Product Information
Molecular Weight29080DaObserved Band:29KD
Protein NameMediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 8
Human Gene Id112950
Human Swiss Prot NoQ96G25
Mouse Gene Id80509
Mouse Swiss Prot NoQ9D7W5
SpecificityMed8 Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of Med8 protein.
FormulationLiquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, 0.5% BSA and 0.02% sodium azide.
Concentration1 mg/ml
Storage Stability-20°C/1 year
Other NameMED8; Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 8; Activator-recruited cofactor 32 kDa component; ARC32; Mediator complex subunit 8
Functiondomain:The elongin BC complex binding domain is also known as BC-box with the consensus [APST]-L-x(3)-C-x(3)-[AILV].,function:Component of the Mediator complex, a coactivator involved in the regulated transcription of nearly all RNA polymerase II-dependent genes. Mediator functions as a bridge to convey information from gene-specific regulatory proteins to the basal RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. Mediator is recruited to promoters by direct interactions with regulatory proteins and serves as a scaffold for the assembly of a functional preinitiation complex with RNA polymerase II and the general transcription factors. May play a role as a target recruitment subunit in E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes and thus in ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins.,pathway:Protein modification; protein ubiquitination.,similarity:Belongs to the Mediator
Subcellular Locationnucleoplasm,mediator complex,
ExpressionCervix carcinoma,Melanoma,Testis,
Backgroundmediator complex subunit 8(MED8) Homo sapiens This gene encodes a protein component of the mediator complex, which aids in transcriptional activation through interaction with RNA polymerase II and gene-specific transcription factors. The encoded protein may also function in ubiquitin ligation and protein degradation. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2013],