Anti-Ki67 antibody [BLR021E] - BSA free,Abcam,AB272075

Target data The protein expressed by the MKI67 gene is required to maintain individual mitotic chromosomes dispersed in the cytoplasm following nuclear envelope disassembly and associates with the surface of the mitotic chromosome, specifically the perichromosomal layer, covering a significant portion of the chromosome surface (PubMed : 27362226). It prevents chromosomes from collapsing into a single chromatin mass by creating a steric and electrostatic charge barrier due to its high net electrical charge, acting as a surfactant that disperses chromosomes and enables their independent motility (PubMed : 27362226). The protein binds DNA, with a preference for supercoiled and AT-rich DNA (PubMed : 10878551), and may play a role in chromatin organization, though it is unclear if it directly influences chromatin organization or if this is an indirect result of its function in maintaining dispersed mitotic chromosomes (Probable, PubMed : 24867636). This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically. See full target information MKI67