_-Catenin (C-terminal region) Antibody
Applications
Reactivity
| Overview | |
| Catalog # | bs-70386r |
| Product Name | _-Catenin (C-terminal region) Antibody |
| Applications |
WB
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| Specificity | The antibody detects an 84kDa* protein corresponding to the molecular mass of _-Catenin on SDS-PAGE immunoblots of A431 cells. |
| Reactivity | Human, Mouse, Rat |
| Specifications | |
| Conjugation | Unconjugated |
| Host | Rabbit |
| Source | _-Catenin synthetic peptide (coupled to KLH) corresponding to amino acid residues from the C-terminal region of human _-Catenin. This peptide sequence is highly conserved in rat and mouse _-Catenin. |
| Clonality | Polyclonal |
| Isotype | IgG |
| Purification | Antigen Affinity purification |
| Storage Buffer | PBS + 1 mg/ml BSA, 0.05% NaN3 and 50% glycerol |
| Storage Condition | Storage at -20C is recommended, as aliquots may be taken without freeze/thawing due to presence of 50% glycerol. Stable for at least 1 year at -20C. |
| Target | |
| Swiss Prot | P14923 |
| Synonyms | Plakoglobin, JUP, Desmoplakin III, Desmoplakin-3, catenin gamma1 |
| Background | Plakoglobin (_-Catenin) is a catenin family member identified as a component of desmosomes. _-Catenin has high homology to _-catenin and, like _-catenin, it can associate with the cadherins, E-cadherin and N-cadherin. One molecule of _-catenin and at least one molecule of _-catenin and _-Catenin simultaneously bind to a single cadherin molecule. A 19-amino acid sequence of desmoglein was found to be critical for binding of _-Catenin. Similar catenin-binding domains found in cadherins, suggest a common mechanism for _-Catenin localization to both adherens junctions and desmosomes. Phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in _-Catenin can modify its interactions with other proteins. Phosphorylation of tyrosine 644 decreases _-Catenin association with _-catenin, but increases binding to desmoplakin. Fer kinase can phosphorylate tyrosine 550, which increases _-Catenin binding to _-catenin. Thus, tyrosine phosphorylation may be important for regulation of _-Catenin protein-protein interactions within desmosomal complexes. |
| Application Dilution | |
| WB | 1:300-5000 |