Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042]
- 20ul selling size
- RabMAb
- Recombinant
- KO Validated
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Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (ab169528) is a rabbit monoclonal antibody detecting eIF2A in Western Blot, IHC-P, ICC/IF. Suitable for Human, Mouse, Rat.
- KO validated for confirmed specificity
- Biophysical QC for unrivalled batch-batch consistency
- Over 30 publications
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CDA02, MSTP004, MSTP089, EIF2A, Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A, eIF-2A, 65 kDa eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of Human cerebrum tissue sections labeling eIF2A with ab169528 at 1/200 dilution (12.52 µg/ml). Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed. ImmunoHistoProbe one step HRP Polymer (ready to use) was used as the secondary antibody. Negative control : PBS instead of the primary antibody. Hematoxylin was used as a counterstain.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of Human lung cancer tissue sections labeling eIF2A with ab169528 at 1/200 dilution (12.52 µg/ml). Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed. ImmunoHistoProbe one step HRP Polymer (ready to use) was used as the secondary antibody. Negative control : PBS instead of the primary antibody. Hematoxylin was used as a counterstain.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin embedded Human prostatic hyperplasia tissue labeling eIF2A with unpurified ab169528 antibody at 1/50.
- ICC/IF
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence analysis of MCF7 (Human breast adenocarcinoma epithelial cell) cells labeling eIF2A with Purified ab169528 at 1 : 100 dilution (4.3 µg/ml). Cells were fixed in 4% Paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with 0.1% tritonX-100. Cells were counterstained with ab195889 Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Microtubule Marker (Alexa Fluor® 594) 1 : 200 (2.5 µg/ml). Goat anti rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488, ab150077) was used as the secondary antibody at 1 : 1000 (2 µg/ml) dilution. DAPI (blue) was used as nuclear counterstain. PBS instead of the primary antibody was used as the secondary antibody only control.
- ICC/IF
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence analysis of HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) labeling eIF2A with purified ab169528 at 1/250 dilution. Cells were fixed with 4% PFA and permeabilized with 0.1% tritonX-100. ab150077 Goat anti rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor®488) at 1/1000 was used as the secondary antibody. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI. PBS was used instead of the primary antibody as the negative control.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin embedded Human pancreas tissue labeling eIF2A with unpurified ab169528 antibody at 1/50.
- ICC/IF
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
ab169528 staining eIF2A in wild-type HAP1 cells (top panel) and EIF2A knockout HAP1 cells (bottom panel). The cells were fixed with 100% methanol for 5 minutes, 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 1 hour. The cells were then incubated with ab169528 at 1μg/ml and ab195889 at 1/250 dilution (shown in pseudo colour red) overnight at +4°C, followed by a further incubation at room temperature for 1 hour with Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) preadsorbed (ab150081) secondary antibody at 2 μg/ml (shown in green). Nuclear DNA was labelled in blue with DAPI.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of Mouse cerebrum tissue sections labeling eIF2A with ab169528 at 1/200 dilution (12.52 µg/ml). Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed. ImmunoHistoProbe one step HRP Polymer (ready to use) was used as the secondary antibody. Negative control : PBS instead of the primary antibody. Hematoxylin was used as a counterstain.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of Rat cerebrum tissue sections labeling eIF2A with ab169528 at 1/200 dilution (12.52 µg/ml). Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed. ImmunoHistoProbe one step HRP Polymer (ready to use) was used as the secondary antibody. Negative control : PBS instead of the primary antibody. Hematoxylin was used as a counterstain.
- WB
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Western blot - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
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Western blot - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (ab169528) at 1/1000 dilution
Lane 1:
Ramos (Human Burkitt's lymphoma Blymphocyte) whole cell lysates at 20 µg
Lane 2:
PC-12 (Rat adrenal gland pheochromocytoma) whole cell lysates at 20 µg
Secondary
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Western blot - Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (<a href='/en-us/products/secondary-antibodies/goat-rabbit-igg-h-l-hrp-ab97051'>ab97051</a>) at 1/20000 dilution
Predicted band size: 65 kDa
Observed band size: 65 kDa
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- WB
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Western blot - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
Lane 1 : Wild-type HAP1 cell lysate (20 μg)
Lane 2 : eIF2A knockout HAP1 cell lysate (20 μg)
Lane 3 : Ramos cell lysate (20 μg)
Lane 4 : MOLT4 cell lysate (20 μg)
Lanes 1 - 4 : Merged signal (red and green). Green - ab169528 observed at 65 kDa. Red - loading control, ab8245, observed at 37 kDa.
