Schlafen family members are preferentially expressed in lymphoid tissues and are differentially regulated during thymocyte maturation. Schlafen proteins function as suppressors of cell growth and are thought to play a role in the maintenance of T cell quiescence. All members of the Schlafen family contain a conserved core domain and are substantially diversified at the N terminus. The prototype member of the Schlafen family, Slfn1, is transcriptionally unregulated during thymocyte positive selection and its induction leads to G0/G1 arrest, suggesting that Slfn1 participates in the regulation of cell cycle and potentially acts as a determining factor for apoptosis. Slfn1 and Slfn2 are both unregulated during the double-positive (DP) and single-positive (SP) stages of thymocyte development, whereas Slfn4 is down regulated at these stages. Changes in Schalfen protein expression may contribute to phenotypic differences seen in thymic subsets. Slfn12 (schlafen family member 12), also known as SLFN3, is a 578 amino acid protein belonging to the Schlafen family.
Background References
1. Rhead B. et. al. Increased DNA methylation of SLFN12 in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from multiple sclerosis patients. PLoS One. 2018 Oct
2. Lewis TA. et. al. Optimization of PDE3A Modulators for SLFN12-Dependent Cancer Cell Killing. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2019 Oct
Sequence Similarity
Belongs to the Schlafen family. Subgroup II subfamily.
Western blot analysis of SLFN12 on U-937 cell lysate with Rabbit anti-SLFN12 antibody (ER1902-84) at 1/1,000 dilution.
Exposure time: 2 minutes; ECL: K1801
Blocking: 5% NFDM/TBST, 1 hour at room temperature Primary antibody: ER1902-84, 1/1,000 in primary antibody dilution buffer (K1803), overnight at 4 ℃ Secondary antibody: Goat anti-Rabbit IgG-HRP (HA1001), 1/100,000 in 5% NFDM/TBST, 1 hour at room temperature
Predicted band size: 67 kDa Observed band size: 67 kDa
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human lung tissue using anti-SLFN12 antibody. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris-EDTA buffer (pH 8.0-8.4) for 20 minutes.The tissues were blocked in 5% BSA for 30 minutes at room temperature, washed with ddH2O and PBS, and then probed with the primary antibody (ER1902-84, 1/200) for 30 minutes at room temperature. The detection was performed using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. Tissues were counterstained with hematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human prostate tissue using anti-SLFN12 antibody. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris-EDTA buffer (pH 8.0-8.4) for 20 minutes.The tissues were blocked in 5% BSA for 30 minutes at room temperature, washed with ddH2O and PBS, and then probed with the primary antibody (ER1902-84, 1/50) for 30 minutes at room temperature. The detection was performed using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. Tissues were counterstained with hematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human small intestine tissue using anti-SLFN12 antibody. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris-EDTA buffer (pH 8.0-8.4) for 20 minutes.The tissues were blocked in 5% BSA for 30 minutes at room temperature, washed with ddH2O and PBS, and then probed with the primary antibody (ER1902-84, 1/50) for 30 minutes at room temperature. The detection was performed using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. Tissues were counterstained with hematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human pancreas tissue using anti-SLFN12 antibody. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris-EDTA buffer (pH 8.0-8.4) for 20 minutes.The tissues were blocked in 5% BSA for 30 minutes at room temperature, washed with ddH2O and PBS, and then probed with the primary antibody (ER1902-84, 1/50) for 30 minutes at room temperature. The detection was performed using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. Tissues were counterstained with hematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
Flow cytometric analysis of SLFN12 was done on 293 cells. The cells were fixed, permeabilized and stained with the primary antibody (ER1902-84, 1/50) (red). After incubation of the primary antibody at room temperature for an hour, the cells were stained with a Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated Goat anti-Rabbit IgG Secondary antibody at 1/1000 dilution for 30 minutes.Unlabelled sample was used as a control (cells without incubation with primary antibody; black).
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