Cell Signaling Technology

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Phospho-c-Jun (Ser63) II Antibody #9261

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Source
W IP IF-IC F H M R Mk Pg Endogenous 48 Rabbit

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

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

Phospho-c-Jun (Ser63) II Antibody detects endogenous levels of c-Jun only when phosphorylated at Ser63. This antibody does not recognize the phosphorylated forms of JunD or JunB.

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues around Ser63 of human c-Jun. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from anisomycin or UV-treated NIH/3T3 cells, using Phospho-c-Jun (Ser63) II Antibody.

Flow Cytometry

Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometric analysis of Jurkat cells, untreated (blue) or Anisomycin-treated (green), using Phospho-c-Jun (Ser63) II Antibody compared to a nonspecific negative control antibody (red).

IF-IC

IF-IC

Confocal immunofluorescent analysis of HeLa cells, anisomycin-treated (left) or untreated (right) using Phospho-c-Jun (Ser63) II Antibody (green). Actin filaments have been labeled with DY-554 phalloidin (red). Blue pseudocolor = DRAQ5™ (fluorescent DNA dye).


Background

c-Jun is a member of the Jun Family containing c-Jun, JunB and JunD, and is a component of the transcription factor AP-1 (activator protein-1). AP-1 is composed of dimers of Fos, Jun and ATF family members and binds to and activates transcription at TRE/AP-1 elements (reviewed in 1). Extracellular signals including growth factors, chemokines and stress activate AP-1-dependent transcription. The transcriptional activity of c-Jun is regulated by phosphorylation at Ser63 and Ser73 through SAPK/JNK (reviewed in 2). Knock-out studies in mice have shown that c-Jun is essential for embryogenesis (3), and subsequent studies have demonstrated roles for c-Jun in various tissues and developmental processes including axon regeneration (4), liver regeneration (5) and T cell development (6). AP-1 regulated genes exert diverse biological functions including cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as transformation, invasion and metastasis, depending on cell type and context (7-9). Other target genes regulate survival as well as hypoxia and angiogenesis (8,10). c-Jun has emerged as a promising therapeutic target for cancer, vascular remodeling, acute inflammation, as well as rheumatoid arthritis (11,12).

  1. Jochum, W. et al. (2001) Oncogene 20, 2401-12.
  2. Davis, R.J. (2000) Cell 103, 239-52.
  3. Hilberg, F. et al. (1993) Nature 365, 179-81.
  4. Raivich, G. et al. (2004) Neuron 43, 57-67.
  5. Behrens, A. et al. (2002) EMBO J 21, 1782-90.
  6. Riera-Sans, L. and Behrens, A. (2007) J Immunol 178, 5690-700.
  7. Leppä, S. and Bohmann, D. (1999) Oncogene 18, 6158-62.
  8. Shaulian, E. and Karin, M. (2002) Nat Cell Biol 4, E131-6.
  9. Weiss, C. and Bohmann, D. (2004) Cell Cycle 3, 111-3.
  10. Karamouzis, M.V. et al. (2007) Mol Cancer Res 5, 109-20.
  11. Kim, S. and Iwao, H. (2003) J Pharmacol Sci 91, 177-81.
  12. Dass, C.R. and Choong, P.F. (2008) Pharmazie 63, 411-4.

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