AB193986

Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342]

RabMAb
Recombinant
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Rabbit Recombinant Monoclonal MEK1 antibody - conjugated to Alexa Fluor® 647. Suitable for ICC/IF, Flow Cyt (Intra) and reacts with Human samples. Cited in 1 publication.

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MEK1, PRKMK1, MAP2K1, Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1, MAP kinase kinase 1, MAPKK 1, MKK1, ERK activator kinase 1, MAPK/ERK kinase 1, MEK 1

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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342] (AB193986)

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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342] (AB193986)

ab193986 staining MEK1 in HeLa cells. The cells were fixed with 100% methanol (10 min) and then blocked in 1% BSA/10% normal goat serum/0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Triton X-100 for 1hr. The cells were then incubated with ab193986 at a working dilution of 1 in 50 (shown in red) and ab7291 (Mouse monoclonal [DM1A] to alpha Tubulin) at 1μg/ml overnight at +4°C, followed by a further incubation at room temperature for 1hr with an AlexaFluor^® 488 Goat anti-mouse IgG (H&L - preadsorbed) secondary (ab150117) at 2 μg/ml (shown in green). Nuclear DNA was labelled in blue with DAPI.

This product gave a positive signal in 4% formaldehyde (10 min) fixed HeLa cells under the same testing conditions.

Image was taken with a Confocal microscope (Leica micro-systems, TCS SP8).

Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342] (AB193986)

Flow Cyt (Intra)

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Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342] (AB193986)

Overlay histogram showing HeLa cells stained with ab193986 (red line). The cells were fixed with 80% methanol (5 min) and then permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Tween for 20 min. The cells were then incubated in 1x PBS / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine to block non-specific protein-protein interactions followed by the antibody (ab193986, 0.2μl/1x10⁶ cells) for 30 min at 22°C. Isotype control antibody (black line) was rabbit IgG (monoclonal) (Alexa Fluor^® 647) (0.1μg/1x10⁶ cells) for 30 min at 22°C. Unlabelled sample (blue line) was also used as a control.

Acquisition of >5,000 events were collected using a 25mW red solid state diode laser (635nm) and 675/30 bandpass filter.

This antibody gave a positive signal in HeLa fixed with 4% formaldehyde (10 min)/permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Tween for 20 min used under the same conditions.

578 PE

PE Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342]
HRP

HRP Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342]
Unconjugated

Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342]
Carrier free

Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342] - BSA and Azide free

Key facts

Host species

Rabbit

Clonality

Monoclonal

Clone number

E342

Isotype

IgG

Conjugation

Alexa Fluor® 647

Excitation/Emission

Ex: 650nm, Em: 665nm

Carrier free

Reacts with

Human

Applications

ICC/IF, Flow Cyt (Intra)

applications

Immunogen

The exact immunogen used to generate this antibody is proprietary information.

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Reactivity data

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Product details

Patented technology
Our RabMAb^® technology is a patented hybridoma-based technology for making rabbit monoclonal antibodies. For details on our patents, please refer to RabMAb^® patents.

Alexa Fluor® is a registered trademark of Molecular Probes, Inc, a Thermo Fisher Scientific Company. The Alexa Fluor® dye included in this product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. As this product contains the Alexa Fluor® dye, the purchase of this product conveys to the buyer the non-transferable right to use the purchased product and components of the product only in research conducted by the buyer (whether the buyer is an academic or for-profit entity). As this product contains the Alexa Fluor® dye the sale of this product is expressly conditioned on the buyer not using the product or its components, or any materials made using the product or its components, in any activity to generate revenue, which may include, but is not limited to use of the product or its components: in manufacturing; (ii) to provide a service, information, or data in return for payment (iii) for therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic purposes; or (iv) for resale, regardless of whether they are sold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than research, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.

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Properties and storage information

Form

Liquid

Purification technique

Affinity purification Protein A

Storage buffer

pH: 7.4 Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide Constituents: PBS, 30% Glycerol (glycerin, glycerine), 1% BSA

Shipped at conditions

Blue Ice

Appropriate short-term storage duration

1-2 weeks

Appropriate short-term storage conditions

+4°C

Appropriate long-term storage conditions

-20°C

Aliquoting information

Upon delivery aliquot

Storage information

Avoid freeze / thaw cycle|Stable for 12 months at -20°C|Store in the dark

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Supplementary information

This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.

