Western Blotting (WB), Immunofluorescence (IF), Immunoprecipitation (IP)
Specificity
This antibody detects human, mouse and rat FAK in Western blotting, Immunoprecipitation and immunocytostaining. This antibody detects ~125 kDa of human FAK on Westernblotting with whole cell lysates from human cell line such as HeLa. Since active FAK is highly phosphorylated, position of FAK band on westernblotting may varry with its phosphorylation level.
Cross-Reactivity (Details)
Species reactivity (tested):Human, mouse, rat
Purification
Protein-A Sepharose
Immunogen
GST fusion protein containing human FAK (residues 706-1052 a.a.)
FAK (focal adhesion kinase) is a protein tyrosine kinase which colocalizes with integrin receptors at cell-substratum contact sites (focal adhesions). It is thought that enhanced tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK is important for integrin mediated signaling as well as for other signalings. FAK associates with a number of proteins such as Src, Shc, PI-3 kinase, Grb2, Cas, Cas-L, paxilin and transmamblane proteins, which enables FAK to couple to a variety of different intracellular transduction pathways in adherent and non-adherent cells. FAK is involved in anchorage-dependent survival signal through PI-3 kinase and also may play a role in cell growth, migration, cytoskeletal organization.Synonyms: FADK1, FAK, Focal adhesion kinase 1, Protein-tyrosine kinase 2, pp125FAK