RB1 (Ab-780) Antibody

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Description

Key Attributes of the RB1 (Ab-780) Antibody

Source:

  • Target: Detects endogenous total Rb protein (not phosphorylation-specific).

  • Immunogen: Synthetic peptide around amino acids 778–782 (T-L-S-P-I), encompassing Ser780.

  • Host/Clonality: Rabbit/polyclonal.

  • Applications:

    • Western blotting (WB): 1:500–1:1000 dilution.

    • Immunohistochemistry (IHC): 1:50–1:100 dilution.

  • Species Reactivity: Human, mouse, rat.

  • Purification: Affinity chromatography using epitope-specific peptide.

  • Formulation: Supplied at 1.0 mg/mL in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) with sodium azide and 50% glycerol.

Role of Rb in Cell Cycle Regulation

The Rb protein acts as a transcriptional repressor of E2F1 target genes, arresting the cell cycle in G1 phase when underphosphorylated. Its phosphorylation by cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) releases E2F1, enabling S-phase entry .

Phosphorylation at Ser780

Phospho-Ser780 antibodies (e.g., ABIN675294, PA5-114632) detect phosphorylated Rb, critical for studying its activation in cell cycle progression . For example, UV-irradiated NIH/3T3 cells show strong phospho-Ser780 signals, validating its role in DNA damage response .

Heterochromatin Formation

Rb recruits histone methyltransferases (e.g., SUV39H1) to maintain chromatin structure and repress transcription through histone H4 'Lys-20' trimethylation .

Viral Oncoprotein Interactions

Rb binds viral proteins like SV40 large T antigen, disrupting its tumor suppressor activity .

Comparative Analysis of Antibodies Targeting Ser780

Catalog No.SpecificityHost/ClonalityApplicationsSpecies ReactivitySource
#21110Total Rb proteinRabbit/polyclonalWB, IHCHuman, mouse, rat
ABIN675294Phospho-Ser780 RbRabbit/polyclonalWB, ELISA, IHC, IF, FACSHuman, rat
PA5-114632Phospho-Ser780 RbRabbit/polyclonalWB, IHC, IFHuman, mouse, rat
ab47763Phospho-Ser780 RbRabbit/polyclonalELISA, WB, IHCHuman, mouse, rat

Clinical Relevance

Rb dysfunction is implicated in cancers (e.g., breast, colon, prostate) and viral infections . Phospho-Ser780 antibodies enable functional studies of Rb activation in disease contexts .

Product Specs

Form
Supplied at 1.0mg/mL in phosphate buffered saline (without Mg2+ and Ca2+), pH 7.4, 150mM NaCl, 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol.
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Synonyms
Exon 17 tumor GOS561 substitution mutation causes premature stop antibody; GOS563 exon 17 substitution mutation causes premature stop antibody; OSRC antibody; Osteosarcoma antibody; p105-Rb antibody; P105RB antibody; PP105 antibody; pp110 antibody; PPP1R130 antibody; pRb antibody; Prepro retinoblastoma associated protein antibody; Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 130 antibody; Rb antibody; RB transcriptional corepressor 1 antibody; RB_HUMAN antibody; RB1 antibody; RB1 gene antibody; Retinoblastoma 1 antibody; Retinoblastoma suspectibility protein antibody; Retinoblastoma-associated protein antibody
Target Names
RB1
Uniprot No.

