Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology:Mouse, Rat, Monkey, Pig
Specificity / Sensitivity
β-Catenin (L54E2) Mouse mAb (Alexa Fluor®555 Conjugate) detects endogenous levels of total β-catenin protein.
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the carboxy terminus of human β-catenin protein.
Description
This Cell Signaling Technology antibody is conjugated to Alexa Fluor®555 fluorescent dye and tested in-house for immunofluorescence in human cells. The antibody is expected to exhibit the same species cross-reactivity as the unconjugated β-Catenin (L54E2) Mouse mAb (IF Preferred) #2677.
Background
β-Catenin is a key downstream effector in the Wnt signaling pathway (1). It is implicated in two major biological processes in vertebrates: early embryonic development (2) and tumorigenesis (3). CK1 phosphorylates β-catenin at Ser45. This phosphorylation event primes β-catenin for subsequent phosphorylation by GSK-3β (4-6). GSK-3β destabilizes β-catenin by phosphorylating it at Ser33, Ser37, and Thr41 (7). Mutations at these sites result in the stabilization of β-catenin protein levels and have been found in many tumor cell lines (8).