Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

General description

SETMAR or SET domain and mariner transposase fusion gene is a nonhomologous end-joining repair protein that regulates genomic integration of exogenous DNA by opening chromatin and facilitating joining of DNA ends. SETMAR has histone methyltransferase activity and methylates ′Lys-4′ and ′Lys-36′ of histone H3. SETMAR also has DNA nicking activity and may play a role in DNA repair. Human Pso4 forms a stable complex with SETMAR that regulates Metnase function in DNA repair. SETMAR has sequence-specific DNA-binding activity and recognizes the 19-mer core of the 5′-terminal inverted repeats (TIRs) of the Hsmar1 element.

Physical form

Supplied in 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 10 mM glutathione, 0.1 mM EDTA, 0.25 mM DTT, 0.1 mM PMSF, 25% glycerol.

Preparation Note

After opening, aliquot into smaller quantities and store at -70 °C. Avoid repeating handling and multiple freeze/thaw cycles.