PITX2 (Paired-like Homeodomain Transcription Factor 2, Pituitary Homeobox 2, RS, RGS, ARP1, Brx1, IDG2, IGDS, IHG2, PTX2, RIEG, IGDS2, IRID2, Otlx2, RIEG1, Homeobox Protein PITX2, RIEG Bicoid-related Homeobox Transcription Factor, Solurshin, ALL1-responsive Protein ARP1)

This gene encodes a member of the RIEG/PITX homeobox family, which is in the bicoid class of homeodomain proteins. The encoded protein acts as a transcription factor and regulates procollagen lysyl hydroxylase gene expression. This protein plays a role in the terminal differentiation of somatotroph and lactotroph cell phenotypes, is involved in the development of the eye, tooth and abdominal organs, and acts as a transcriptional regulator involved in basal and hormone-regulated activity of prolactin. Mutations in this gene are associated with Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, iridogoniodysgenesis syndrome, and sporadic cases of Peters anomaly. A similar protein in other vertebrates is involved in the determination of left-right asymmetry during development. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been described.||Applications: |Suitable for use in ELISA, Western Blot. Other applications not tested.||Recommended Dilution:|ELISA: 1:2000-1:5000|Western Blot: 1:500-1:2000|Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.||Storage and Stability:|May be stored at 4°C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20°C. Aliquots are stable for 12 months after receipt. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.