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Cell Signaling Technology

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

WB, IP, IHC-P, E-P

REACTIVITY:

All

SENSITIVITY:

Endogenous

MW (kDa):

SOURCE:

Rabbit

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000
Immunoprecipitation 1:50
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) 1:500
Peptide ELISA (DELFIA) 1:500

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

Phospho-(Ser/Thr) Akt Substrate Antibody preferentially recognizes peptides and proteins containing phospho-Ser/Thr preceded by Lys/Arg at positions -5 and -3, in a manner largely independent of other surrounding amino acids. Some cross-reactivity is observed for peptides that contain phospho-Ser/Thr preceded by Arg/Lys at positions -3 and -2. No cross-reactivity is observed with the corresponding nonphosphorylated sequences or with other phospho-Ser/Thr-containing motifs. By ELISA, the antibody recognizes a wide range of phosphorylated Akt substrate peptides, and, by 2-D gel Western blot analysis, it recognizes a large number of proteins presumed to be Akt substrates.

Species Reactivity:

All Species Expected

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with phospho-Akt substrate peptides . Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Background

An important class of kinases, referred to as Arg-directed kinases or AGC-family kinases, includes cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG), protein kinase C, Akt, and RSK. These kinases share a substrate specificity characterized by Arg at position -3 relative to the phosphorylated Ser or Thr (1,2). Akt plays a central role in mediating critical cellular responses including cell growth and survival, angiogenesis, and transcriptional regulation (3-5). While a number of Akt substrates are known (such as GSK-3, Bad, and caspase-9) many important substrates await discovery. Akt phosphorylates substrates only at Ser/Thr in a conserved motif characterized by Arg at positions -5 and -3 (6). Phospho-Akt substrate-specific antibodies from Cell Signaling Technology are powerful tools for investigating the regulation of phosphorylation by Akt and other Arg-directed kinases, as well as for high throughput kinase drug discovery.

  1. Montminy, M. (1997) Annu Rev Biochem 66, 807-22.
  2. Pearson, R.B. and Kemp, B.E. (1991) Methods Enzymol 200, 62-81.
  3. Marte, B.M. and Downward, J. (1997) Trends Biochem Sci 22, 355-8.
  4. Jiang, B.H. et al. (2000) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 97, 1749-53.
  5. Scheid, M.P. and Woodgett, J.R. (2000) Curr Biol 10, R191-4.
  6. Alessi, D.R. et al. (1996) FEBS Lett 399, 333-8.

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 IP: Immunoprecipitation IHC-P: Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) E-P: Peptide ELISA (DELFIA)

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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