Product Name: GSK3a-BKCD
Product Number: AB-NK069-3
Size: 25 µg      Price:89.00
      $US
Target Full Name: Glycogen synthase-serine kinase 3 alpha

Target Alias: DKFZp686D0638; Factor A; Glycogen synthase kinase 3 alpha; GSK-3 alpha; GSK3-alpha; Kinase GSK3-alpha

Product Type Specific: Protein kinase pan-specific antibody

Antibody Code: NK069-3

Antibody Target Type: Pan-specific

Protein UniProt: P49840

Protein SigNET: P49840

Antibody Type: Polyclonal

Antibody Host Species: Rabbit

Antibody Immunogen Source: Human GSK3a sequence peptide Cat. No.: PE-01BDA85

Antibody Immunogen Sequence: PPGVKLGRDSGKVTTGC
Antibody Immunogen Description: Corresponds to amino acid residues P88 to T102; Before catalytic domain

Production Method: The immunizing peptide was produced by solid phase synthesis on a multipep peptide synthesizer and purified by reverse-phase hplc chromatography. Purity was assessed by analytical hplc and the amino acid sequence confirmed by mass spectrometry analysis. This peptide was coupled to KLH prior to immunization into rabbits. New Zealand White rabbits were subcutaneously injected with KLH-coupled immunizing peptide every 4 weeks for 4 months. The sera from these animals was applied onto an agarose column to which the immunogen peptide was thio-linked. Antibody was eluted from the column with 0.1 M glycine, pH 2.5. Subsequently, the antibody solution was neutralized to pH 7.0 with saturated Tris.

Antibody Modification: Unconjugated. Contact KInexus if you are interest in having the antibody biotinylated or coupled with fluorescent dyes.
Antibody Concentration: 1 mg/ml

Storage Buffer: Phosphate buffered saline pH 7.4, 0.05% Thimerasol

Storage Conditions: For long term storage, keep frozen at -40°C or lower. Stock solution can be kept at +4°C for more than 3 months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Product Use: Western blotting | Antibody microarray

Antibody Dilution Recommended: 2 µg/ml for immunoblotting

Antibody Species Reactivity: Human

Antibody Positive Control: The observed molecular mass of the processed target protein on SDS-PAGE gels is reported to be around 50-54 kDa.

Related Product 1: GSK3a-BKCD blocking peptide

Scientific Background: GSK3a is a protein-serine/threonine kinase of the CMGC group and GSK family. It is highly active following tyrosine phosphorylation within its activation T loop. Phosphorylation at Y279 increases phosphotransferase activity and promotes nuclear localization. Phosphorylation at S21 inhibits phosphotransferase activity. Through direct phosphorylation, it can inactivate glycogen synthase (for insulin regulation), CTNNB1/beta-catenin, APC, and AXIN1. GSK3 has been proposed as a tumour suppressor protein (TSP), since with loss of GSK3 there is an increase in WNT signalling, with a beta-catenin stabilization, leading to tumourigenesis. GSK3 has also been proposed to act as an oncoprotein (OP), as acute leukemia required GSK3 for cell proliferation. In most human cancers, it is up-regulated in expression about 1.6-times the rate observed for most protein kinases.
Figure 1. Dot blotting GSK3a-BKCD antibody with recombinant purified proteins.