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Phospho-Bim (Ser55) Antibody #4550

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    Product Specifications

    REACTIVITY M
    SENSITIVITY Endogenous
    MW (kDa) 26
    SOURCE Rabbit
    Application Key:
    • WB-Western Blotting 
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • M-Mouse 

    Product Information

    Product Usage Information

    Application Dilution
    Western Blotting 1:1000

    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.

    Protocol

    Specificity / Sensitivity

    Phospho-Bim (Ser55) Antibody detects endogenous levels of mouse Bim protein only when phosphorylated at Ser55. This site is conserved in rat (Ser55) and human (Ser59) but phosphorylation has not been detected in these species.

    Species Reactivity:

    Mouse

    The antigen sequence used to produce this antibody shares 100% sequence homology with the species listed here, but reactivity has not been tested or confirmed to work by CST. Use of this product with these species is not covered under our Product Performance Guarantee.

    Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology:

    Human, Rat

    Source / Purification

    Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ser55 of mouse Bim. Antibodies were purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

    Background

    Bim/Bod is a pro-apoptotic protein belonging to the BH3-only group of Bcl-2 family members including Bad, Bid, Bik, Hrk, and Noxa that contain a BH3 domain but lack other conserved BH1 or BH2 domains (1,2). Bim induces apoptosis by binding to and antagonizing anti-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family. Interactions have been observed with Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Mcl-1, Bcl-w, Bfl-1, and BHRF-1 (1,2). Bim functions in regulating apoptosis associated with thymocyte negative selection and following growth factor withdrawal, during which Bim expression is elevated (3-6). Three major isoforms of Bim are generated by alternative splicing: BimEL, BimL, and BimS (1). The shortest form, BimS, is the most cytotoxic and is generally only transiently expressed during apoptosis. The BimEL and BimL isoforms may be sequestered to the dynein motor complex through an interaction with the dynein light chain and released from this complex during apoptosis (7). Apoptotic activity of these longer isoforms may be regulated by phosphorylation (8,9). Environmental stress triggers Bim phosphorylation by JNK and results in its dissociation from the dynein complex and increased apoptotic activity.
    Survival factor induced ERK activation leads to phosphorylation of mouse Bim at Ser55, which inhibits its pro-apoptotic activity and association with Bax (10).

    Alternate Names

    1500006F24Rik; B2L11; Bcl-2-like protein 11; Bcl2 interacting mediator of cell death; Bcl2-interacting mediator of cell death; Bcl2-L-11; BCL2-like 11 (apoptosis facilitator); Bcl2l11; Bim; Bod; OTTMUSP00000016362; OTTMUSP00000016364; OTTMUSP00000016365; RP23-134I15.1

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