CST, 70463SF, Phospho-eIF2alpha (Ser51) (A4T8X) Mouse Monoclonal Antibody (BSA and Azide Free)

Monoclonal Antibody for studying EIF2S1/eIF2-alpha (Ser52) phosphate. Validated for Western Blotting,ELISA+. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, Phospho-eIF2alpha (Ser51) (A4T8X) Mouse Monoclonal Antibody (BSA and Azide Free) (CST #70463) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information This formulation is ideal for use with technologies requiring specialized or custom antibody labeling, including fluorophores, metals, lanthanides, and oligonucleotides. It is not recommended for ChIP, ChIP-seq, CUT&RUN or CUT&Tag assays. If you require a carrier free formulation for chromatin profiling, please contact us . Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user. BSA and Azide Free antibodies are quality control tested by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) to determine antibody integrity. Formulation Supplied in 1X PBS (10 mM Na 2 HPO 4 , 3 mM KCl, 2 mM KH 2 PO 4 , and 140 mM NaCl (pH 7.8)). BSA and Azide Free. Storage Store at -20°C. This product will freeze at -20°C so it is recommended to aliquot into single-use vials to avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles. A slight precipitate may be present and can be dissolved by gently vortexing. This will not interfere with antibody performance. Specificity / Sensitivity Phospho-eIF2alpha (Ser51) (A4T8X) Mouse Monoclonal Antibody (BSA and Azide Free) detects endogenous levels of eIF2alpha only when phosphorylated at (Ser51). Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse Source / Purification Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ser51 of human eIF2α Background Phosphorylation of the eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2) α subunit is a well-documented mechanism to downregulate protein synthesis under a variety of stress conditions. eIF2 binds GTP and Met-tRNAi and transfers Met-tRNA to the 40S subunit to form the 43S preinitiation complex (1,2). eIF2 promotes a new round of translation initiation by exchanging GDP for GTP, a reaction catalyzed by eIF2B (1,2). Kinases that are activated by viral infection (PKR), endoplasmic reticulum stress (PERK/PEK), amino acid deprivation (GCN2), or heme deficiency (HRI) can phosphorylate the α subunit of eIF2 (3,4). This phosphorylation stabilizes the eIF2-GDP-eIF2B complex and inhibits the turnover of eIF2B. Induction of PKR by IFN-γ and TNF-α induces potent phosphorylation of eIF2α at Ser51 (5,6). Alternate Names EIF-2; eIF-2-alpha; eIF-2A; eIF-2alpha; EIF2; eIF2-alpha; EIF2A; EIF2S1; Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit 1; Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2, subunit 1 alpha, 35kDa; IF2A Specification REACTIVITY: H M SENSITIVITY: Endogenous Source/Isotype: Mouse IgG2a