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p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) Control Cell Extracts #9194

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    Product Usage Information

    Boil for 3 minutes prior to use. Load 15 μl of nonphosphorylated and phosphorylated p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) Control Cell Extracts per lane.

    Storage

    Supplied in SDS Sample Buffer: 62.5 mM Tris-HCl
    (pH 6.8 at 25°C), 2% w/v SDS, 10% glycerol, 50 mM DTT,
    0.01% w/v bromophenol blue or phenol red.
    Store at –20°C or –80°C for long-term storage.

    Product Description

    Nonphosphorylated p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) Control Cell Extracts: Total cell extracts from Jurkat cells treated with U0126 (MEK1/2 Inhibitor) #9903 at 10 μM for 1 hour, to serve as a negative control. Supplied in SDS Sample Buffer.
    Phosphorylated p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) Control Cell Extracts: Total cell extracts from Jurkat cells treated with TPA #4174 at 200 nM for 20 minutes, to serve as a positive control. Supplied in SDS Sample Buffer.

    Background

    Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are a widely conserved family of serine/threonine protein kinases involved in many cellular programs, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, motility, and death. The p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) signaling pathway can be activated in response to a diverse range of extracellular stimuli, including mitogens, growth factors, and cytokines (1-3), and research investigators consider it an important target in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer (4). Upon stimulation, a sequential three-part protein kinase cascade is initiated, consisting of a MAP kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK or MAP3K), a MAP kinase kinase (MAPKK or MAP2K), and a MAP kinase (MAPK). Multiple p44/42 MAP3Ks have been identified, including members of the Raf family, as well as Mos and Tpl2/COT. MEK1 and MEK2 are the primary MAPKKs in this pathway (5,6). MEK1 and MEK2 activate p44 and p42 through phosphorylation of activation loop residues Thr202/Tyr204 and Thr185/Tyr187, respectively. Several downstream targets of p44/42 have been identified, including p90RSK (7) and the transcription factor Elk-1 (8,9). p44/42 are negatively regulated by a family of dual-specificity (Thr/Tyr) MAPK phosphatases, known as DUSPs or MKPs (10), along with MEK inhibitors, such as U0126 and PD98059.

    Alternate Names

    control lysate; erk; erk1; Erk1/2; erk2; jurkat; map kinase; mapk; negative control; p42; p44; p44/42; phorbol ester; pma; positive control; tpa; u0126

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