STAT3
Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat, Pig, Rabbit, Chicken
WB, ELISA, IHC (p), FACS, IF (cc), IF (p), IHC (fro)
Host: Rabbit
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Reconstitution
Supplied as 100 µg of purified antibody. 0.5 mg/ml in Tris saline, 0.02% sodium azide, pH7.3 with 0.5% bovine serum albumin. Please avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
Storage
-20 °C
Target
STAT3
(Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (Acute-Phase Response Factor) (STAT3))
Alternative Name
STAT3
Background
STAT3 is also called as signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (acutephase response factor), APRF, FLJ20882, MGC16063, DNA-binding protein APRF,acute-phase response factor. The Stat proteins function as both cytoplasmic signal transducers and activators of transcription. The Stat91/84 (the two proteins are the result of alternate splicing-Stat91 has an additional 38 C-terminal amino acids) and Stat113 were the first identified members of this protein family. With the discovery of additional members of the Stat family (Stats3 and 4), the nomenclature has been revised to indicate the Stat family members in the order of their discovery. Stat 91, 84, and 113 have become Stat1alpha, Stat1beta, and Stat2, respectively. Stat3 is a 92kDa protein that is activated as a DNA binding protein through tyrosine phosphorylation in response to treatment of cells with EGF and IL-6 but not with IFN-gamma. Stat3 is widely expressed and can bind to DNA in the absence of Stat1a or Stat2. Stat3 can bind to the sis-inducible element (SIE) site from the c-fos promoter. The site is similar to the GAS element that is present in IFN-gamma induced genes. It appears that Stat3 binds to DNA as a homodimer, but it is also capable of binding as a heterodimer with Stat1. With the isolation of Stat3 and the discovery of Stat4, it appears that the Stat family may contain many members, each with a characteristic tissue distribution and specific activating ligands.