CaMKII (pan) Antibody detects endogenous levels of total CaMKII.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the amino-terminal region of human CaMKII. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
CaMKII is an important member of the calcium/calmodulin-activated protein kinase family, functioning in neural synaptic stimulation and T-cell receptor signaling (1,2). CaMKII has catalytic and regulatory domains. The binding of Ca2+/calmodulin to its regulatory domain releases its autoinhibitory effect and activates the kinase (3). The activated CaMKII further autophosphorylates at Thr286 to render the kinase constitutively active (3). The threonine phosphorylation state of CaMKII can be regulated through PP1/PKA. PP1 (protein phosphatase 1) dephosphorylates phospho-CaMKII at Thr286. PKA (protein kinase A) prevents this dephosphorylation through its inhibitory effect on PP1 (4).