Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting  IP=Immunoprecipitation  F=Flow Cytometry
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  M=Mouse  R=Rat  Hm=Hamster  Mk=Monkey  Mi=Mink  Dm=D. melanogaster  Z=Zebrafish  B=Bovine  Pg=Pig
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology

Specificity / Sensitivity

Phospho-p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) (Thr202/Tyr204) (E10) Mouse mAb detects endogenous levels of p44 and p42 MAP Kinase (Erk1 and Erk2) when dually phosphorylated at Thr202 and Tyr204 of Erk1 (Thr185 and Tyr187 of Erk2), and singly phosphorylated at Tyr204. This antibody does not cross-react with the corresponding phosphorylated residues of either SAPK/JNK or p38 MAP kinase. This antibody may cross-react with an unknown cytoskeletal protein in some cell lines as visualized by immunofluorescence.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Thr202/Tyr204 of human p44 MAP kinase.

Background

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are a widely conserved family of serine/threonine protein kinases involved in many cellular programs, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, motility, and death. The p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) signaling pathway can be activated in response to a diverse range of extracellular stimuli including mitogens, growth factors, and cytokines (1-3), and research investigators consider it an important target in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer (4). Upon stimulation, a sequential three-part protein kinase cascade is initiated, consisting of a MAP kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK or MAP3K), a MAP kinase kinase (MAPKK or MAP2K), and a MAP kinase (MAPK). Multiple p44/42 MAP3Ks have been identified, including members of the Raf family, as well as Mos and Tpl2/COT. MEK1 and MEK2 are the primary MAPKKs in this pathway (5,6). MEK1 and MEK2 activate p44 and p42 through phosphorylation of activation loop residues Thr202/Tyr204 and Thr185/Tyr187, respectively. Several downstream targets of p44/42 have been identified, including p90RSK (7) and the transcription factor Elk-1 (8,9). p44/42 are negatively regulated by a family of dual-specificity (Thr/Tyr) MAPK phosphatases, known as DUSPs or MKPs (10), along with MEK inhibitors, such as U0126 and PD98059.

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10. Owens, D.M. and Keyse, S.M. (2007) Oncogene 26, 3203-13.

Application References

• Fonseca, B.D. et al. (2011) J Biol Chem 286, 27111-22. Applications: Western Blotting
• Fei, Z. et al. (2011) J Biol Chem 286, 27761-8. Applications: Western Blotting
• Xu, P. and Derynck, R. (2010) Mol Cell 37, 551-66. Applications: Western Blotting
• Feinerman, O. et al. (2008) Science 321, 1081-4. Applications: Flow Cytometry
• Hyduk, S.J. and Cybulsky, M.I. (2002) Alpha4 Integrin Signaling Activates Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Stimulates T Cell Adhesion to Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 to a Similar Extent As CD3, but Induces a Distinct Rearrangement of the Actin Cytoskeleton. The Journal of Immunology 168, 696-704. Applications: Western Blotting
• Zubiaur, M. et al. (2002) CD38 Is Associated with Lipid Rafts and upon Receptor Stimulation Leads to Akt/Protein Kinase B and Erk Activation in the Absence of the CD3-zeta Immune Receptor Tyrosine-based Activation Motifs. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 277, 13-22. Applications: Western Blotting
• Xu, H. and Goldfarb, M. (2001) J Biol Chem 276, 13049-56. Applications: Western Blotting
• Xing, H. et al. (2000) EMBO J 19, 349-58. Applications: Western Blotting
• Bolshakov, V.Y. et al. (2000) Nat Neurosci 3, 1107-12. Applications: Western Blotting

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