Cell Signaling Technology

Product Pathways - Neuroscience

PEN2 Antibody #5451

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Source
W H M R Mk Endogenous 13 Rabbit

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  M=Mouse  R=Rat  Mk=Monkey
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology.

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

PEN2 Antibody detects endogenous levels of total PEN2 protein.

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Lys11 of human PEN2 protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from various cell lines using PEN2 Antibody.

Background

Presenilin Enhancer 2 (PEN2) is a small integral membrane glycoprotein that contains two recognized transmembrane domains. Both the N- and C-terminal domains are oriented into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (1). PEN2, along with Presenilin 1, Presenilin 2, Nicastrin, and APH-1 form the protein complex γ-secretase (2). The proteinase BACE catalyses the initial step in APP processing by cleaving and releasing soluble APPβ (3). The remaining membrane bound APP is then cleaved by the γ-secretase complex, causing the release of amyloid β-peptide, the main constituent of amyloid plaques. These plaques are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease pathology (2). In addition to APP, the γ-secretase complex cleaves several other proteins and necessary presenilin-dependent signaling cascades, including the Notch pathway (4). It was found that PEN2 is an important part of the γ-secretase complex, and knocking it down results in reduced amounts of the complex, resulting in a loss of γ-secretase activity (5).

  1. Sala Frigerio, C. et al. (2005) J Neurol 252, 1033-6.
  2. Hansson, C.A. et al. (2004) J Biol Chem 279, 51654-60.
  3. Hunt, C.E. and Turner, A.J. (2009) FEBS J 276, 1845-59.
  4. St George-Hyslop, P. and Schmitt-Ulms, G. (2010) Nature 467, 36-7.
  5. Steiner, H. et al. (2002) J Biol Chem 277, 39062-5.

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