MEK1 also known as MAP2K1 is a dual-specificity kinase that plays a role in the MAPK/ERK pathway. It has a molecular weight of around 45 kDa. MEK1 phosphorylates and activates the extracellular signal-regulated kinases ERK1 and ERK2. MEK1 is expressed in various tissues but is especially abundant in brain and heart tissues. Researchers commonly measure MEK1 levels using techniques like MEK1 ELISA while phospho-MEK antibodies help analyze its activity state.

Biological function summary

MEK1 impacts cell processes such as proliferation differentiation and survival. It does not work alone but forms a complex with other proteins to exert its function. MEK1 activity is tightly controlled by upstream activators and downstream targets. One of the key phosphorylation sites on MEK1 is at serine 298 often marked as MEK1 pS298. This phosphorylation indicates MEK1's activated state which is critical for its biological function.

Pathways

MEK1 integrates signals within the MAPK/ERK pathway and interacts closely with RAF kinases upstream and ERK kinases downstream. This pathway modulates cellular responses to growth factors. MEK1 undergoes phosphorylation enhancing its activity and subsequently phosphorylates ERK proteins. Many studies isolate MEK1 activity using specific inhibitors such as the MEK1 inhibitor to dissect pathway dynamics. ERK inhibitor PD98059 also helps when studying parallel interactions with MEK1.

MEK1 mutations or dysregulation have links to several types of cancer including melanoma. These often involve changes that lead to continuous MEK1 activation contributing to uncontrolled cell growth. MEK1 involvement in the RASopathies also shows its connection to disorders characterized by heart and facial abnormalities. In cancer MEK1 works closely with the BRAF protein which often harbors mutations leading to disease progression showcasing MEK1 as a target for therapeutic intervention.

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Target data

Dual specificity protein kinase which acts as an essential component of the MAP kinase signal transduction pathway. Binding of extracellular ligands such as growth factors, cytokines and hormones to their cell-surface receptors activates RAS and this initiates RAF1 activation. RAF1 then further activates the dual-specificity protein kinases MAP2K1/MEK1 and MAP2K2/MEK2. Both MAP2K1/MEK1 and MAP2K2/MEK2 function specifically in the MAPK/ERK cascade, and catalyze the concomitant phosphorylation of a threonine and a tyrosine residue in a Thr-Glu-Tyr sequence located in the extracellular signal-regulated kinases MAPK3/ERK1 and MAPK1/ERK2, leading to their activation and further transduction of the signal within the MAPK/ERK cascade. Activates BRAF in a KSR1 or KSR2-dependent manner; by binding to KSR1 or KSR2 releases the inhibitory intramolecular interaction between KSR1 or KSR2 protein kinase and N-terminal domains which promotes KSR1 or KSR2-BRAF dimerization and BRAF activation (PubMed : 29433126). Depending on the cellular context, this pathway mediates diverse biological functions such as cell growth, adhesion, survival and differentiation, predominantly through the regulation of transcription, metabolism and cytoskeletal rearrangements. One target of the MAPK/ERK cascade is peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG), a nuclear receptor that promotes differentiation and apoptosis. MAP2K1/MEK1 has been shown to export PPARG from the nucleus. The MAPK/ERK cascade is also involved in the regulation of endosomal dynamics, including lysosome processing and endosome cycling through the perinuclear recycling compartment (PNRC), as well as in the fragmentation of the Golgi apparatus during mitosis.

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Publications (1)

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Scientific reports 15:21604 PubMed40594474

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Applications

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Species

Unspecified reactive species

Deborah Kajewole,Ho Ning Wong,Alexander von Kriegsheim,Richard K Haynes,Jo-Anne de la Mare,Adrienne Lesley Edkins

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Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342]

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342] (AB193986)

Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK1 antibody [E342] (AB193986)

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Host species

Clonality

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Isotype

Conjugation

Excitation/Emission

Carrier free

Reacts with

Applications

Immunogen

Reactivity data

Product details

Properties and storage information

Form

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Storage buffer

Shipped at conditions

Appropriate short-term storage duration

Appropriate short-term storage conditions

Appropriate long-term storage conditions

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Supplementary information

Biological function summary

Pathways

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Target data

Publications (1)

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