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Cell Signaling Technology

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For Research Use Only. Not for Use in Diagnostic Procedures.
Applications:

IF-IC, FC-FP

REACTIVITY:

H M R

SENSITIVITY:

Endogenous

MW (kDa):

Source/Isotype:

Rabbit IgG

UniProt ID:

#Q9H492, #Q9GZQ8

Entrez-Gene Id:

84557, 81631

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry) 1:50
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.

Specificity / Sensitivity

LC3A/B (D3U4C) XP® Rabbit mAb (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate) recognizes endogenous levels of total LC3A and LC3B proteins.

Species Reactivity:

Human, Mouse, Rat

Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology

Xenopus, Bovine, Dog, Pig

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Leu44 of human LC3B protein (conserved in LC3A).

Product Description

This Cell Signaling Technology antibody is conjugated to Alexa Fluor® 488 fluorescent dye and tested in-house for immunofluorescent analysis in human cells. The antibody is expected to exhibit the same species cross-reactivity as the unconjugated LC3A/B (D3U4C) XP® Rabbit mAb #12741.

Background

Autophagy is a catabolic process for the autophagosomic-lysosomal degradation of bulk cytoplasmic contents (1,2). Autophagy is generally activated by conditions of nutrient deprivation, but it has also been associated with a number of physiological processes including development, differentiation, neurodegenerative diseases, infection, and cancer (3). Autophagy marker Light Chain 3 (LC3) was originally identified as a subunit of microtubule-associated proteins 1A and 1B (termed MAP1LC3) (4) and subsequently found to contain similarity to the yeast protein Apg8/Aut7/Cvt5 critical for autophagy (5). Three human LC3 isoforms (LC3A, LC3B, and LC3C) undergo posttranslational modifications during autophagy (6-9). Cleavage of LC3 at the carboxy terminus immediately following synthesis yields the cytosolic LC3-I form. During autophagy, LC3-I is converted to LC3-II through lipidation by a ubiquitin-like system involving Atg7 and Atg3 that allows for LC3 to become associated with autophagic vesicles (6-10). The presence of LC3 in autophagosomes and the conversion of LC3 to the lower migrating form, LC3-II, have been used as indicators of autophagy (11).

  1. Reggiori, F. and Klionsky, D.J. (2002) Eukaryot. Cell 1, 11-21.
  2. Codogno, P. and Meijer, A.J. (2005) Cell Death Differ. 12 Suppl 2, 1509-18.
  3. Levine, B. and Yuan, J. (2005) J. Clin. Invest. 115, 2679-88.
  4. Mann, S.S. and Hammarback, J.A. (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269, 11492-97.
  5. Lang, T. et al. (1998) EMBO J. 17, 3597-607.
  6. Kabeya, Y. et al. (2000) EMBO J. 19, 5720-28.
  7. He, H. et al. (2003) J. Biol. Chem. 278, 29278-87.
  8. Tanida, I. et al. (2004) J. Biol. Chem. 279, 47704-10.
  9. Wu, J. et al. (2006) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 339, 437-42.
  10. Ichimura, Y. et al. (2000) Nature 408, 488-92.
  11. Kabeya, Y. et al. (2004) J. Cell Sci. 117, 2805-12.

Species Reactivity

Species reactivity is determined by testing in at least one approved application (e.g., western blot).

Applications Key

IF-IC: Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry) FC-FP: Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized)

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: human M: mouse R: rat Hm: hamster Mk: monkey Vir: virus Mi: mink C: chicken Dm: D. melanogaster X: Xenopus Z: zebrafish B: bovine Dg: dog Pg: pig Sc: S. cerevisiae Ce: C. elegans Hr: horse GP: Guinea Pig Rab: rabbit All: all species expected

Trademarks and Patents

Cell Signaling Technology is a trademark of Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.
XP is a registered trademark of Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.
This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5791 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or [email protected].
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LC3A/B (D3U4C) XP® Rabbit mAb (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate)

Immunofluorescence Image 1: LC3A/B (D3U4C) XP® Rabbit mAb (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate) Expand Image
Confocal immunofluorescent analysis of HeLa cells, chloroquine-treated (50 μM, overnight; left), nutrient-starved with EBSS (4 hr, middle), or untreated (right) using LC3A/B (D3U4C) XP® Rabbit mAb (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate) #13082 (green) and β-Actin (8H10D10) Mouse mAb #3700 (red). Blue pseudocolor = DRAQ5® #4084 (fluorescent DNA dye).
Flow Cytometry Image 1: LC3A/B (D3U4C) XP® Rabbit mAb (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate) Expand Image
Flow cytometric analysis of HeLa cells, untreated (blue) or treated with chloroquine (50 µM, 16 hr) (green), using LC3A/B (D3U4C) XP® Rabbit mAb (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate).