Smad2 (34G6) Mouse mAb #3107

Storage

Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

Specificity / Sensitivity

Smad2 (34G6) Mouse mAb detects total levels of endogenous Smad2.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody (isotype: IgG1) is produced by immunizing mice with a synthetic peptide corresponding to C-terminal residues of human Smad2. Antibody is supplied in HEPES buffer with 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide.

Background

Members of the Smad family of signal transduction molecules are components of a critical intracellular pathway that transmit TGF-β signals from the cell surface into the nucleus. Three distinct classes of Smads have been defined: the receptor-regulated Smads (R-Smads), which include Smad1, 2, 3, 5, and 8; the common-mediator Smad (co-Smad), Smad4; and the antagonistic or inhibitory Smads (I-Smads), Smad6 and 7 (1-5). Activated type I receptors associate with specific R-Smads and phosphorylate them on a conserved carboxy terminal SSXS motif. The phosphorylated R-Smad dissociates from the receptor and forms a heteromeric complex with the co-Smad (Smad4), allowing translocation of the complex to the nucleus. Once in the nucleus, Smads can target a variety of DNA binding proteins to regulate transcriptional responses (6-8).

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7. Attisano, L. and Wrana, J.L. (2002) Science 296, 1646-7.
8. Moustakas, A. et al. (2001) J Cell Sci 114, 4359-69.

Pathways & Proteins

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Select Your Pathway/Protein Angiogenesis ESC Pluripotency and Differentiation TGF-ß Signaling Protein: Q15796

Database Links

UniProt ID: Q15796

Entrez-Gene Id: 4087

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