AKT1 (Phospho-T450) polyclonal, anti-human, mouse, rat

Background:
The serine/threonine kinase Akt family contains several members, including Akt1 (also designated PKB or RacPK), Akt2 and Akt 3, which exhibit sequence homology with the protein kinase A and C families and are encoded by the c-Akt proto-oncogene. All members of the Akt family have a pleckstrin homology domain. Akt1 and Akt2 are activated by PDGF stimulation. This activation is dependent on PDGFR-β tyrosine residues 740 and 751, which bind the subunit of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) complex. Activation of Akt1 by insulin or insulin-growth factor-1(IGF-1) results in phosphorylation of both Thr 308 and Ser 473. Phosphorylation of both residues is important to generate a high level of Akt1 activity, and the phosphorylation of Thr 308 is not dependent on phosphorylation of Ser 473 in vivo. Thus, Akt proteins become phosphorylated and activated in insulin/IGF-1-stimulated cells by an upstream kinase(s). The activation of Akt1 and Akt2 is inhibited by the PI kinase inhibitor wortmannin, suggesting that the protein signals downstream of the PI kinases.

Alternative Name:
PKB, PKB alpha, AKT1, AKT 1, AKT, AKT1, AKT1, MGC99656, PKB, PKB-ALPHA, PRKBA, Protein Kinase B Alpha, Protein kinase B, Proto-oncogene c-Akt, RAC Alpha, RAC, RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase, RAC-PK-alpha,

Application Dilution:
WB:1:1,000-1:2,000
IHC:1:50-1:100

Specificity: AKT1 (Phospho-T450) polyclonal antibody detects endogenous levels of AKT1 protein only when phosphorylated at T450.

Immunogen:
Synthetic phospho-peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Thr450 of human AKT1.

MW: 56 kDa

Swiss-Prot: P31749(Human) P31750(Mouse) P47196(Rat)

Purification & Purity:
ProA affinity purified

Format:
Rabbit IgG, 1mg/ml in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.2

Storage:
Store at +4°C after thawing. Aliquot store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.

For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedure.