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ArticleWellcome open research2021

A commercial antibody to the human condensin II subunit NCAPH2 cross-reacts with a SWI/SNF complex component.

Erin E Cutts, Gillian C Taylor, Mercedes Pardo, Lu Yu, Jimi C Wills, Jyoti S Choudhary, Alessandro Vannini, Andrew J Wood

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Article in Wellcome open research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Erin E Cutts *Cancer Biology Division, Institute of Cancer Research, London, SW7 3RP, UK.
Gillian C Taylor *MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
Mercedes PardoCancer Biology Division, Institute of Cancer Research, London, SW7 3RP, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3477-9695
Lu YuCancer Biology Division, Institute of Cancer Research, London, SW7 3RP, UK.
Jimi C WillsCancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
Jyoti S ChoudharyCancer Biology Division, Institute of Cancer Research, London, SW7 3RP, UK.
Alessandro VanniniCancer Biology Division, Institute of Cancer Research, London, SW7 3RP, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7212-5425
Andrew J WoodMRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0653-2070
Institute of Cancer Research · GBInstitute of Genetics and Cancer · GBEdinburgh Cancer Research · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 21536Wellcome Trust 200818/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Condensin complexes compact and disentangle chromosomes in preparation for cell division. Commercially available antibodies raised against condensin subunits have been widely used to characterise their cellular interactome. Here we have assessed the specificity of a polyclonal antibody (Bethyl A302-276A) that is commonly used as a probe for NCAPH2, the kleisin subunit of condensin II, in mammalian cells. We find that, in addition to its intended target, this antibody cross-reacts with one or more components of the SWI/SNF family of chromatin remodelling complexes in an NCAPH2-independent manner. This cross-reactivity, with an abundant chromatin-associated factor, is likely to affect the interpretation of protein and chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments that make use of this antibody probe.

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antibodyBAFcondensinPBAFSMC complexspecificity.SWI/SNF

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PMID33604454
PMCPMC7863998
OpenAlexW3119775288

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