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MBTPS2 Antibody #2157

Applications Reactivity MW (kDa) Source
W M (H) (R) 57 Rabbit

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  M=Mouse  R=Rat
Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology. Species cross-reactivity is determined by Western blot.

Specificity / Sensitivity

MBTPS2 Antibody detects endogenous levels of total MBTPS2 protein.

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing rabbits with a synthetic peptide (KLH-coupled) derived from the sequence of mouse MBTPS2. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from Neuro2A and PC-12 cells, using MBTPS2 Antibody.

Background

Membrane-bound transcription factor protease site 2 (MBTPS2), also known as site-2 protease (S2P), is a zinc metalloprotease in the Golgi membrane (1,2,3). It regulates cholesterol metabolism (1,2) and unfolded protein response (UPR) (3,4). When cells are deprived of cholesterol, sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) move from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi apparatus and are cleaved by site-1 protease (S1P) (5,6) and site-2 protease (1,6) sequentially to release the active amino-terminal domains. These amino-terminal domains of SREBPs then translocate into the nucleus to induce expression of genes for cholesterol biosynthesis. During UPR, activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) transports from ER to Golgi apparatus and is cleaved by S1P and S2P to release a cytosolic fragment. This cytosolic fragment relocates to the nucleus and activates the UPR gene expression (7).

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  2. Zelenski, N.G. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274, 21973-21980.
  3. Shen, J. and Prywes, R. (2004) J. Biol. Chem. 279, 43046-43051.
  4. Lee, K. et al. (2002) Genes Dev. 16, 452-466.
  5. DeBose-Boyd, R.A. et al. (1999) Cell 99, 703-712.
  6. Brown, M.S. and Goldstein, J.L. (1999) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96, 11041-11048.
  7. Kaufman, R.J. et al. (2002) Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 3, 411-421.

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