Cell Signaling Technology

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STEP Antibody #4817

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Source
W IP M R (H) Endogenous 61 Rabbit

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting  IP=Immunoprecipitation
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

STEP Antibody detects endogenous levels of total STEP61 and may detect STEP46 protein.

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to human STEP. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from mouse and rat brain using STEP Antibody.

Background

Striatal enriched phosphatase (STEP, also known as PTPN5), is a protein tyrosine phosphatase expressed in dopaminoceptive neurons of the central nervous system (1). Alternative splicing produces the cytosolic STEP46 and the membrane-associated STEP61 isoforms of STEP. Dopamine activates D1 receptors and PKA, which in turn phosphorylate both isoforms of STEP. Phosphorylation of STEP61 occurs at Ser160 and Ser221, while STEP46 is phosphorylated at Ser49 (equivalent to Ser221 of STEP61) (2). NMDA-mediated activation of STEP is an important mechanism for regulation of Erk activity in neurons (3). Furthermore, STEP is involved in the regulation of both NMDAR and AMPAR trafficking (4,5). Due to its importance in cognitive function, STEP may play a role in Alzheimer's disease (1).

  1. Braithwaite, S.P. et al. (2006) Trends Neurosci 29, 452-8.
  2. Paul, S. et al. (2000) J Neurosci 20, 5630-8.
  3. Paul, S. et al. (2003) Nat Neurosci 6, 34-42.
  4. Braithwaite, S.P. et al. (2006) Eur J Neurosci 23, 2847-56.
  5. Zhang, Y. et al. (2008) J Neurosci 28, 10561-6.

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