Cell Signaling Technology

Product Pathways - Ca / cAMP / Lipid Signaling

S100B (D10G6) Rabbit mAb #9550

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Isotype
W H M R Endogenous 10 Rabbit IgG

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

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

S100B (D10G6) Rabbit mAb recognizes endogenous levels of total S100B protein.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the amino terminus of human S100B protein.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from mouse brain, C2C12 cells, rat brain, and C6 cells using S100B (D10G6) Rabbit mAb (upper) and α/β-Tubulin Antibody #2148 (lower).

Background

Despite their relatively small size (8-12 kDa) and uncomplicated architecture, S100 proteins regulate a variety of cellular processes such as cell growth and motility, cell cycle progression, transcription, and differentiation. To date, 25 members have been identified, including S100A1-S100A18, trichohyalin, filaggrin, repetin, S100P, and S100Z, making it the largest group in the EF-hand, calcium-binding protein family. Interestingly, 14 S100 genes are clustered on human chromosome 1q21, a region of genomic instability. Research studies have demonstrated that significant correlation exists between aberrant S100 protein expression and cancer progression. S100 proteins primarily mediate immune responses in various tissue types but are also involved in neuronal development (1-4).Each S100 monomer bears two EF-hand motifs and can bind up to two molecules of calcium (or other divalent cation in some instances). Structural evidence shows that S100 proteins form antiparallel homo- or heterodimers that coordinate binding partner proximity in a calcium-dependent (and sometimes calcium-independent) manner. Although structurally and functionally similar, individual members show restricted tissue distribution, are localized in specific cellular compartments, and display unique protein binding partners, which suggests that each plays a specific role in various signaling pathways. In addition to an intracellular role, some S100 proteins have been shown to act as receptors for extracellular ligands or are secreted and exhibit cytokine-like activities (1-4).

S100B is abundantly expressed in astrocytes and is commonly used as an astrocytic marker in studies of the mammalian CNS. S100B is also expressed in immature and mature myelinating oligodendrocytes that are chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (NG2)-positive (5).

  1. Heizmann, C.W. et al. (2002) Front Biosci 7, d1356-68.
  2. Donato, R. (2003) Microsc Res Tech 60, 540-51.
  3. Marenholz, I. et al. (2004) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 322, 1111-22.
  4. Santamaria-Kisiel, L. et al. (2006) Biochem J 396, 201-14.
  5. Hachem, S. et al. (2005) Glia 51, 81-97.

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