CST, 3765S, Phospho-ASK1 (Thr845) Antibody

Polyclonal Antibody for studying ASK1 (Thr838) phosphate. Validated for Western Blotting. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, Phospho-ASK1 (Thr845) Antibody (CST #3765) 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 Phospho-ASK1 (Thr845) Antibody detects transfected human ASK1 only when phosphorylated at threonine 838, which corresponds to threonine 845 in mouse ASK1. Species Reactivity: Human Source / Purification Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Thr845 of mouse ASK1. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography. Background Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1), a MAP kinase kinase kinase, plays essential roles in stress-induced apoptosis (1,2). ASK1 is activated in response to a variety of stress-related stimuli through distinct mechanisms and activates MKK4 and MKK3, which in turn activate JNK and p38 (3). Overexpression of ASK1 activates JNK and p38 and induces apoptosis in several cell types through signals involving the mitochondrial cell death pathway. Embryonic fibroblasts or primary neurons derived from ASK1-/- mice are resistant to stress-induced JNK and p38 activation as well as cell death (4,5). Phosphorylation at Ser967 is essential for ASK1 association with 14-3-3 proteins and suppression of cell death (6). Oxidative stress induces dephosphorylation of Ser967 and phosphorylation of Thr845 in the activation loop of ASK1, both of which are correlated with ASK1 activity and ASK1-dependent apoptosis (7,8). Akt phosphorylates ASK1 at Ser83, which attenuates ASK1 activity and promotes cell survival (9). Alternate Names apoptosis signal regulating kinase 1; apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1; ASK-1; ASK1; M3K5; MAP/ERK kinase kinase 5; MAP3K5; MAPK/ERK kinase kinase 5; MAPKKK5; MEK kinase 5; MEKK 5; MEKK5; Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5; Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5 variant Specification REACTIVITY: H SENSITIVITY: Transfected Only MW (kDa): 155 SOURCE: Rabbit