KO Validated
STAT3
Reactivity: Human
WB, IHC, IP, IF
Host: Rabbit
Monoclonal
unconjugated
Sample Volume
20 μL
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Buffer
Aqueous buffered solution containing BSA and ≤0.09 % sodium azide.
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Storage
4 °C
Storage Comment
Store undiluted at 4°C and protected from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze. The antibody was conjugated to Alexa Fluor® 488 under optimum conditions, and unreacted Alexa Fluor® 488 was removed.
Liu, Gaffen, Goldsmith: "JAK/STAT signaling by cytokine receptors." in: Current opinion in immunology, Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp. 271-8, (1998) (PubMed).
Target
STAT3
(Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (Acute-Phase Response Factor) (STAT3))
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Background
Stat (Signal transducer and activators of transcription) proteins are critical mediators of the biologic activity of cytokines, including interleukins, interferons, erythropoietin, and growth factors. Ligand-receptor interaction leads to activation of constitutively associated JAK family kinases and subsequent recruitment/activation of Stat proteins by tyrosine phosphorylation. Active Stat proteins then move to the nucleus to promote transcription of cytokine-inducible genes. Seven Stat proteins have been cloned, each of which is differentially expressed and/or activated in a cytokine-specific and cell type-specific manner. Stat3 is a 92-kDa protein that is activated as a DNA- binding protein through cytokines, such as IL-6, and growth factors, such as EGF. Stat3 activation occurs via tyrosine phosphorylation at Y705. Tyrosine phosphorylation in response to cytokine stimulation is generally mediated by JAK1. Upon activation, Stat3 dimerizes, translocates to the nucleus and binds DNA response elements, thereby regulating gene expression. It has been reported that Stat3 binds to DNA as a homodimer, but it is also capable of binding as a heterodimer with Stat1. In addition to tyrosine phosphorylation, Stat3 is also phosphorylated at S727 via the MAPK pathway. Stat3 is widely expressed and can bind to the sis-inducible element (SIE) site from the c-fos promoter. This site is similar to the GAS element that is present in IFN-gamma induced genes. Thus, phosphorylation of Y705 in Stat3 occurs in response to growth factors and cytokines, and is essential for normal transcription activity. The 4/P-STAT3 monoclonal antibody recognizes the phosphorylated Y705 of Stat3.