CST, 29362S, Phospho-Beclin-1 (Ser90) (E3X1I) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

Monoclonal Antibody for studying Beclin 1 (Ser90) phosphate. Validated for Western Blotting,Immunoprecipitation. Available in 2 sizes. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, Phospho-Beclin-1 (Ser90) (E3X1I) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (CST #29362) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information Western Blotting: 1:1000 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 Phospho-Beclin-1 (Ser90) (E3X1I) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of Beclin-1 protein only when phosphorylated at Ser90. This antibody may not recognize Beclin-1 when dually phosphorylated at Ser90 and Ser93. Species Reactivity: Human Source / Purification Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ser90 of human Beclin-1 protein. Background Autophagy is a catabolic process for the autophagosomic-lysosomal degradation of proteins activated in response to nutrient deprivation and in neurodegenerative conditions (1). One of the proteins critical to this process is Beclin-1, the mammalian orthologue of the yeast autophagy protein Apg6/Vps30 (2). Beclin-1 can complement defects in yeast autophagy caused by loss of Apg6 and can also stimulate autophagy when overexpressed in mammalian cells (3). Mammalian Beclin-1 was originally isolated in a yeast two-hybrid screen for Bcl-2 interacting proteins and has been shown to interact with Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, but not with Bax or Bak (4). While Beclin-1 is generally ubiquitously expressed, research studies have shown it is monoallelically deleted in 40-75% of sporadic human breast and ovarian cancers (5). Beclin-1 is localized within cytoplasmic structures including the mitochondria, although overexpression of Beclin-1 reveals some nuclear staining and CRM1-dependent nuclear export (6). Investigators have demonstrated that Beclin-1 mice die early in embryogenesis and Beclin-1 mice have a high incidence of spontaneous tumors. Stem cells from the mice demonstrate an altered autophagic response, although responses to apoptosis appeared normal (7). Researchers have also found that overexpression of Beclin-1 in virally infected neurons resulted in significant protection against Sindbis virus-induced disease and neuronal apoptosis (4). Several studies have indicated that autophagy is enhanced by phosphorylation of Beclin-1 at Ser90 triggered by stress-responsive kinases including MAPKAPK-2/MAPKAPK-3, DAPK3, and CaMKII (8-10). Alternate Names ATG6; ATG6 autophagy related 6 homolog; beclin 1; beclin 1 (coiled-coil, moesin-like BCL2 interacting protein); beclin 1 (coiled-coil, moesin-like BCL2-interacting protein); beclin 1, autophagy related; Beclin-1; Beclin-1-C 35 kDa; Beclin-1-C 37 kDa; beclin1; BECN1; Coiled-coil myosin-like BCL2-interacting protein; GT197; Protein GT197; testis secretory sperm-binding protein Li 215e; VPS30 Specification REACTIVITY: H SENSITIVITY: Endogenous MW (kDa): 60 Source/Isotype: Rabbit IgG