Cell Signaling Technology

Product Pathways - Protein Stability

HSP90α (D1A7) Rabbit mAb #8165

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Isotype
W H R Hm Mk B Pg (Hr) Endogenous 90 Rabbit IgG

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  R=Rat  Hm=Hamster  Mk=Monkey  B=Bovine  Pg=Pig  Hr=Horse
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology.

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

HSP90α (D1A7) Rabbit mAb recognizes endogenous levels of total HSP90α protein. This antibody does not cross-react with HSP90β or other heat shock proteins.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Leu80 of human HSP90α protein.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from various cell lines using HSP90α (D1A7) Rabbit mAb.

Specificity

Specificity

Western blot analysis of recombinant HSP90α and HSP90β purified from S. frugiperda (1 μg) using HSP90α (D1A7) Rabbit mAb (left panel), HSP90β (D3F2) Rabbit mAb #7411 (center panel), or HSP90 Antibody #4874 (right panel).

Background

HSP70 and HSP90 are molecular chaperones expressed constitutively under normal conditions to maintain protein homeostasis and are induced upon environmental stress (1). Both HSP70 and HSP90 are able to interact with unfolded proteins to prevent irreversible aggregation and catalyze the refolding of their substrates in an ATP- and co-chaperone-dependent manner (1). HSP70 has a broad range of substrates including newly synthesized and denatured proteins, while HSP90 tends to have a more limited subset of substrates, most of which are signaling molecules. HSP70 and HSP90 often function collaboratively in a multi-chaperone system, which requires a minimal set of co-chaperones: HSP40, Hop, and p23 (2,3). The co-chaperones either regulate the intrinsic ATPase activity of the chaperones or recruit chaperones to specific substrates or subcellular compartments (1,4). When the ubiquitin ligase CHIP associates with the HSP70/HSP90 complex as a cofactor, the unfolded substrates are subjected to degradation by the proteasome (4). The biological functions of HSP70/HSP90 extend beyond their chaperone activity. They are essential for the maturation and inactivation of nuclear hormones and other signaling molecules (1,3). They also play a role in vesicle formation and protein trafficking (2).

  1. Nollen, E.A. and Morimoto, R.I. (2002) J. Cell Sci. 115, 2809-2816.
  2. Young, J.C. et al. (2003) Trends Biochem. Sci. 28, 541-547.
  3. Pratt, W.B. and Toft, D.O. (2003) Exp. Biol. Med. 228, 111-133.
  4. Hohfeld, J. et al. (2001) EMBO Rep. 2, 885-890.

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