ab169528 was shown to specifically react with eIF2A when eIF2A knockout samples were used. Wild-type and eIF2A knockout samples were subjected to SDS-PAGE. ab169528 and ab8245 (loading control to GAPDH) were diluted at 1/1000 and 1/10 000 respectively and incubated overnight at 4°C. Blots were developed with Goat anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (IRDye® 800CW) preadsorbed (ab216773) and Goat anti-Mouse IgG H&L (IRDye® 680RD) preadsorbed (ab216776) secondary antibodies at 1/10 000 dilution for 1 h at room temperature before imaging.
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Western blot - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (ab169528)
Predicted band size: 65 kDa
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- WB
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Western blot - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (AB169528)
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Western blot - Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (ab169528) at 1/1000 dilution
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NIH/3T3 (Mouse embryonic fibroblast) whole cell lysates at 15 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
Western blot - Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (<a href='/en-us/products/secondary-antibodies/goat-rabbit-igg-h-l-hrp-ab97051'>ab97051</a>) at 1/20000 dilution
Predicted band size: 65 kDa
Observed band size: 65 kDa
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HRP Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042]
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Product details
What is this antibody validated in?
Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (ab169528) is a rabbit recombinant monoclonal antibody and is validated for use in Western Blot (WB), Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P), Immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence (ICC/IF) in Human, Mouse, Rat samples.
What is the molecular weight of eIF2A?
Anti-eIF2A [EPR11042] (ab169528) specifically detects a band for eIF2A (UniProt: Q9BY44) at a molecular weight of 65kDa.
Trusted by the scientific community
Anti-eIF2A [EPR11042] (ab169528) was first used in a scientific publication in 2013 and has been cited over 30 times in peer-reviewed journals.
Reviewed by scientists
Anti-eIF2A [EPR11042] (ab169528) has over 5 independent reviews from customers.
Trial sizes available!
Test your antibody or perform pre-screening before committing to a larger quantity. Sold in 10µl. Discover our selection of trial-size antibodies.
Specificity confirmed
The specificity of Anti-eIF2A antibody [EPR11042] (ab169528) has been confirmed by Western blot testing in EIF2A Knockout HAP1 cells.
Other related products
We have a range of other formats of antibody clone [EPR11042] also available for your convenience: ab169528, Alexa Fluor® 488 - ab214876, Alexa Fluor® 647 - ab215231, HRP - ab215342, Carrier free - ab236012
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.
What are the advantages of a recombinant monoclonal antibody?
This product is a recombinant monoclonal antibody, which offers several advantages including:
- - High batch-to-batch consistency and reproducibility
- - Improved sensitivity and specificity
- - Long-term security of supply
- - Animal-free batch production
For more information, read more on recombinant antibodies.
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Biological function summary
EIF2A impacts the translation mechanism by facilitating the binding of Met-tRNAi to the ribosome under particular conditions especially during stress responses where canonical eIF2 might be inhibited. It operates independently from the larger eIF2 complex which also includes eIF2Β and eIF2γ subunits. This independent activity allows eIF2A to serve as a backup mechanism for translation initiation when the normal pathway is impaired.
Pathways
Translation regulation involves interaction with cellular stress pathways and the integrated stress response (ISR). eIF2A operates within pathways that respond to physiological stresses such as nutrient deprivation and oxidative stress which trigger alterations in protein synthesis rates. eIF2A is related to the eIF2 kinase which phosphorylates the α subunit of eIF2 leading to a general reduction in translation initiation under stress allowing selective translation of stress-response proteins.
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Publications (64)
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Science advances 11:eadu5668 PubMed40749049
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Nutrition & diabetes 15:32 PubMed40721415
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Cancer cell international 25:245 PubMed40604967
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PloS one 20:e0321006 PubMed40273147
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mBio 16:e0012725 PubMed40126010
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Science advances 11:eads2923 PubMed40106564
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FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 39:e70377 PubMed39985305
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Scientific reports 15:5943 PubMed39966508
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Cell communication and signaling : CCS 23:72 PubMed39930412
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Signal transduction and targeted therapy 9:367 PubMed39737965
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