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Stat3 (124H6) Mouse mAb #9139

Applications Reactivity MW (kDa) Source Isotype
W IP IHC-P IF-IC F H M R Mk 79, 86 Mouse IgG2a

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting  IP=Immunoprecipitation  IHC-P=Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin)  IF-IC=Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry)  F=Flow Cytometry
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  M=Mouse  R=Rat  Mk=Monkey
Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology. Species cross-reactivity is determined by Western blot.

Specificity / Sensitivity

Stat3 (124H6) Mouse mAb detects endogenous levels of total Stat3 protein.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing mice with a synthetic peptide (KLH-coupled) corresponding to the sequence of mouse Stat3.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from HeLa, NIH/3T3, PC12 and COS cells, using Stat3 (124H6) Mouse mAb.

IHC-P (paraffin)

IHC-P (paraffin)

Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human breast carcinoma (left), showing nuclear and cytoplasmic staining, and human lung carcinoma (right), showing cytoplasmic staining, using Stat3 (124H6) Mouse mAb.

Flow Cytometry

Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometric analysis of Hela cells, untreated (blue) or IFN-alpha-treated (green), using Stat3 (124H6) Mouse mAb compared with a nonspecific negative control antibody (red).


IF-IC

IF-IC

Confocal immunofluorescent analysis of HeLa cells either serum-starved (left) or IFNalpha-treated (right) and labeled with Stat3 (124H6) Mouse mAb (green).

Background

The Stat3 transcription factor is an important signaling molecule for many cytokines and growth-factor receptors (1) and is required for murine fetal development (2). Stat3 is constitutively activated in a number of human tumors (3,4) and possesses oncogenic potential (5) and anti-apoptotic activities (3). Stat3 is activated by phosphorylation at Tyr705, which induces dimerization, nuclear translocation and DNA binding (6,7). Transcriptional activation seems to be regulated by phosphorylation at Ser727 through the MAPK or mTOR pathways (8,9). Stat3 isoform expression appears to reflect biological function as the relative expression levels of Stat3α (86 kDa) and Stat3β (79 kDa) depend on cell type, ligand exposure or cell maturation stage (10). It is notable that Stat3β lacks the serine phosphorylation site within the carboxy-terminal transcriptional activation domain (8).

  1. Heim, M.H. (1999) J. Recept. Signal Transduct. Res. 19, 75-120.
  2. Takeda, K. et al. (1997) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94, 3801-3804.
  3. Catlett-Falcone, R. et al. (1999) Immunity 10, 105-115.
  4. Garcia, R. and Jove, R. (1998) J. Biomed. Sci. 5, 79-85.
  5. Bromberg, J.F. et al. (1999) Cell 98, 295-303.
  6. Darnell Jr., J.E. et al. (1994) Science 264, 1415-1421.
  7. Ihle, J.N. (1995) Nature 377, 591-594.
  8. Wen, Z. et al. (1995) Cell 82, 241-250.
  9. Yokogami, K. et al. (2000) Curr. Biol. 10, 47-50.
  10. Biethahn, S. et al. (1999) Exp. Hematol. 27, 885-894.

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