Anti-PIBF1 antibody

Anti-PIBF1 antibody


Cat. No.     JK163321  
Package    25 μl/100 μl/200 μl
Storage    -20°C, pH7.4 PBS, 0.05% NaN3, 40% Glycerol

Product overview
Description                   Anti-PIBF1 rabbit polyclonal antibody
Applications        ELISA, WB, IHC 
Immunogen               Synthetic peptide of human PIBF1
Reactivity                 Human
Content                     0.7 mg/ml
Host species               Rabbit
Ig class                  Immunogen-specific rabbit IgG
Purification                 Antigen affinity purification

Target information
Symbol                 PIBF1
Full name                 progesterone immunomodulatory binding factor 1
Synonyms    PIBF; CEP90; C13orf24
Swissprot    Q8WXW3

Target Background
PIBF (Progesterone-Induced Blocking Factor 1) is synthesized during pregnancy in response to progesterone by progesterone receptor-positive T lymphocytes (mostly gamma-delta T cells). In the presence of PIBF, natural killer (NK) cells inhibit the release of perforin from storage granules and therefore fail to lyse target cells. In humans, the amount of cells that express PIBF is significantly higher in healthy pregnant women than in women at risk for premature pregnancy termination. Full-length PIBF is associated with the nucleus, whereas secretion of shorter forms is induced by activation of the cell. Research suggests that PIBF functions as a transcription factor in its full-length form, while smaller forms may act as cytokines. The PIBF gene encodes a deduced hydrophilic 757-amino acid alpha-helical protein with an N-terminal signal sequence, a leucine zipper motif, a basic zipper sequence, a PEST sequence, a nuclear localization signal, an endoplasmic reticulum membrane retention signal, and many presumeed N-glycosylation and phosphorylation sites.