Catalog # CP1121

γ-Catenin (Tyr-550), phospho-specific Antibody

Rabbit Polyclonal

Application / Dilution
ELISA1:2000
ICC1:50
WB1:1000

Size 100 μl

Species Reactivity Hu, Rt, Ms

MW 84 kDa

$329


DATASHEET  

Plakoglobin (γ-Catenin) is a catenin family member identified as a component of desmosomes. γ-Catenin has high homology to β-catenin and, like β-catenin, it can associate with the cadherins, E-cadherin and N-cadherin. One molecule of α-catenin and at least one molecule of β-catenin and γ-Catenin simultaneously bind to a single cadherin molecule. A 19-amino acid sequence of desmoglein was found to be critical for binding of γ-Catenin. Similar catenin-binding domains found in cadherins, suggest a common mechanism for γ-Catenin localization to both adherens junctions and desmosomes. Phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in γ-Catenin can modify its interactions with other proteins. Phosphorylation of tyrosine 644 decreases γ-Catenin association with α-catenin, but increases binding to desmoplakin. Fer kinase can phosphorylate tyrosine 550, which increases γ-Catenin binding to α-catenin. Thus, tyrosine phosphorylation may be important for regulation of γ-Catenin protein-protein interactions within desmosomal complexes.

 

References

Miravet, S. et al. (2003) Mol. Cell. Biol. 23(20) :7391.
McCrea, P.D. et al. (1991) Science 254:1359.

Western blot analysis of anti-γ-Catenin (C-terminal) immunoprecipitates from pervanadate-treated A431. The immunoprecipitates were untreated (lanes 1,3,7) or treated with alkaline phosphatase (lanes 2,4,8). The blots were probed with γ-Catenin (a.a. 545-555), γ-Catenin (Tyr-550) or γ-Catenin (C-terminal) antibodies. The anti-γ-Catenin (Tyr-550) was used in the presence of γ-Catenin (Tyr-550) (lane 5) or γ-Catenin (Tyr-644) (lane 6) peptides.

Immunocytochemical labeling of phosphorylated γ-Catenin in control (Top) and pervanadate-treated (Bottom) A431 cells. The cells were co-labeled with mouse monoclonal γ-Catenin (CM1111) or rabbit polyclonal γ-Catenin (Tyr-550) antibodies, then the antibodies were detected using appropriate secondary antibodies conjugated to Cy2 or Cy3.



Phospho-γ-Catenin (Tyr-550) synthetic peptide (coupled to KLH) corresponding to amino acid residues around tyrosine 550 of human γ-Catenin. This peptide sequence is highly conserved in rat and mouse γ-Catenin.

*For more information, see UniProt Accession P14923
Rabbit polyclonal, affinity-purified antibody is supplied in 100µl phosphate-buffered saline, 50% glycerol, 1 mg/ml BSA, and 0.05% sodium azide. Store at –20°C. Stable for 1 year.

The products are are safely shipped at ambient temperature for both domestic and international shipments. Each product is guaranteed to match the specifications as indicated on the corresponding technical data sheet. Please store at -20C upon arrival for long term storage.

This antibody was cross-adsorbed to both phospho-tyrosine coupled to agarose and to dephosphorylated γ-Catenin (Tyr-550) peptide before affinity purification using phospho-γ-Catenin (Tyr-550) peptide (without carrier). The antibody detects an 84kDa* protein corresponding to the molecular mass of γ-Catenin on SDS-PAGE immunoblots of A431 and Hct116 src transformed cells treated with pervanadate (1 mM for 30 min), but not in control cells.

*All molecular weights (MW) are confirmed by comparison to Bio-Rad Rainbow Markers and to western blot mobilities of known proteins with similar MW.

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