AIFM1 (Ser-116), Phosphospecific Antibody
Applications
Reactivity
| Overview | |
| Catalog # | bs-70327r |
| Product Name | AIFM1 (Ser-116), Phosphospecific Antibody |
| Applications |
WB
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| Specificity | The antibody was cross adsorbed to unphosphorylated AIFM1 (Ser-116) peptide before affinity purification using phospho-AIFM1 (Ser-116) peptide. This antibody antibody detects a triplet at 66, 62, and 57 kDa* protein on SDS-PAGE immunoblots of human Jurkat cells treated with calyculin A. |
| Reactivity | Human |
| Specifications | |
| Conjugation | Unconjugated |
| Host | Rabbit |
| Source | Phospho-AIFM1 (Ser-116) synthetic peptide (coupled to carrier) corresponding to amino acids surrounding Ser-116 in human AIFM1. |
| Modification Site | Ser-116 |
| 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 -20°C is recommended, as aliquots may be taken without freeze/thawing due to presence of 50% glycerol. Stable for at least 1 year at -20°C. |
| Target | |
| Swiss Prot | O95831 |
| Synonyms | PDCD8, AIF1, Apoptosis inducing factor 1, mitochondrial; Program cell death protein 8; striatal AIF |
| Background | Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIFM1, AIF, PDCD8) is a ubiquitously expressed flavoprotein that plays a critical role in caspase-independent apoptosis. AIFM1 is expressed as a 66 kDa precursor protein before being N-terminally cleaved to 62 kDa and localized to the mitochondrial intermembrane space. In response to apoptotic stimuli, AIFM1 is released from the mitochondrial intermembrane as a 57 kDa fragment that can translocate to the nucleus. Treatment of isolated nuclei with recombinant AIFM1 leads to early apoptotic events, such as chromatin condensation and large-scale DNA fragmentation. Studies of AIFM1 knockout mice have shown that the apoptotic activity of AIFM1 is cell type and stimuli-dependent. AIFM1 has been implicated in oxeiptosis, a non-inflammatory, caspase independent cell death pathway caused by oxidative stress. During oxeiptosis, increased reactive oxygen species cause the release of the phosphatase PGAM5 from KEAP1 leading to dephosphorylation of AIFM1 (Ser-116) and subsequent cell death. Thus, AIFM1 phosphorylation status at Ser-116 may be an important marker for cell death involving oxeiptosis. |
| Application Dilution | |
| WB | 1:300-5000 |