Cell Signaling Technology

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Phospho-NPM (Thr199) Antibody #3541

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Source
W IP IHC-P IF-IC H M R Endogenous 38 Rabbit

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting  IP=Immunoprecipitation  IHC-P=Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin)  IF-IC=Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry)
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  M=Mouse  R=Rat
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-NPM (Thr199) Antibody detects endogenous levels of NPM only when phosphorylated at threonine 199.

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues around Thr199 of human NPM. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from HeLa cells synchronized at various stages of the cell cycle, using Phospho-NPM (Thr199) Antibody (upper) or NPM Antibody #3542 (lower).

IHC-P (paraffin)

IHC-P (paraffin)

Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human breast carcinoma, showing nuclear localization, using Phospho-NPM (Thr199) Antibody.

IF-IC

IF-IC

Confocal immunofluorescent analyis of HT-29 cells, untreated (left) or λ-phosphatase-treated (right), using Phospho-NPM (Thr199) Antibody (green). Actin filaments were labeled with DY-554 phalloidin (red). Blue pseudocolor = DRAQ5® #4084 (fluorescent DNA dye).


Background

Nucleophosmin (NPM; also known as B23, numatrin or NO38) is an abundant phosphoprotein primarily found in nucleoli. It has been implicated in several distinct cellular functions, including assembly and transport of ribosomes, cytoplasmic/nuclear trafficking, regulation of DNA polymerase α activity, centrosome duplication and molecular chaperoning activities (1,2). The NPM gene is also known for its fusion with the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) receptor tyrosine kinase. The NPM portion contributes to transformation by providing a dimerization domain, which results in activation of the fused kinase (3,4).

NPM associates with unduplicated centrosomes and is a direct substrate of Cdk2-cyclin E in centrosome duplication (4). Upon phosphorylation at Thr199 by Cdk2-cyclin E, NPM dissociates from centrosomes, and this dissociation is a prerequisite step for centrosome to initiate duplication (5).

  1. Okuda, M. et al. (2000) Cell 103, 127-140.
  2. Takemura, M. et al. (1999) J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 125, 904-909.
  3. Morris, S.W. et al. (1994) Science 263, 1281-1284.
  4. Bischof, D. et al. (1997) Mol. Cell. Biol. 17, 2312-2325.
  5. Tokuyama, Y. et al. (2001) J. Biol. Chem. 276, 21529-21537.

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