Phospho-c-Jun (Ser63) (54B3) Rabbit mAb detects endogenous levels of c-Jun only when phosphorylated at Ser63. Phospho-c-Jun (Ser73) Antibody detects endogenous levels of c-Jun only when phosphorylated at Ser73. This antibody also recognizes phosphorylation of JunD at Ser100. c-Jun (60A8) Rabbit mAb detects endogenous levels of total c-Jun protein.
Source / Purification
Phospho-specific polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing rabbits with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ser63 or Ser73 of human c-Jun, and purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography. Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the amino-terminal of human c-Jun.
Description
The PhosphoPlus (R) c-Jun (Ser63) and c-Jun (Ser73) Antibody Kit provided reagents and controls for rapid analysis of c-Jun phosphorylation status
Background
c-Jun is a member of the Jun Family containing c-Jun, JunB and JunD, and is a component of the transcription factor AP-1 (activator protein-1). AP-1 is composed of dimers of Fos, Jun and ATF family members and binds to and activates transcription at TRE/AP-1 elements (reviewed in 1). Extracellular signals including growth factors, chemokines and stress activate AP-1-dependent transcription. The transcriptional activity of c-Jun is regulated by phosphorylation at Ser63 and Ser73 through SAPK/JNK (reviewed in 2). Knock-out studies in mice have shown that c-Jun is essential for embryogenesis (3), and subsequent studies have demonstrated roles for c-Jun in various tissues and developmental processes including axon regeneration (4), liver regeneration (5) and T cell development (6). AP-1 regulated genes exert diverse biological functions including cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as transformation, invasion and metastasis, depending on cell type and context (7-9). Other target genes regulate survival as well as hypoxia and angiogenesis (8,10). c-Jun has emerged as a promising therapeutic target for cancer, vascular remodeling, acute inflammation, as well as rheumatoid arthritis (11,12).