Cell Signaling Technology

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mTOR (7C10) Rabbit mAb #2983

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Isotype
W IHC-P F H M R Mk Endogenous 289 Rabbit IgG

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting  IHC-P=Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin)  F=Flow Cytometry
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  M=Mouse  R=Rat  Mk=Monkey
Species cross-reactivity is determined by Western blot.

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

mTOR (7C10) Rabbit mAb detects endogenous levels of total mTOR protein.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ser2481 of human mTOR.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from 293, A431, COS, C6, and C2C12 cells, using mTOR (7C10) Rabbit mAb.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from HeLa cells, transfected with 100 nM SignalSilence® Control siRNA (Fluorescein Conjugate) #6201 (-) or SignalSilence® mTOR siRNA II (+), using mTOR (7C10) Rabbit mAb #2983 and α-Tubulin (11H10) Rabbit mAb #2125. mTOR (7C10) Rabbit mAb confirms silencing of mTOR expression, while the α-Tubulin (11H10) Rabbit mAb is used to control for loading and specificity of mTOR siRNA.

IHC-P (paraffin)

IHC-P (paraffin)

Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human breast carcinoma, showing cytoplasmic localization using mTOR (7C10) Rabbit mAb.


IHC-P (paraffin)

IHC-P (paraffin)

Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human lung carcinoma, using mTOR (7C10) Rabbit mAb in the presence of control peptide (left) or mTOR Blocking Peptide #1072 (right).

Flow Cytometry

Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometric analysis of 293 cells using mTOR (7C10) Rabbit mAb (blue) compared to a nonspecific negative control antibody (red).

Background

The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR, FRAP, RAFT) is a Ser/Thr protein kinase (1-3) that functions as an ATP and amino acid sensor to balance nutrient availability and cell growth (4,5). When sufficient nutrients are available, mTOR responds to a phosphatidic acid-mediated signal to transmit a positive signal to p70 S6 kinase and participate in the inactivation of the eIF4E inhibitor, 4E-BP1 (6). These events result in the translation of specific mRNA subpopulations. mTOR is phosphorylated at Ser2448 via the PI3 kinase/Akt signaling pathway and autophosphorylated at Ser2481 (7,8). mTOR plays a key role in cell growth and homeostasis and may be abnormally regulated in tumors. For these reasons, mTOR is currently under investigation as a potential target for anti-cancer therapy (9).

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  2. Brown, E.J. et al. (1994) Nature 369, 756-8.
  3. Sabatini, D.M. et al. (1994) Cell 78, 35-43.
  4. Gingras, A.C. et al. (2001) Genes Dev 15, 807-26.
  5. Dennis, P.B. et al. (2001) Science 294, 1102-5.
  6. Fang, Y. et al. (2001) Science 294, 1942-5.
  7. Navé, B.T. et al. (1999) Biochem J 344 Pt 2, 427-31.
  8. Peterson, R.T. et al. (2000) J Biol Chem 275, 7416-23.
  9. Huang, S. and Houghton, P.J. (2003) Curr Opin Pharmacol 3, 371-7.

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Companion Products

Rabbit Monoclonals Produced Using Epitomics® Technology, U.S. Patent No. 5,675,063.

This product is intended for research purposes only. The product is not intended to be used for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes in humans or animals.

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