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Applications:

WB, W-S

REACTIVITY:

H M R Hm Mk

SENSITIVITY:

Endogenous

MW (kDa):

140

SOURCE:

Rabbit

UniProt ID:

#O14974

Entrez-Gene Id:

4659

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000
Simple Western™ 1:50 - 1:250

Storage

Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

Specificity / Sensitivity

MYPT1 Antibody detects endogenous levels of total MYPT1 protein. The antibody is unlikely to cross-react with MYPT2 and does not cross-react with other family members.

Species Reactivity:

Human, Mouse, Rat, Hamster, Monkey

Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology

Chicken, Zebrafish, Bovine, Dog, Pig

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide correspondent to amino-terminal residues of human MYPT1. Antibodies are purified using protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Background

Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) is a ubiquitous eukaryotic protein serine/threonine phosphatase involved in the regulation of various cell functions. Substrate specificity is determined by the binding of a regulatory subunit to the PP1 catalytic subunit (PP1c). It is estimated that over fifty different regulatory subunits exist (1).
The myosin phosphatase holoenzyme is composed of three subunits: PP1c, a targeting/regulatory subunit (MYPT/myosin-binding subunit of myosin phosphatase), and a 20 kDa subunit of unknown function (M20). MYPT binding to PP1cδ alters the conformation of the catalytic cleft and increases enzyme activity and specificity (2). Two MYPT isoforms that are 61% identical have been described. MYPT1 is widely expressed, while MYPT2 expression appears to be exclusive to heart and brain (3). Related family members include MBS85, MYPT3, and TIMAP (4).
Myosin phosphatase regulates the interaction of actin and myosin in response to signaling through the small GTPase Rho. Rho activity inhibits myosin phosphatase via Rho-associated kinase (ROCK). Phosphorylation of MYPT1 at Thr696 and Thr853 results in phosphatase inhibition and cytoskeletal reorganization (5,6).

  1. Cohen, P.T. (2002) J Cell Sci 115, 241-56.
  2. Terrak, M. et al. (2004) Nature 429, 780-4.
  3. Fujioka, M. et al. (1998) Genomics 49, 59-68.
  4. Ito, M. et al. (2004) Mol Cell Biochem 259, 197-209.
  5. Birukova, A.A. et al. (2004) Microvasc Res 67, 64-77.
  6. Birukova, A.A. et al. (2004) J Cell Physiol 201, 55-70.

Species Reactivity

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

Western Blot Buffer

IMPORTANT: For western blots, incubate membrane with diluted primary antibody in 5% w/v BSA, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.

Applications Key

WB: Western Blotting W-S: Simple Western™

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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