CST, 3952T, MST2 Antibody

Polyclonal Antibody for studying MST2. Validated for Western Blotting,Immunoprecipitation. Available in 2 sizes. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, MST2 Antibody (CST #3952) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information Western Blotting: 1:1000 Immunoprecipitation: 1:25 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, Immunoprecipitation Specificity / Sensitivity MST2 Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total MST2 protein. This antibody does not cross-react with MST1, MST3, or MST4 proteins. Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat, Monkey, Bovine Source / Purification Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the amino-terminal residues of human MST2 protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography. Background Mammalian sterile-20-like (MST) kinases are upstream regulators of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways that regulate multiple cellular processes, including proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and cytoskeletal rearrangement (1). This family of serine/threonine kinases includes MST1 (STK4) and MST2 (STK3), two functionally related proteins with conserved amino-terminal kinase domains and carboxy-terminal regulatory domains that contain nuclear export signals (1-3). During apoptosis, caspase-mediated cleavage of MST1/2 removes the inhibitory regulatory domain, triggering autophosphorylation and activation of the kinase domain, which is translocated to the nucleus. Nuclear translocation of the active kinase induces chromatin condensation and other events associated with apoptotic progression (4). Research studies indicate that MST1/2 are orthologous to Hippo (Hpo), one of the core regulatory proteins in the Hippo signaling pathway. This evolutionarily conserved program controls tissue growth and organ size by regulating cell proliferation, apoptosis, and stem cell self-renewal. The mammalian Hippo signaling pathway involves a kinase cascade, where the MST1/2 kinases and the SAV1 scaffold protein form a complex that leads to phosphorylation and activation of LATS1/2. The LATS1/2 kinases phosphorylate YAP and TAZ, promoting cytoplasmic sequestration and inhibition of these transcription coactivators (5). Alternate Names epididymis secretory sperm binding protein; FLJ90748; hippo homolog; KB-1458E12.1; KRS1; Mammalian STE20-like protein kinase 2; MST-2; MST2; MST2/C; MST2/N; serine/threonine kinase 3; serine/threonine kinase 3 (STE20 homolog, yeast); serine/threonine kinase 3 (Ste20, yeast homolog); Serine/threonine-protein kinase 3; Serine/threonine-protein kinase 3 20kDa subunit; Serine/threonine-protein kinase 3 36kDa subunit; Serine/threonine-protein kinase Krs-1; STE20-like kinase MST2; STK3 Specification REACTIVITY: H M R Mk B SENSITIVITY: Endogenous MW (kDa): 60 SOURCE: Rabbit