CST, 4727T, c-Rel Antibody

Polyclonal Antibody for studying Rel. Validated for Western Blotting,Immunoprecipitation. Available in 2 sizes. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, c-Rel Antibody (CST #4727) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information Western Blotting: 1:1000 Immunoprecipitation: 1:100 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 c-Rel Antibody detects endogenous levels of total c-Rel protein. Cross reactivity was not detected with other family members. Species Reactivity: Human Source / Purification Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the carboxy terminus of human c-Rel. Antibodies were purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography. Background Transcription factors of the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB)/Rel family play a pivotal role in inflammatory and immune responses (1,2). There are five family members in mammals: RelA, c-Rel, RelB, NF-κB1 (p105/p50), and NF-κB2 (p100/p52). Both p105 and p100 are proteolytically processed by the proteasome to produce p50 and p52, respectively. Rel proteins bind p50 and p52 to form dimeric complexes that bind DNA and regulate transcription. In unstimulated cells, NF-κB is sequestered in the cytoplasm by IκB inhibitory proteins (3-5). NF-κB-activating agents can induce the phosphorylation of IκB proteins, targeting them for rapid degradation through the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and releasing NF-κB to enter the nucleus where it regulates gene expression (6-8). NIK and IKKα (IKK1) regulate the phosphorylation and processing of NF-κB2 (p100) to produce p52, which translocates to the nucleus (9-11). Alternate Names C-Rel; C-Rel proto-oncogene protein; oncogene REL, avian reticuloendotheliosis; Proto-oncogene c-Rel; REL; REL proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit; v-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog; v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog (avian) Specification REACTIVITY: H SENSITIVITY: Endogenous MW (kDa): 78 SOURCE: Rabbit