Cited in 2+ publications.
The Rabbit Polyclonal anti-GCN2 antibody (Clone RB8239) (ABIN391197) specifically detects GCN2 in WB and IHC (p).
The antibody is reactive with Human samples.
This antibody is prepared by Saturated Ammonium Sulfate (SAS) precipitation followed by dialysis against PBS.
Immunogen
This GCN2 antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 1-30 amino acids from the N-terminal region of human GCN2.
EIF2AK4
Reactivity: Human
WB, ELISA
Host: Mouse
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Application Notes
WB: 1:1000. IHC-P: 1:50~100
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Buffer
Purified polyclonal antibody supplied in PBS with 0.09 % (W/V) 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,-20 °C
Storage Comment
Maintain refrigerated at 2-8 °C for up to 6 months. For long term storage store at -20 °C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles.
Expiry Date
6 months
Fougeray, Mami, Bertho, Beaune, Thervet, Pallet: "Tryptophan depletion and the kinase GCN2 mediate IFN-?-induced autophagy." in: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), Vol. 189, Issue 6, pp. 2954-64, (2012) (PubMed).
Lu, László, Miao, Chen, Wu: "The role of nitric-oxide synthase in the regulation of UVB light-induced phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2." in: The Journal of biological chemistry, Vol. 284, Issue 36, pp. 24281-8, (2009) (PubMed).
GCN2 (EIF2AK4) belongs to a family of kinases that phosphorylate the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor-2 to downregulate protein synthesis in response to varied cellular stresses.