur. In some cases RISC-mediated translational repression is also observed for miRNAs that perfectly match the 3' untranslated region (3'-UTR). Can also up-regulate the translation of specific mRNAs under certain growth conditions. Binds to the AU element of the 3'-UTR of the TNF (TNF-alpha) mRNA and up-regulates translation under conditions of serum starvation. Also required for transcriptional gene silencing (TGS), in which short RNAs known as antigene RNAs or agRNAs direct the transcriptional repression of complementary promoter regions. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8CJG0, ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03031, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15105377, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15260970, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15284456, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337849, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15800637, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16081698, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16142218, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16271387, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16289642, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16357216, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16756390, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16936728, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17382880, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17507929, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17524464, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17531811, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17932509, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18048652, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18178619, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18690212, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18771919, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19167051, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23746446}. |
| Pathway | |
| Protein Families | Argonaute family, Ago subfamily |
| Tissue Specificity |
QC Data
| Note | Please contact us for QC Data |
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