Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology:Hamster, S. cerevisiae
Specificity / Sensitivity
Phospho-Rpb1 CTD (Ser2/5) Antibody detects endogenous levels of Rpb1 when the carboxy-termial domain heptapeptide repeat [Tyr1,Ser2,Pro3,Thr4,Ser5,Pro6,Ser7] is dually phosphorylated at Ser2 and Ser5 and singly phosphorylated at either Ser2 or Ser5.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ser2/5 of the Rpb1 CTD heptapeptide. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
RNA polymerase II is a complex of 12 proteins that participates in transcription, mRNA processing, and transcription-coupled DNA repair (1,2). The largest subunit, Rpb1, contains a unique heptapeptide: Tyr1, Ser2, Pro3, Thr4, Ser5, Pro6, Ser7, which is repeated up to 52 times in the carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) of Rpb1 (3). This CTD is phosphorylated by cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), p44/42 MAPK, DNA-PKcs, and c-Abl (4). DNA damage caused by UV-light, hydrogen peroxide, or cisplatin results in ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of Rpb1 (1,3). The kinase inhibitor 5,6-dichloro-1-β-D-ribofuranosylbenzimidazole prevents ubiquitination of Rpb1, suggesting that CTD phosphorylation is required for proteolysis (5).