Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ CpG methylation is an epigenetic modification that is important for embryonic development, imprinting, and X-chromosome inactivation. Studies in mice have demonstrated that DNA methylation is required for mammalian development. This gene encodes a nuclear protein with similarity to DNA methyltransferases. This protein is not thought to function as a DNA methyltransferase as it does not contain the amino acid residues necessary for methyltransferase activity. However, this protein does stimulate de novo methylation by DNA cytosine methyltransferase 3 alpha and it is thought to be required for the establishment of maternal genomic imprints. This protein also mediates transcriptional repression through interaction with histone deacetylase 1. Alternative splicing results in two transcript variants. An additional splice variant has been described but its biological validity has not been determined. (provided by RefSeq)_x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ DNMT3L (AAH02560.1, 1 a.a. ~ 386 a.a) full-length human protein._x000D_ Sequence_x000D_ MAAIPALDPEAEPSMDVILVGSSELSSSVSPGTGRDLIAYEVKANQRNIEDICICCGSLQVHTQHPLFEGGICAPCKDKFLDALFLYDDDGYQSYCSICCSGETLLICGNPDCTRCYCFECVDSLVGPGTSGKVHAMSNWVCYLCLPSSRSGLLQRRRKWRSQLKAFYDRESENPLEMFETVPVWRRQPVRVLSLFEDIKKELTSLGFLESGSDPGQLKHVVDVTDTVRKDVEEWGPFDLVYGATPPLGHTCDRPPSWYLFQFHRLLQYARPKPGSPGPFFWMFVDNLVLNKEDLDVASRFLEMEPVTIPDVHGGSLQNAVRVWSNIPAIRSRHWALVSEEELSLLAQNKQSSKLAAKWPTKLVKNCFLPLREYFKYFSTELTSSL_x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4_x000D_ Disclaimer_x000D_ Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.