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Phospho-Chk2 (Thr68) (E8Q1A) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (PE Conjugate) #59068

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    Product Specifications

    REACTIVITY H
    SENSITIVITY Endogenous
    MW (kDa)
    Source/Isotype Rabbit IgG
    Application Key:
    • F-Flow Cytometry 
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • H-Human 

    Product Information

    Product Description

    This Cell Signaling Technology antibody is conjugated to phycoerythrin (PE) fluorescent dye under optimal conditions and tested in-house for direct flow cytometric analysis in human cells. This antibody conjugate is expected to exhibit the same species cross-reactivity as the unconjugated Phospho-Chk2 (Thr68) (E8Q1A) Rabbit mAb #82263.

    Product Usage Information

    Application Dilution
    Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized) 1:50

    Storage

    Supplied in PBS (pH 7.2), less than 0.1% sodium azide, and 2 mg/mL BSA. Store at 4°C. Do not aliquot the antibody. Protect from light. Do not freeze.

    Protocol

    Specificity / Sensitivity

    Phospho-Chk2 (Thr68) (E8Q1A) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (PE Conjugate) recognizes endogenous levels of Chk2 protein only when phosphorylated at Thr68. Non-specific non-nuclear staining was observed in smooth and skeletal muscle by immunohistochemistry.

    Species Reactivity:

    Human

    Source / Purification

    Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Thr68 of human Chk2 protein.

    Background

    Chk2 is the mammalian orthologue of the budding yeast Rad53 and fission yeast Cds1 checkpoint kinases (1-3). The amino-terminal domain of Chk2 contains a series of seven serine or threonine residues (Ser19, Thr26, Ser28, Ser33, Ser35, Ser50, and Thr68) each followed by glutamine (SQ or TQ motif). These are known to be preferred sites for phosphorylation by ATM/ATR kinases (4,5). After DNA damage by ionizing radiation (IR), UV irradiation, or hydroxyurea treatment, Thr68 and other sites in this region become phosphorylated by ATM/ATR (5-7). The SQ/TQ cluster domain, therefore, seems to have a regulatory function. Phosphorylation at Thr68 is a prerequisite for the subsequent activation step, which is attributable to autophosphorylation of Chk2 at residues Thr383 and Thr387 in the activation loop of the kinase domain (8).

    Alternate Names

    Cds1; Cds1 homolog; Checkpoint kinase 2; checkpoint-like protein CHK2; CHEK2; CHK2; CHK2 checkpoint homolog; CHK2 checkpoint homolog (S. pombe); hCds1; HuCds1; LFS2; PP1425; protein kinase CHK2; RAD53; Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2

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