Product Pathways - Cell Cycle / Checkpoint
CK2α Antibody #2656
PhosphoSitePlus® protein, site, and accession data: CK2-A1
| Applications | Reactivity | Sensitivity | MW (kDa) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | H M R Mk | Endogenous | 42 | Rabbit |
Applications Key:
W=Western Blotting
Reactivity Key:
H=Human
M=Mouse
R=Rat
Mk=Monkey
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology.
Protocols
- 2656:
- Western Blotting
Specificity / Sensitivity
This antibody detects endogenous levels of total CK2α 1 protein. This antibody may cross-react with CK2α prime.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to amino acid residues near the carboxy-terminus of human CK2α1. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
CK2 (formerly called Casein Kinase II) is a highly conserved protein kinase with more than 300 substrates regulating cell growth, cell death, and cell survival. CK2 has been implicated in the response to UV irradiation-induced DNA damage, targeting XRCC1 (1) and BRCA1 (2) as well as regulating p53 tumor suppressor protein functions (3). Furthermore, CK2 plays a key role in NF-κB activation (4). UV irradiation stimulates CK2-mediated phosphorylation of several carboxy-terminal residues within IκBα, resulting in IκBα proteasomal degradation and the release and nuclear translocation of active NF-κB. CK2 is also dysregulated in many cancers (5) and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases (6). Structurally, CK2 is a multimeric protein complex consisting of two catalytic subunits (α or α') and two regulatory β subunits (7). CK2 is distributed ubiquitously and is apparently constitutively active (7). While cell cycle-dependent Ser-Pro phosphorylation sites have been identified on CK2α and CK2β, Tyr255 phosphorylation by the Src-related kinase c-Fgr seems to have the greatest effect on CK2α activity (8,9).
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- Dominguez, I. et al. (2009) Cell Mol Life Sci 66, 1850-7.
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- Perez, D.I. et al. (2010) Med Res Rev, Epub ahead of print.
- Bosc, D.G. et al. (1995) J Biol Chem 270, 25872-8.
- Donella-Deana, A. et al. (2003) Biochem J 372, 841-9.
- Litchfield, D.W. (2003) Biochem J 369, 1-15.
Application References
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For Research Use Only. Not For Use In Diagnostic Procedures.