CST, 5538S, Phospho-FoxO3a (Ser294) Antibody

Polyclonal Antibody for studying FoxO3a (Ser294) phosphate. Validated for Western Blotting,Immunoprecipitation. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, Phospho-FoxO3a (Ser294) Antibody (CST #5538) 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 and 50% glycerol. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody. Protocol Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunoprecipitation Specificity / Sensitivity Phospho-FoxO3a (Ser294) Antibody detects exogenous and endogenous levels of FoxO3a protein only when phosphorylated at serine 294. Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat, Monkey Source / Purification Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide surrounding Ser294 of human FoxO3a. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography. Background The Forkhead family of transcription factors is involved in tumorigenesis of rhabdomyosarcoma and acute leukemias (1-3). Within the family, three members (FoxO1, FoxO4, and FoxO3a) have sequence similarity to the nematode orthologue DAF-16, which mediates signaling via a pathway involving IGFR1, PI3K, and Akt (4-6). Active forkhead members act as tumor suppressors by promoting cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Increased expression of any FoxO member results in the activation of the cell cycle inhibitor p27 Kip1. Forkhead transcription factors also play a part in TGF-β-mediated upregulation of p21 Cip1, a process negatively regulated through PI3K (7). Increased proliferation results when forkhead transcription factors are inactivated through phosphorylation by Akt at Thr24, Ser256, and Ser319, which results in nuclear export and inhibition of transcription factor activity (8). Forkhead transcription factors can also be inhibited by the deacetylase sirtuin (SirT1) (9). Erk phosphorylates FoxO3a at Ser294, Ser344 and Ser425, resulting in degradation of FoxO3a through the MDM2-mediated ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Thus, Erk promotes proliferation and tumor progression by inhibiting FoxO3a (10). Alternate Names AF6q21; AF6q21 protein; DKFZp781A0677; FKHRL1; FKHRL1P2; forkhead box O3; forkhead box O3A; Forkhead box protein O3; forkhead homolog (rhabdomyosarcoma) like 1; Forkhead in rhabdomyosarcoma-like 1; forkhead, Drosophila, homolog of, in rhabdomyosarcoma-like 1; FOXO2; FOXO3; FOXO3A; MGC12739; MGC31925 Specification REACTIVITY: H M R Mk SENSITIVITY: Endogenous MW (kDa): 82 to 97 SOURCE: Rabbit