Rabbit Polyclonal

Application / Dilution
ELISA1:2000
ICC1:200
IP1:100
WB1:1000

Size 100 μl

Species Reactivity Hu, Rt, Ms, Ck, F

MW 105 kDa

Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) catalyzes the translocation of peptidyl-tRNA from the A site to the P site on the ribosome. eEF2 kinase (eEF2K) phosphorylates and inactivates eEF2, resulting in the inhibition of peptide-chain elongation. eEF2K is normally dependent on Ca2+ ions and calmodulin, and can be activated by PKA in response to elevated cAMP levels during cell stress- or starvation-related conditions. Regulation of eEF2K occurs through phosphorylation at multiple sites. Ser-78 phosphorylation is required for calmodulin binding and eEF2K activity, while phosphorylation of Ser-500 is required for Ca2+/calmodulin-independent kinase activity. Thr-348 is an autophosphorylation site that is required for kinase activity. Inhibitory phosphorylation may also regulate eEF2K, since phosphorylation at Ser-359 by SAPK4/p38delta causes inactivation of eEF2K. Thus, multisite phospho-regulation of eEF2K may be important for proper control of eEF2K activity and protein translation.

 

References
Tavares, C.D. et al. (2012) Biochemistry. 51(11):2232.
Smith, E.M. & Proud, C.G. (2008) EMBO J. 27(7):1005.
Ryazanov, A.G. et al. (1997) Proc Natl Acad Sci. USA. 94:4884.

Western blot image of eEF2K in human A431 (lane 1), Jurkat (lane 2), and HeLa (lane 3) cells, and immunoprecipitation of eEF2K from HeLa cell lysate using anti-eEF2K (C-terminus) antibody (lanes 4 & 6). Negative control immunopreciptations with no antibody are shown in lane 5 and 7. The blots were probed with anit-eEF2K (C-terminus) (lanes 1-5) or with anti-eEF2K (N-terminal) antibody (lanes 6 & 7).

Immunocytochemical labeling of eEF2K in paraformaldehyde fixed and NP-40 permeabilized A431 cells. The cells were labeled with rabbit polyclonal anti-eEF2K (EP4661). The antibody was detected using goat anti-rabbit DyLight® 594.



eEF2K (C-terminus) synthetic peptide (coupled to carrier protein) corresponds to amino acids in the C-terminal region of human eEF2K. This sequence is well conserved in rat, mouse, chicken, and fish eEF2K, and has low homology to other proteins.

*For more information, see UniProt Accession O00418
Rabbit polyclonal, affinity-purified antibody is supplied in 100µl phosphate-buffered saline, 50% glycerol, 1 mg/ml BSA, and 0.05% sodium azide. Store at –20°C. Stable for 1 year.

The products are are safely shipped at ambient temperature for both domestic and international shipments. Each product is guaranteed to match the specifications as indicated on the corresponding technical data sheet. Please store at -20C upon arrival for long term storage.

The antibody was affinity purified using eEF2K (C-terminus) peptide (without carrier). The antibody detects a 105 kDa* protein corresponding to the molecular mass of eEF2K on SDS-PAGE immunoblots of human A431, HeLa, and Jurkat cells. The antibody also detected eEF2K in immunoprecipitations in HeLa cells and immunofluorescent labeling in A431 cells.

*All molecular weights (MW) are confirmed by comparison to Bio-Rad Rainbow Markers and to western blot mobilities of known proteins with similar MW.

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