Target Background

Function
RB1, a tumor suppressor, plays a crucial role in regulating the transition between the G1 and S phases of the cell cycle. In its hypophosphorylated state, it binds to transcription regulators of the E2F family, effectively preventing the transcription of E2F-responsive genes. This inhibition occurs through two mechanisms: physically blocking the E2Fs' transactivating domain and recruiting chromatin-modifying enzymes to actively repress transcription. Upon phosphorylation by cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), RB1 dissociates from E2Fs, thereby activating transcription of E2F-responsive genes and triggering entry into the S phase. Notably, phosphorylation and activation by CDK3/cyclin-C also promotes the G0-G1 transition. RB1 further contributes to heterochromatin formation by maintaining overall chromatin structure, particularly that of constitutive heterochromatin, through stabilization of histone methylation. It recruits and targets histone methyltransferases SUV39H1, KMT5B, and KMT5C, leading to epigenetic transcriptional repression. This regulatory activity extends to histone H4 'Lys-20' trimethylation. Additionally, RB1 inhibits the intrinsic kinase activity of TAF1. It mediates transcriptional repression by SMARCA4/BRG1 by recruiting a histone deacetylase (HDAC) complex to the c-FOS promoter. In resting neurons, transcription of the c-FOS promoter is inhibited by BRG1-dependent recruitment of a phospho-RB1-HDAC1 repressor complex. Upon calcium influx, RB1 is dephosphorylated by calcineurin, leading to the release of the repressor complex. In the context of viral infections, interactions with SV40 large T antigen, HPV E7 protein, or adenovirus E1A protein disrupt RB1's activity by inducing the disassembly of the RB1-E2F1 complex.
Gene References Into Functions
  1. Concurrent mutations in genes such as CDKN2B or RB1 were linked to worse clinical outcomes in lung adenocarcinoma patients with EGFR active mutations. PMID: 29343775
  2. Mutational screening of the germline RB1 gene in Vietnamese patients with retinoblastoma revealed three novel mutations. PMID: 29568217
  3. Analyses with phospho-defective and phospho-mimetic mutants of FoxM1b identified a critical role of the Plk1 phosphorylation sites in regulating the binding of FoxM1b to Rb and DNMT3b. PMID: 28387346
  4. The accumulation of sequence variations in the RB1 gene might influence Greek patients' susceptibility to the progression of cervical neoplasia. PMID: 30303478
  5. Vitiligo lesions exhibited dysregulated SUMOylation and deSUMOylation in keratinocytes. Dysregulation of the cell cycle progression was observed in SUMO1 knockdown HaCaT cells, suggesting that deSUMOylation of Rb in keratinocytes may play a significant role in the development of vitiligo. PMID: 30066925
  6. The Rb1 tumor suppressor gene modifies telomeric chromatin architecture by regulating TERRA expression. PMID: 28169375
  7. These findings demonstrate that developmental stage-specific, as well as species- and cell type-specific features, sensitize to RB1 inactivation and reveal the human cone precursors' capacity to model retinoblastoma initiation, proliferation, premalignant arrest, and tumor growth. PMID: 30213853
  8. Low pRB expression is associated with mouth cancer. PMID: 30275188
  9. Control of the Restriction Point by Rb and p21. PMID: 30111539
  10. Results showed that a) alterations of the p53 and Rb pathways are associated with high proliferation of tumor cells in BUC and b) high expression of cell-cycle proteins is associated with adverse histopathological parameters of these tumors PMID: 29970521
  11. The present result indicated that vascular smooth proliferation is regulated by activation of the NF-kappaB p65/miR17/RB pathway. As NF-kappaB p65 signaling is activated in and is a master regulator of the inflammatory response, the present findings may provide a mechanism for the excessive proliferation of VSMCs under inflammation during vascular disorders and may identify novel targets for the treatment of vascular d... PMID: 29115381
  12. Reduced RB expression in medullary thyroid cancer is associated with decreased patient survival in univariate and multivariable analyses, independent from patient age at surgery or advanced TNM stage. PMID: 29105562
  13. According to immunohistochemistry and immunoblot analysis, the expression levels of cyclin D1, cyclin E, pRb, and Ki67 in psoriasis lesions decreased after treatment and were similar to those in the normal group PMID: 29115643
  14. Data indicate that nuclear envelope rupture in cancer cells is likely due to loss of either the Rb or the p53 pathway. PMID: 28811362
  15. Altered pRb is frequently expressed in gastric carcinoma, inversely correlates with tumor invasion and tumor stage suggesting an early event in gastric carcinogenesis. PMID: 28965621
  16. Results define a network of E2F target genes as susceptible to the regulatory influence of H1.2, where H1.2 augments global association of pRb with chromatin, enhances transcriptional repression by pRb, and facilitates pRb-dependent cell-cycle arrest PMID: 28614707
  17. The increased expression of miR-503-5p significantly reduced the expressions of E2F transcription factor 3 (E2F3) mRNA and retinoblastoma protein (Rb)/E2F signaling pathway mRNA in bladder cancer cells. PMID: 29169421
  18. Loss of Rb immunolabeling and KRAS mutation are promising molecular markers of the therapeutic response to platinum-based chemotherapy for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm grade-3 (PanNEN-G3), and Rb for neuroendocrine tumor with G3 (NET-G3). PMID: 28455360
  19. We recommend intensive ocular screening for patients with germline RB1 mutations for retinoblastoma as well as neuroimaging for pineoblastoma surveillance. There is an approximately 20% risk of developing second primary cancers among individuals with hereditary RB, higher among those who received radiotherapy for their primary RB tumors PMID: 28674118
  20. The SNPs rs 216311, rs 1800383, and rs 1800386 associated significantly with bleeding in study subjects. rs1800386 occurred in all with bleeding history, no ethnic variations were noted. PMID: 28091443
