Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology:Monkey
Specificity / Sensitivity
DAZL Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total DAZL protein.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the carboxy terminus of human DAZL protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
The human DAZ (Deleted in AZoospermia) gene family contains at least three members that encode RNA-binding proteins with a common RNA-recognition motif (1). An autosomal homolog of DAZ, DAZL (DAZ-like), is specifically expressed in germ cells and has been found to be essential for the specification of the germ cell lineage during embryogenesis and during gametogenesis adults of both sexes (2,3). DAZL may function by directly recruiting poly(A)-binding proteins (PABPs) in order to activate silent mRNAs during germ cell development (2). Deletions encompassing the Y chromosomal DAZ genes are the most common molecularly defined cause of infertility in humans (4,5).