Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (KIAA0175, HPK38) or MELK, a new member of the Snf1/AMPK family of kinases, encodes a protein with a kinase catalytic domain and a leucine zipper motif consisting of a periodic repetition of leucine residues at every seventh residue located within the N-terminal catalytic domain. This motif has been observed in myriad DNA-binding proteins and is presumed to be involved in protein-DNA interactions, and potentially protein-protein interactions. Research predicts that the gene product of MELK plays a role in the signal transduction events in the egg and early embryo. Mouse and human MELK proteins share 95% sequence identity in the kinase domain and northern blot analysis in mouse indicates that MELK expression is restricted to spermatogonia in the testis and to oocytes in the ovary.

Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase; hMELK; Protein kinase Eg3; pEg3 kinase; Protein kinase PK38; hPK38; Tyrosine-protein kinase MELK; MELK; KIAA0175; Pk38; mPK38

q14680

Human,Rat

WB,IHC,IF,ICC

WB 1:500-1:1000
IHC 1:50-1:200
IF 1:50-1:200
ICC 1:100-1:400

~ 75 kDa

Rabbit

This antibody detects endogenous levels of MELK protein.

Synthetic peptide, corresponding to amino acids 415-473 of Human MELK.

Polyclonal

Rabbit IgG

The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE).

PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.2

1mg/ml

Store at 4℃ short term,and store at -20℃ long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.