Anti-Human Pokemon (LRF) Purified

Description: This monoclonal antibody reacts with human Leukemia/lymphoma-related factor (LRF). This 65-kDa protein is also known as POKEMON, FBI-1, and Zbtb7a. LRF is a member of the POK family of transcriptional repressors, and is expressed in hematopoietic stem cells, T and B lymphocytes, macrophages, and erythroid cells. This protein is also highly expressed in human non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma tissues and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, demonstrating its prominent role in oncogenic transformation. Studies have demonstrated that LRF is also involved in B cell lineage commitment and development by opposing Notch signaling. Moreover, LRF is critical for erythroid terminal differentiation in the bone marrow by inhibiting Bim-mediated apoptosis. Finally, LRF interacts with Bcl-6 in germinal center B cells.

References: Maeda T, Ito K, Merghoub T, Poliseno L, Hobbs RM, Wang G, Dong L, Maeda M, Dore LC, Zelent A, Luzzatto L, Teruya-Feldstein J, Weiss MJ, Pandolfi PP. LRF is an essential downstream target of GATA1 in erythroid development and regulates BIM-dependent apoptosis. Dev Cell. 2009 Oct;17(4):527-40.

Maeda T, Merghoub T, Hobbs RM, Dong L, Maeda M, Zakrzewski J, van den Brink MR, Zelent A, Shigematsu H, Akashi K, Teruya-Feldstein J, Cattoretti G, Pandolfi PP. Regulation of B versus T lymphoid lineage fate decision by the proto-oncogene LRF. Science. 2007 May 11;316(5826):860-6. (13E9, WB, Pubmed)

Maeda T, Hobbs RM, Merghoub T, Guernah I, Zelent A, Cordon-Cardo C, Teruya-Feldstein J, Pandolfi PP.Role of the proto-oncogene Pokemon in cellular transformation and ARF repression. Nature. 2005 Jan 20;433(7023):278-85.