Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology:Hamster, Chicken, Xenopus, Zebrafish
Specificity / Sensitivity
Phospho-p90RSK (Thr573) Antibody detects endogenous p90RSK protein only when phosphorylated at Thr573.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Thr573 of human p90RSK. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
The 90 kDa ribosomal S6 kinases (RSK1-4) are a family of widely expressed serine/threonine kinases characterized by two nonidentical, functional kinase domains (1) and a carboxy-terminal docking site for extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) (2). Several sites both within and outside of the RSK kinase domain, including Ser380, Thr359, Ser363, and Thr573, are important for kinase activation (3). RSK1-3 are activated via coordinated phosphorylation by MAPKs, by autophosphorylation, and by phosphoinositide-3-OH kinase (PI3K) in response to many growth factors, polypeptide hormones, and neurotransmitters (3).