Anti-PAX3, clone PAX3/8424

0.2 mg/ml in 1X PBS with 0.1 mg/ml BSA (US sourced), 0.05% sodium azide. Pax genes contain paired domains that share strong homology to genes in Drosophila which are involved in programming early development. The product of the PAX3 gene is a DNA-binding protein expressed during early neurogenesis. Pax-3 is a protein containing both a paired domain and a paired-type homeodomain. During early neurogenesis, Pax-3 expression is limited to mitotic cells in the ventricular zone of the developing spinal cord and to distinct regions in the hindbrain, midbrain and diencephalon. In 10-12 day embryos, expression of Pax-3 is also seen in neural crest cells of the developing spinal ganglia, the craniofacial mesectoderm and in limb mesenchyme. Mutations in the MITF and Pax-3 genes, encoding transcription factors, are responsible for Waardenburg syndrome II (WSII) and WSI/WSIII, respectively. Protein function: Transcription factor that may regulate cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis. Involved in neural development and myogenesis. Transcriptional activator of MITF, acting synergistically with SOX10 (PubMed:21965087). [The UniProt Consortium]