CST, 12297T, PKR (D7F7) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

Monoclonal Antibody for studying PKR. Validated for Western Blotting,Simple Western™,Immunoprecipitation. Available in 2 sizes. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, PKR (D7F7) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (CST #12297) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information Western Blotting: 1:1000 Simple Western™: 1:10 - 1:50 Immunoprecipitation: 1:50 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. Protocol Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunoprecipitation Specificity / Sensitivity PKR (D7F7) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total PKR protein. Species Reactivity: Human Source / Purification Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Leu222 of human PKR protein. Background Protein kinase R (PKR) is transcriptionally induced by interferon and activated by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). PKR inhibits translation initiation through phosphorylation of the α subunit of the initiation factor eIF2 (eIF2α) and also controls the activation of several transcription factors, such as NF-κB, p53, and the Stats. In addition, PKR mediates apoptosis induced by many different stimuli, such as LPS, TNF-α, viral infection, and serum starvation (1,2). Activation of PKR by dsRNA results in PKR dimerization and autophosphorylation of Thr446 and Thr451 in the activation loop. Substitution of threonine for alanine at position 451 completely inactivated PKR, while a mutant with a threonine to alanine substitution at position 446 was partially active (3). Research studies have implicated PKR activation in the pathologies of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (4,5). Alternate Names double stranded RNA activated protein kinase; E2AK2; eIF-2A protein kinase 2; EIF2AK1; EIF2AK2; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 2; Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 2; Interferon-induced, double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase; interferon-inducible elF2alpha kinase; Interferon-inducible RNA-dependent protein kinase; LEUDEN; MGC126524; P1/eIF-2A protein kinase; p68 kinase; PKR; PPP1R83; PRKR; Protein kinase R; Protein kinase RNA-activated; protein kinase, interferon-inducible double stranded RNA dependent; protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 83; Tyrosine-protein kinase EIF2AK2 Specification REACTIVITY: H SENSITIVITY: Endogenous MW (kDa): 74 Source/Isotype: Rabbit IgG