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PDP - Template Name: Polyclonal Antibody
PDP - Template ID: *******59c6464

Phospho-PAK1 (Thr423)/PAK2 (Thr402) Antibody #2601

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    Supporting Data

    REACTIVITY H M GP
    SENSITIVITY Endogenous
    MW (kDa) 61 to 67 (PAK2), 68 to 74 (PAK1/3)
    SOURCE Rabbit
    Application Key:
    • WB-Western Blotting 
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • H-Human 
    • M-Mouse 
    • GP-Guinea Pig 

    Product Information

    Product Usage Information

    Application Dilution
    Western Blotting 1:1000

    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

    Specificity / Sensitivity

    Phospho-PAK1 (Thr423)/PAK2 (Thr402) Antibody detects endogenous PAK1, PAK2 and PAK3 only when phosphorylated at Thr423, Thr402 and Thr421, respectively. The antibody does not cross-react with phosphorylated PAK4, PAK5 or PAK6. The antibody does cross-react with phospho-Mst1 (Thr183) or phospho-Mst2 (Thr180).

    Species Reactivity:

    Human, Mouse, Guinea Pig

    The antigen sequence used to produce this antibody shares 100% sequence homology with the species listed here, but reactivity has not been tested or confirmed to work by CST. Use of this product with these species is not covered under our Product Performance Guarantee.

    Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology:

    Rat

    Source / Purification

    Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Thr423 of human PAK1. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

    Background

    The p21-activated kinase (PAK) family of serine/threonine kinases is engaged in multiple cellular processes, including cytoskeletal reorganization, MAPK signaling, apoptotic signaling, control of phagocyte NADPH oxidase, and growth factor-induced neurite outgrowth (1,2). Several mechanisms that induce PAK activity have been reported. Binding of Rac/Cdc42 to the CRIB (or PBD) domain near the amino terminus of PAK causes autophosphorylation and conformational changes in PAK (1). Phosphorylation of PAK1 at Thr423 by PDK induces activation of PAK1 (3). Several autophosphorylation sites have been identified, including Ser199 and Ser204 of PAK1, and Ser192 and Ser197 of PAK2 (4,5). Because the autophosphorylation sites are located in the amino-terminal inhibitory domain, it has been hypothesized that modification in this region prevents the kinase from reverting to an inactive conformation (6). Research indicates that phosphorylation at Ser144 of PAK1 or Ser139 of PAK3 (located in the kinase inhibitory domain) affects kinase activity (7). Phosphorylation at Ser21 of PAK1 or Ser20 of PAK2 regulates binding with the adaptor protein Nck (8). PAK4, PAK5/7, and PAK6 have lower sequence similarity with PAK1-3 in the amino-terminal regulatory region (9). Phosphorylation at Ser474 of PAK4, a site analogous to Thr423 of PAK1, may play a pivotal role in regulating the activity and function of PAK4 (10). PAK family members are widely expressed, and often overexpressed in human cancer (11,12).
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