AB200519

Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78]

RabMAb
Recombinant
KO Validated
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Rabbit Recombinant Monoclonal MEK2 antibody - conjugated to Alexa Fluor® 647. Suitable for ICC/IF, Flow Cyt (Intra), IHC-P and reacts with Human, Mouse samples. Cited in 1 publication.

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MEK2, MKK2, PRKMK2, MAP2K2, Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2, MAP kinase kinase 2, MAPKK 2, ERK activator kinase 2, MAPK/ERK kinase 2, MEK 2

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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78] (AB200519)

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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78] (AB200519)

ab200519 staining MEK2 in HeLa cells. The cells were fixed with 4% formaldehyde (10min), permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100 for 5 minutes and then blocked with 1% BSA/10% normal goat serum/0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h. The cells were then incubated overnight at +4°C with ab200519 at 1/200 dilution (shown in red) and ab195887, Mouse monoclonal to alpha Tubulin (Alexa Fluor^® 488), at 2μg/ml (shown in green). Nuclear DNA was labelled with DAPI (shown in blue).

Image was taken with a confocal microscope (Leica-Microsystems, TCS SP8).

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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78] (AB200519)

ab200519 staining MEK2 in wild-type HAP1 cells (top panel) and MEK2 knockout HAP1 cells (bottom panel). The cells were fixed with 100% methanol (5min), permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100 for 5 minutes and then blocked with 1% BSA/10% normal goat serum/0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h. The cells were then incubated with ab200519 at 1/200 dilution (shown in red) and ab195887 at 1/250 dilution (shown in green) overnight at +4°C. Nuclear DNA was labelled in blue with DAPI.

Image was taken with a confocal microscope (Leica-Microsystems, TCS SP8).

Carrier free

Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78] - BSA and Azide free
Unconjugated

Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78]
519 Alexa Fluor® 488

Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78]
565 Alexa Fluor® 555

Alexa Fluor® 555 Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78]
617 Alexa Fluor® 594

Alexa Fluor® 594 Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78]
HRP

HRP Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78]
578 PE

PE Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78]

Key facts

Host species

Rabbit

Clonality

Monoclonal

Clone number

Y78

Isotype

IgG

Conjugation

Alexa Fluor® 647

Excitation/Emission

Ex: 650nm, Em: 665nm

Carrier free

Reacts with

Human, Human, Mouse

Applications

IHC-P, 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.

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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.

MEK2 or MAP2K2 is a protein kinase with a mass of approximately 44 kDa. This kinase part of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) pathway primarily functions mechanically as a dual-specificity protein kinase. It phosphorylates both serine/threonine and tyrosine residues on its substrate proteins. MEK2 is largely expressed in various tissues including the brain and heart. It serves an important role in relaying extracellular signals within cells leading to diverse cellular responses.

Biological function summary

MEK2 participates in signal transduction pathways mediating cell division differentiation and apoptosis. As a part of the MAPK signaling cascade it operates downstream of RAS and RAF proteins. MEK2 forms a complex with MEK1 another closely related kinase to ensure proper signal relay. This complex plays a significant role in the regulation of cellular responses to growth signals and stress.

Pathways

MEK2 is intricately connected to the ERK1/2 pathway one of the key pathways it is involved in. ERK1/2 (Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinases) further transmits signals to the cell's nuclear components regulating gene expression critically. MEK2 directly phosphorylates and activates ERK1 and ERK2 facilitating their role in transcription cell cycle regulation and maintenance of cell integrity. The interaction of MEK2 with proteins like BRAF and CRAF along the MAPK pathway amplifies the signal transduction for various growth factors and hormones.

MEK2 has a notable association with cancer particularly melanoma and colorectal cancer. It often becomes aberrantly activated leading to unregulated cell proliferation. The connection of MEK2 to ERK1/2 proteins in these malignancies makes it a potential therapeutic target. Furthermore MEK2 mutations can contribute to Noonan syndrome a disorder that affects multiple body systems marking its relationship with genetic abnormalities and developmental issues. Researchers have been investigating MEK inhibitors to target these disorders highlighting the importance of understanding MEK2's role in disease contexts.

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Product protocols

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Target data

Catalyzes the concomitant phosphorylation of a threonine and a tyrosine residue in a Thr-Glu-Tyr sequence located in MAP kinases. Activates the ERK1 and ERK2 MAP kinases (By similarity). 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).

See full target information MAP2K2

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Publications (1)

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Developmental cell 52:779-793.e7 PubMed32059774

2020

Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor Signaling Establishes AP-1 Gradients to Allow for Retinal Endothelial Cell Specialization.

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Species

Unspecified reactive species

Keisuke Yanagida,Eric Engelbrecht,Colin Niaudet,Bongnam Jung,Konstantin Gaengel,Kristina Holton,Steven Swendeman,Catherine H Liu,Michel V Levesque,Andrew Kuo,Zhongjie Fu,Lois E H Smith,Christer Betsholtz,Timothy Hla

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Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78]

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78] (AB200519)

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MEK2 antibody [Y78] (AB200519)

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