Cell Signaling Technology

Product Pathways - Neuroscience

CREB (86B10) Mouse mAb #9104

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Isotype
W IF-F IF-IC F H M R Mk Endogenous 43 Mouse IgG1

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting  IF-F=Immunofluorescence (Frozen)  IF-IC=Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry)  F=Flow Cytometry
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  M=Mouse  R=Rat  Mk=Monkey
Species cross-reactivity is determined by Western blot.

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

CREB (86B10) Mouse mAb detects endogenous levels of total CREB protein.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with GST-CREB full length fusion protein.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from 293, COS and PC12 cells, using CREB (86B10) Mouse mAb.

Flow Cytometry

Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometric analysis of NIH/3T3 cells, using CREB (86B10) Mouse mAb antibody (blue) compared to a nonspecifc negative control antibody (red).

IF-IC

IF-IC

Confocal microscopic images of SK-N-MC cells showing nuclear stain with CREB (86B10) Mouse mAb (red). Blue pseudocolor = DRAQ5 (fluorescent DNA dye).


Background

CREB is a bZIP transcription factor that activates target genes through cAMP response elements. CREB is able to mediate signals from numerous physiological stimuli, resulting in regulation of a broad array of cellular responses. While CREB is expressed in numerous tissues, it plays a large regulatory role in the nervous system. CREB is believed to play a key role in promoting neuronal survival, precursor proliferation, neurite outgrowth and neuronal differentiation in certain neuronal populations (1-3). Additionally, CREB signaling is involved in learning and memory in several organisms (4-6). CREB is able to selectively activate numerous downstream genes through interactions with different dimerization partners. CREB is activated by phosphorylation at Ser133 by various signaling pathways including Erk, Ca2+ and stress signaling. Some of the kinases involved in phosphorylating CREB at Ser133 are p90RSK, MSK, CaMKIV and MAPKAPK-2 (7-9).

  1. Lonze, B.E. et al. (2002) Neuron 34, 371-85.
  2. Lee, M.M. et al. (1999) J Neurosci Res 55, 702-12.
  3. Redmond, L. et al. (2002) Neuron 34, 999-1010.
  4. Dash, P.K. et al. (1990) Nature 345, 718-21.
  5. Yin, J.C. et al. (1994) Cell 79, 49-58.
  6. Guzowski, J.F. and McGaugh, J.L. (1997) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 94, 2693-8.
  7. Xing, J. et al. (1998) Mol Cell Biol 18, 1946-55.
  8. Ribar, T.J. et al. (2000) J Neurosci 20, RC107.
  9. Tan, Y. et al. (1996) EMBO J 15, 4629-42.

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