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Phospho-Aurora A (Thr288) (C39D8) Rabbit mAb #3079

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Isotype
W IF-IC H Endogenous 48 Rabbit IgG

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting  IF-IC=Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry)
Reactivity Key:  H=Human
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology.

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

Phospho-Aurora A (Thr288) (C39D8) Rabbit mAb detects endogenous levels of Aurora A only when phosphorylated at Thr288.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues around Thr288 of human Aurora A.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from hydroxyurea or nocodazole treated HeLa and HT29 cells using Phospho-Aurora A (Thr288) (C39D8) Rabbit mAb.

IF-IC

IF-IC

Confocal immunofluorescent analysis of mitotic HeLa cells during metaphase (left) and anaphase (right) using Phospho-Aurora A (Thr288) (C39D8) Rabbit mAb (red) and Phospho-Histone H3 (Ser10) (6G3) Mouse mAb #9706 (green). Blue pseudocolor = DRAQ5® #4084 (fluorescent DNA dye).

Background

Aurora A (AIK) is a cell cycle-regulated Ser/Thr protein kinase that is overexpressed in many tumor cell lines (1-3). Phosphorylation of Aurora A at Thr288 within the kinase activation loop results in a significant increase in its activity and may target the protein for proteasomal degradation during mitosis (4). The closely-related kinase Aurora B (AIM1) has been implicated in multiple mitotic events (5), and siRNA silencing of Aurora B expression results in reduced histone H3 phosphorylation, aberrant chromosome alignment/segregation, and altered survivin localization (6).

  1. Bischoff, J.R. et al. (1998) EMBO J 17, 3052-65.
  2. Zhou, H. et al. (1998) Nat Genet 20, 189-93.
  3. Sen, S. et al. (1997) Oncogene 14, 2195-200.
  4. Walter, A.O. et al. (2000) Oncogene 19, 4906-16.
  5. Kallio, M.J. et al. (2002) Curr Biol 12, 900-5.
  6. Hauf, S. et al. (2003) J Cell Biol 161, 281-94.

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