EIF2AK2 antibody (C-Term)

Catalog No. ABIN3043824

The Rabbit Polyclonal anti-EIF2AK2 antibody (ABIN3043824) specifically detects EIF2AK2 in WB, IF, ICC and FACS. The antibody is reactive with Human samples.

Quick Overview for EIF2AK2 antibody (C-Term) (ABIN3043824)

Target: EIF2AK2 (Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2-alpha Kinase 2 (EIF2AK2))

Reactivity: Human

Host: Rabbit

Clonality: Polyclonal

Conjugate: This EIF2AK2 antibody is un-conjugated

Application: Western Blotting (WB), Immunofluorescence (IF), Immunocytochemistry (ICC), Flow Cytometry (FACS)

Product Details anti-EIF2AK2 Antibody

Binding Specificity: C-Term

Purpose: Anti-PKR/EIF2AK2 Antibody

Sequence: EKTLLQKLLS KKPEDRPNTS EILRTLTVWK KSPEKNERHT C

Specificity: No cross reactivity with other proteins.

Cross-Reactivity (Details): No cross-reactivity with other proteins.

Predicted Reactivity: different from the related mouse sequence by fifteen amino acids,and from the related rat sequence by thirteen amino acids.

Characteristics: Anti-PKR/EIF2AK2 Antibody. Tested in Flow Cytometry, IF, ICC, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human.

Purification: Immunogen affinity purified.

Immunogen: A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human PKR, different from the related mouse sequence by fifteen amino acids, and from the related rat sequence by thirteen amino acids.

Isotype: IgG

Application Details

Application Notes: Western blot, 0.1-0.5 μg/mL, Human Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence, 5 μg/mL, Human Flow Cytometry (Fixed), 1-3 μg/1x10⁶ cells, Human

Comment:

Antibody can be supported by chemiluminescence kit ABIN921124 in WB.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Format: Lyophilized

Reconstitution: Add 0.2 mL of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/mL.

Concentration: 500 μg/mL

Buffer: Each vial contains 4 mg Trehalose, 0.9 mg NaCl and 0.2 mg Na2HPO4.

Handling Advice: Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.

Storage: 4 °C,-20 °C

Storage Comment: Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month.
It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Expiry Date: 12 months

Target Details for EIF2AK2

Target: EIF2AK2 (Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2-alpha Kinase 2 (EIF2AK2))

Alternative Name: EIF2AK2

Background:

Background: EIF2AK2 (Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2-Alpha Kinase 2), also called PKR, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the EIF2AK2 gene. Activation of EIF2AK2 allows the kinase to phosphorylate its natural substrate, the alpha subunit of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor-2, leading to the inhibition of protein synthesis. By FISH analysis, Squire et al. (1993) assigned the EIF2AK2 gene to the boundary between chromosome 2p22-p21. Ben-Asouli et al. (2002) showed that human gamma-interferon mRNA uses local activation of PKR in the cell to control its own translation yield. IFNG mRNA was found to activate PKR through a pseudoknot in its 5-prime untranslated region. Taylor et al. (1999) studied the mechanism underlying the resistance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) to interferon. They demonstrated that the HCV envelope protein E2 contains a sequence identical with phosphorylation sites of the interferon-inducible protein kinase PKR and the translation initiation factor EIF2-alpha, a target of PKR. E2 inhibited the kinase activity of PKR and blocked its inhibitory effect on protein synthesis and cell growth.

Gene Full Name: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 2

Molecular Weight: 69 kDa

Gene ID: 5610

UniProt: P19525

Pathways: DNA Damage Repair, ER-Nucleus Signaling, Hepatitis C