title: Monoclonal antibodies reactive with the BAF155 (SMARCC1) and BAF170 (SMARCC2) components of human SWI/SNF-related complexes.
abstract: Mammalian SWI/SNF-related chromatin remodeling complexes are required for transcription controls that underlie differentiation, development, and tumor suppression. The complexes each consist of an ATPase of the SWI2/SNF2 family and approximately seven stably associated non-catalytic subunits. In spite of the importance of these complexes to biological processes, monoclonal antibodies to the various subunits have not been readily available. Mammalian complexes can vary in subunit composition, but the BAF155 (SMARCC1) subunit and a closely related protein, BAF170 (SMARCC2), appear to be ubiquitous components. Here we report the development of antibodies raised against a BAF155-derived peptide. The antibodies were raised against a single peptide of 18 amino acids. However, hybridomas expressing antibodies of two different specificities were isolated. One, designated DXD7, is specific for BAF155. The other, designated DXD12, is reactive with both BAF155 and BAF170. The antibodies are reactive against both native and denatured proteins, and are suitable for immunoprecipitation and Western blots. The DXD7 antibody is suitable additionally for immunofluorescence assays.
authors.affiliation: Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaomei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Da-Wei
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Michael Van
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Scoy
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pacchione
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yaciuk
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moran
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000379:methods; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas; D047468:Immunoprecipitation / Q000379:methods; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C101681:SMARCC1 protein, human; C101682:SMARCC2 protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors