DESCRIPTION:BRD4,likeotherhumanmembersoftheBETfamilyofchromatin-bindingproteins(BRD2,BRD3,BRDT),comprisestwobromodomains,proteinmodulesthatbindepsilon-N-acetyllysineresidues.TheubiquitouslyexpressedBRD4functionsasatranscriptionalregulatorwithrolesincellcycleprogressionandhasrecentlybeenshowntobeanatypicalkinasethatcanphosphorylateRNAPolII.RecentstructuralstudieshaveshownthatBRD4-1(BRD4bromomdomain1),likethebromodomain1offellowBETfamilyproteinBRDT,canbindsimultaneouslytotwoacetyllysineresidueswithappropriatespacingandsequencecontext,forexampleahistoneH4peptideacetylatedatlysines5and8(H4K5AcK8Ac).ChromosomaltranslocationsthatproduceBRD4-NUTfusionproteinsareimplicatedincausationofarareandaggressivecancer,NUTmidlinecarcinoma.SelectiveinhibitorsofBRD4/BETfamilybromodomainsareshowingpromiseaspossIBLetherapeuticagentsforcancerandinflammation.
ACCESSION#:NM_058243
UniprotLink
INCLUDESAMINOACIDS:44-170
TAG(S):N-terminalHis-tag
MW:17.8kDa
EXPRESSIONSYSTEM:E.coli
SUPPLIEDAS:Solutionofpurifiedrecombinantproteinin10mMHEPES/NaOH,pH7.5,150mMNaCl,0.5mMTCEP
STORAGE:-80°C,aliquotandsnap-freezeafterfirstuse.
ViewProductDataSheet
SubstantialDiscountsAvailableonBulkQuantities
WealsoofferassayservicesforBRD4-1(His).