CST, 3146S, Moesin Antibody

Polyclonal Antibody for studying moesin. Validated for Western Blotting. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, Moesin Antibody (CST #3146) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information 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 Available protocols: Western Blotting Specificity / Sensitivity Moesin Antibody detects endogenous levels of total moesin protein. This antibody does not cross-react with ezrin, radixin or other related proteins. Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat, Monkey, Bovine Source / Purification Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding His470 of human moesin. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography. Background The ezrin, radixin, and moesin (ERM) proteins function as linkers between the plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton and are involved in cell adhesion, membrane ruffling, and microvilli formation (1). ERM proteins undergo intra or intermolecular interaction between their amino- and carboxy-terminal domains, existing as inactive cytosolic monomers or dimers (2). Phosphorylation at a carboxy-terminal threonine residue (Thr567 of ezrin, Thr564 of radixin, Thr558 of moesin) disrupts the amino- and carboxy-terminal association and may play a key role in regulating ERM protein conformation and function (3,4). Phosphorylation at Thr567 of ezrin is required for cytoskeletal rearrangements and oncogene-induced transformation (5). Ezrin is also phosphorylated at tyrosine residues upon growth factor stimulation. Phosphorylation of Tyr353 of ezrin transmits a survival signal during epithelial differentiation (6). Alternate Names epididymis luminal protein 70; HEL70; IMD50; Membrane-organizing extension spike protein; MOES; Moesin; MSN Specification REACTIVITY: H M R Mk B SENSITIVITY: Endogenous MW (kDa): 78 SOURCE: Rabbit