Product Pathways - Tyrosine Kinase/ Adaptors
Phospho-FGF Receptor (Tyr653/654) Antibody #3471
| Applications | Reactivity | MW (kDa) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | H | 120 immature form. 145 glycosylated mature form. | Rabbit |
Applications Key:
W=Western Blotting
Reactivity Key:
H=Human
Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology. Species cross-reactivity is determined by Western blot.
Specificity / Sensitivity
Phospho-FGF Receptor (Tyr653/654) Antibody detects transfected levels of FGF receptors only when phosphorylated at tyrosine 653/654. This antibody cross-reacts with activated PDGF receptor and insulin/IGF-I receptors.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing rabbits with a synthetic peptide (KLH-coupled) corresponding to residues surrounding Tyr653/654 of human FGFR-1 (the corresponding sequence is the same in FGFR-2, -3 and -4). Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Western Blotting
Western blot analysis of extracts from 293 cells overexpressing human FGFR-1, untreated or calf intestinal phosphatase (CIP)-treated, using Phospho-FGF Receptor (Tyr653/654) Antibody (upper) or FGF Receptor 1 Antibody #3472 (lower). Overexpression of human FGFR-1 protein in 293 cells results in constitutive activation of the receptors (courtesy of Dr. Pamela Maher, personal communication). CIP treatment abolishes the reactivity of this antibody to FGFR-1.
Background
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) produce mitogenic and angiogenic effects in target cells by signaling through cell surface receptor tyrosine kinases. There are four members of the FGF receptor family: FGFR-1 (flg), FGFR-2 (bek, KGFR), FGFR-3 and FGFR-4. Each receptor contains an extracellular ligand binding domain, a transmembrane domain and a cytoplasmic kinase domain (1). Following ligand binding and dimerization, the receptors are phosphorylated at specific tyrosine residues (2). Seven tyrosine residues in the cytoplasmic tail of FGFR-1 can be phosphorylated: Tyr463, Tyr583, Tyr585, Tyr653, Tyr654, Tyr730 and Tyr766. Tyrosines 653 and 654 are important for catalytic activity of activated FGFR and are essential for signaling (3). The other phosphorylated tyrosine residues may provide docking sites for downstream signaling components such as Crk and PLCγ (4,5).
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Application References
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