  21. miR-215 promoted cell migration and invasion of gastric cancer by directly targeting RB1. PMID: 28689850
  22. MiR-661 promotes metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer through RB/E2F1 signaling and epithelial-mesenchymal transition events. PMID: 28716024
  23. RB1 was identified as a direct and functional target of miR-215. RB1 is generally down-regulated in glioma tissues and its expression inversely correlated with miR-215, which is up-regulated in high-grade glioma tissues, and its expression was negatively correlated with miR-215. PMID: 28573541
  24. Loss of retinoblastoma in pleomorphic fibroma: An immunohistochemical and genomic analysis. PMID: 28543636
  25. Results show that RB1 expression is regulated by cdc37 which facilitates its phosphorylation through increasing CDK4 stability. PMID: 29288563
  26. SOX2 overexpression and the loss of Rb1 protein expression might have a pivotal role in the divergent differentiation of pluripotent embryonic-like epithelial cells and the development of esophageal small-cell carcinoma. PMID: 28106103
  27. Several RB1 alterations associated with retinoblastoma in humans were present in several non-human primates without an apparent pathological effect. PMID: 28401291
  28. Results suggest that RB1 is the dominant tumor suppressor PP in MCC, and that inactivation of RB1 by MCPyV-LT is largely sufficient for its growth supporting function in established MCPyV-positive MCC cells. PMID: 27121059
  29. The frequency and association of polymorphisms in the TP53 and RB1 genes with clinical characteristics in a group of children with retinoblastoma (RB) in northern Mexico, was examined. PMID: 28210099
  30. RB underexpression is associated with tumor cell invasiveness and neuroendocrine differentiation in prostate cancer. PMID: 27015368
  31. Authors show that MYC inhibition by Omomyc, a dominant-negative MYC, suppresses the growth of SCLC cells with TP53 and RB1 inactivation carrying MYC, MYCL, or MYCN amplification. PMID: 27105536
  32. Data suggest that the platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRalpha)/Stat3 transcription factor/Rb1 protein regulatory axis might represent a potential therapeutic target for glioblastoma (GBM) treatment. PMID: 27344175
  33. miR-590 inhibits RB1 and promotes proliferation and invasion of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells PMID: 27036041
  34. Causative RB1 mutations in most bilateral retinoblastoma (RB) patients and in some unilateral RB patients, including five novel mutations, were identified. PMID: 29261756
  35. Homozygous loss of RB1 is an independent prognostic marker in multiple myeloma PMID: 28234347
  36. In certain contexts, Rb loss enables TRbeta1-dependent suppression of SKP2 as a safeguard against RB1-deficient tumorigenesis. TRbeta2 counteracts TRbeta1, thus disrupting this safeguard and promoting development of RB1-deficient malignancies. PMID: 28972075
  37. Expression levels of miR-675-5p in glioma tissues and cells were negatively correlated with RB1 expression at both mRNA and protein levels and promoted cell proliferation and migration. PMID: 28970140
  38. Disruption of DREAM and RB-E2F complexes by oncoproteins from DNA tumor viruses leads to upregulation of cell cycle genes and impairs growth-inhibiting pathways, including the p53-mediated downregulation of cell cycle genes. [review] PMID: 28799433
  39. A relatively stable genome in retinoblastoma tumor cells is maintained by TRb1 and TRb2-mediated PTTG1 inhibition, counteracting Rb-deficiency-related genomic instability. PMID: 28242412
  40. APC/C and pRB interact with each other via the co-activator of APC/C, FZR1, providing an alternative pathway of regulation of G1 to S transition by pRB using a post-translational mechanism. Both pRB and FZR1 have complex roles and are implicated not only in regulation of cell proliferation but also in differentiation, quiescence, apoptosis, maintenance of chromosomal integrity and metabolism. PMID: 27402801
  41. Analysis of the spectrum of RB1 variants observed in 60,706 exomes identifies 197 variants that have enough potential to disrupt splicing to warrant further consideration. PMID: 28780672
  42. AR also indirectly increases the expression of DNA replication genes through stimulatory effects on other metabolic genes with subsequent CDK activation and Rb hyperphosphorylation. PMID: 27760327
  43. Rb gene promoter methylation was more frequent in gastric cancer patients than in controls. PMID: 28319413
  44. We report the significance of genetic testing in the early detection and management of retinoblastoma from India. PMID: 26914665
  45. Results show that the functional state of protein Rb is inferred to be inactive due to its phosphorylation status in the MYCN-amplified retinoblastoma without coding sequence mutations. This makes inactivation of RB1 by gene mutation or by protein phosphorylation a necessary condition for initiating retinoblastoma tumorigenesis, independent of MYCN amplification. PMID: 28211617
  46. Low RB expression is associated with osteosarcoma. PMID: 28655788
  47. Loss of RB1 is associated with papillomavirus involvement in Barrett's dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma. PMID: 28722212
  48. The epigenetic interaction between Linc00441 and bidirectional transcripted neighbor RB1 may be a de novo theory cutting-point for the inactivation of RB1 in HCC. PMID: 28300839
  49. The data indicate that MAZ is essential to bypass MYB promoter repression by RB family members and to induce MYB expression. PMID: 28973440
  50. RB inactivation enhances pro-inflammatory signaling through stimulation of the interleukin-6/STAT3 pathway, which directly promotes various malignant features of cancer cells. [review] PMID: 28865172

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Database Links

HGNC: 9884

OMIM: 109800

KEGG: hsa:5925

STRING: 9606.ENSP00000267163

UniGene: Hs.408528

Involvement In Disease
Childhood cancer retinoblastoma (RB); Bladder cancer (BLC); Osteogenic sarcoma (OSRC)
Protein Families
Retinoblastoma protein (RB) family
Subcellular Location
Nucleus.
Tissue Specificity
Expressed in the retina. Expressed in foreskin keratinocytes (at protein level).

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