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β-Catenin (L54E2) Mouse mAb (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate) #2849

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity Isotype
IF-F IF-IC F H R (M) (Mk) (Pg) Endogenous Mouse IgG1

Applications Key:  IF-F=Immunofluorescence (Frozen)  IF-IC=Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry)  F=Flow Cytometry
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  M=Mouse  R=Rat  Mk=Monkey  Pg=Pig
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology.

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

β-Catenin (L54E2) Mouse mAb (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate) detects endogenous levels of total β-catenin protein.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the carboxy terminus of human β-catenin. The antibody was conjugated to Alexa Fluor® 488 under optimal conditions with an F/P ratio of 2-5.

Flow Cytometry

Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometric analysis of NCI-H28 cells (blue) and HeLa cells (green) using β-Catenin (L54E2) Mouse mAb (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate).

IF-IC

IF-IC

Confocal immunofluorescent analysis of HeLa cells using β-Catenin (L54E2) Mouse mAb (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate (green). Actin filaments have been labeled with DY-554 phalloidin (red). Blue pseudocolor = DRAQ5® #4084 (fluorescent DNA dye).

Description

This Cell Signaling Technology antibody is conjugated to Alexa Fluor® 488 fluorescent dye and tested in-house for direct flow cytometry and immunofluorescent analysis in human cells. The antibody is expected to exhibit the same species cross-reactivity as the unconjugated β-Catenin (L54E2) Mouse mAb (IF Preferred) #2677.

Background

β-Catenin is a key downstream effector in the Wnt signaling pathway (1). It is implicated in two major biological processes in vertebrates: early embryonic development (2) and tumorigenesis (3). CK1 phosphorylates β-catenin at Ser45. This phosphorylation event primes β-catenin for subsequent phosphorylation by GSK-3β (4-6). GSK-3β destabilizes β-catenin by phosphorylating it at Ser33, Ser37, and Thr41 (7). Mutations at these sites result in the stabilization of β-catenin protein levels and have been found in many tumor cell lines (8).

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  6. Yanagawa, S. et al. (2002) EMBO J. 21, 1733-1742.
  7. Yost, C. et al. (1996) Genes Dev. 10, 1443-1454.
  8. Morin, P.J. (1997) Science 275, 1787-1790.

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