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#93778Store at +4C

1 Kit

(96 assays)

Species Cross Reactivity

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UniProt ID:

#O75385

Entrez-Gene Id:

#8408

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Product Includes Product # Quantity Color Storage Temp
Phospho-ULK1 (Ser757) Rabbit mAb Coated Microwells 68745 96 tests +4C
ULK1 Rabbit Detection mAb 53531 1 ea Red (Lyophilized) +4C
HRP Diluent 13515 5.5 ml Red +4C
TMB Substrate 7004 11 ml +4C
STOP Solution 7002 11 ml +4C
Sealing Tape 54503 2 ea +4C
ELISA Wash Buffer (20X) 9801 25 ml +4C
Cell Lysis Buffer (10X) 9803 15 ml -20C

*The microwell plate is supplied as 12 8-well modules - Each module is designed to break apart for 8 tests.

Description

The rapid protocol (RP) PathScan® RP Phospho-ULK1 (Ser757) Sandwich ELISA Kit is a solid phase sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects endogenous levels of ULK1 protein phosphorylated at Ser757 in a reduced assay time of 1.5 hours. Incubation of cell lysates and detection antibody on the coated microwell plate forms a sandwich with phospho-ULK1 (Ser757) in a single step. The plate is then extensively washed and TMB reagent is added for signal development. The magnitude of absorbance for the developed color is proportional to the quantity of phospho-ULK1 (Ser757). Learn more about all of your ELISA kit options here.

*Antibodies in this kit are custom formulations specific to kit.

Specificity/Sensitivity

The PathScan® RP Phospho-ULK1 (Ser757) Sandwich ELISA Kit detects endogenous levels of ULK1 protein phosphorylated at Ser757. The kit sensitivity is shown in Figure 1. This kit detects proteins from the indicated species, as determined through in-house testing, but may also detect homologous proteins from other species.

Background

Two related serine/threonine kinases, UNC-51-like kinase 1 and 2 (ULK1, ULK2), were discovered as mammalian homologs of the C. elegans gene unc-51 in which mutants exhibited abnormal axonal extension and growth (1-4). Both proteins are widely expressed and contain an amino-terminal kinase domain followed by a central proline/serine rich domain and a highly conserved carboxy-terminal domain. The roles of ULK1 and ULK2 in axon growth have been linked to studies showing that the kinases are localized to neuronal growth cones and are involved in endocytosis of critical growth factors, such as NGF (5). Yeast two-hybrid studies found ULK1/2 associated with modulators of the endocytic pathway, SynGAP, and syntenin (6). Structural similarity of ULK1/2 has also been recognized with the yeast autophagy protein Atg1/Apg1 (7). Knockdown experiments using siRNA demonstrated that ULK1 is essential for autophagy (8), a catabolic process for the degradation of bulk cytoplasmic contents (9,10). It appears that Atg1/ULK1 can act as a convergence point for multiple signals that control autophagy (11), and can bind to several autophagy-related (Atg) proteins, regulating phosphorylation states and protein trafficking (12-16).~AMPK, activated during low nutrient conditions, directly phosphorylates ULK1 at multiple sites, including Ser317, Ser555, and Ser777 (17,18). Conversely, mTOR, which is a regulator of cell growth and an inhibitor of autophagy, phosphorylates ULK1 at Ser757 and disrupts the interaction between ULK1 and AMPK (17).

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  4. Yan, J. et al. (1999) Oncogene 18, 5850-9.
  5. Zhou, X. et al. (2007) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 104, 5842-7.
  6. Tomoda, T. et al. (2004) Genes Dev 18, 541-58.
  7. Matsuura, A. et al. (1997) Gene 192, 245-50.
  8. Chan, E.Y. et al. (2007) J Biol Chem 282, 25464-74.
  9. Reggiori, F. and Klionsky, D.J. (2002) Eukaryot Cell 1, 11-21.
  10. Codogno, P. and Meijer, A.J. (2005) Cell Death Differ 12 Suppl 2, 1509-18.
  11. Stephan, J.S. and Herman, P.K. (2006) Autophagy 2, 146-8.
  12. Okazaki, N. et al. (2000) Brain Res Mol Brain Res 85, 1-12.
  13. Young, A.R. et al. (2006) J Cell Sci 119, 3888-900.
  14. Kamada, Y. et al. (2000) J Cell Biol 150, 1507-13.
  15. Lee, S.B. et al. (2007) EMBO Rep 8, 360-5.
  16. Hara, T. et al. (2008) J Cell Biol 181, 497-510.
  17. Kim, J. et al. (2011) Nat Cell Biol 13, 132-41.
  18. Egan, D.F. et al. (2011) Science 331, 456-61.

Background References

    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

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    Revision 3
    #93778

    PathScan® RP Phospho-ULK1 (Ser757) Sandwich ELISA Kit

    PathScan® RP Phospho-ULK1 (Ser757) Sandwich ELISA Kit: Image 1 Expand Image
    Figure 1. Treatment of A-172 cells with the mTOR inhibitor Torin 1 inhibits phosphorylation of ULK1 at Ser757. The relationship between lysate protein concentration from untreated and Torin 1-treated A-172 cells and the absorbance at 450 nm using the PathScan® RP Phospho-ULK1 (Ser757) Sandwich ELISA Kit #93778 is shown in the upper figure. The corresponding western blots using phospho-ULK1 (Ser757) antibody (left panel) and ULK1 antibody (right panel) are shown in the lower figure. A-172 cells were treated with Torin 1 (250 nM) for 5 hours at 37°C and then lysed.