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AB31

Anti-PKC antibody [MC5]

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Mouse Monoclonal KPCA antibody. Suitable for Flow Cyt, WB and reacts with Human, Mouse, Rat samples. Cited in 46 publications. Immunogen corresponding to Full Length Protein corresponding to Cow Protein kinase C alpha type.

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PKCA, PRKACA, PRKCA, Protein kinase C alpha type, PKC-A, PKC-alpha

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Flow Cytometry - Anti-PKC antibody [MC5] (AB31)
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Flow Cytometry - Anti-PKC antibody [MC5] (AB31)

Overlay histogram showing Jurkat (Human T cell leukemia cell line from peripheral blood) cells stained with ab31 (red line). The cells were fixed with 80% methanol (5 minutes) and then permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Tween for 20 minutes. 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 (ab31, 1 μg/1x106 cells) for 30 minutes at 22°C. The secondary antibody used was a goat anti-mouse Alexa Fluor® 488 (IgG; H+L) ab150113 at 1/2000 dilution for 30 minutes at 22°C. Isotype control antibody (black line) was mouse IgG2a [ICIGG2A] (ab91361, 1 μg/1x106 cells) used under the same conditions. Unlabeled sample (blue line) was used as a control. Acquisition of >5,000 events were collected using a 20mW Argon ion laser (488nm) and 525/30 bandpass filter.

This antibody gave a positive signal in HL-60 (Human promyelocytic leukemia cell line) cells fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (10 minutes)/permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Tween for 20 minutes used under the same conditions.

Western blot - Anti-PKC antibody [MC5] (AB31)
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Western blot - Anti-PKC antibody [MC5] (AB31)

Review by Mikael Rutberg submitted 2 September 2004.

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Western blot - Anti-PKC antibody [MC5] (ab31)

Lane 1:

Calpain treated PKC

Lane 2:

Homogenate from rat adipocytes

Lane 3:

Homogenate from 3T3-L1 cells

Lane 4:

Purified microsomes from 3T3-L1 cells

Predicted band size: 77 kDa

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Key facts

Host species

Mouse

Clonality

Monoclonal

Clone number

MC5

Isotype

IgG2a

Light chain type

unknown

Carrier free

No

Reacts with

Mouse, Rat, Human

Applications

WB, Flow Cyt

applications

Immunogen

Full Length Protein corresponding to Cow Protein kinase C alpha type. The exact immunogen used to generate this antibody is proprietary information.

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Epitope

Epitope mapping within the hinge region of PKC (residues 292-317).

Specificity

This antibody reacts with PKC alpha, crossreactivity to PKC beta isoforms can be observed.

Reactivity data

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Product details

It should be possible to selectively block degradation of PKC without affecting the membrane associated activation. This will allow an assessment of the role of proteolysis in the activation of the protein kinase pathway.

Properties and storage information

Form
Liquid
Purification technique
Affinity purification Protein A
Storage buffer
Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide Constituents: PBS
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

Supplementary information

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

Protein kinase C (PKC) comprises a family of serine/threonine kinases with several isoforms such as PKC alpha beta and gamma among others. PKC enzymes play key roles in intracellular signaling particularly in mediating responses to growth factors hormones and other signals. PKC exhibits a molecular weight generally ranging around 77 to 97 kDa depending on the isoform. These enzymes show expression in many tissues but have high concentrations in the brain heart and lung. PKC activation often involves translocation to cellular membranes which is important for their signaling roles.
Biological function summary

PKC influences various cellular processes such as cell proliferation differentiation apoptosis and immune responses. It acts within larger protein complexes serving as a modulator of cellular functions. The activation of PKC leads to its association with different scaffolding proteins impacting a wide array of cell activities. PKC notably affects the function of other kinases and transcription factors demonstrating its integral role in managing cellular behavior and homeostasis.

Pathways

PKC participates in the phosphoinositide signaling pathway and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. In these contexts PKC activation impacts proteins like Ras and Raf kinases which play roles in cellular growth and differentiation. By modulating these pathways PKC becomes an important component in signal transduction cascades influencing cell fate decisions. Understanding the interaction between PKC and these pathways helps in elucidating its role in maintaining normal cellular activities and responses to external stimuli.

PKC is linked to cancer and cardiovascular diseases. In cancer dysregulation of PKC activity often contributes to tumor growth and progression by altering pathways that control cell division and survival. PKC abnormally interacts with proteins like Bcl-2 promoting cell survival. In cardiovascular diseases changes in PKC signaling can impact heart function contributing to conditions like heart failure through interactions with proteins such as troponin. Research on PKC and these diseases can provide insights into developing targeted therapies.

Product protocols

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Target data

Calcium-activated, phospholipid- and diacylglycerol (DAG)-dependent serine/threonine-protein kinase that is involved in positive and negative regulation of cell proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, migration and adhesion, tumorigenesis, cardiac hypertrophy, angiogenesis, platelet function and inflammation, by directly phosphorylating targets such as RAF1, BCL2, CSPG4, TNNT2/CTNT, or activating signaling cascade involving MAPK1/3 (ERK1/2) and RAP1GAP. Involved in cell proliferation and cell growth arrest by positive and negative regulation of the cell cycle. Can promote cell growth by phosphorylating and activating RAF1, which mediates the activation of the MAPK/ERK signaling cascade, and/or by up-regulating CDKN1A, which facilitates active cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) complex formation in glioma cells. In intestinal cells stimulated by the phorbol ester PMA, can trigger a cell cycle arrest program which is associated with the accumulation of the hyper-phosphorylated growth-suppressive form of RB1 and induction of the CDK inhibitors CDKN1A and CDKN1B. Exhibits anti-apoptotic function in glioma cells and protects them from apoptosis by suppressing the p53/TP53-mediated activation of IGFBP3, and in leukemia cells mediates anti-apoptotic action by phosphorylating BCL2. During macrophage differentiation induced by macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF1), is translocated to the nucleus and is associated with macrophage development. After wounding, translocates from focal contacts to lamellipodia and participates in the modulation of desmosomal adhesion. Plays a role in cell motility by phosphorylating CSPG4, which induces association of CSPG4 with extensive lamellipodia at the cell periphery and polarization of the cell accompanied by increases in cell motility. During chemokine-induced CD4(+) T cell migration, phosphorylates CDC42-guanine exchange factor DOCK8 resulting in its dissociation from LRCH1 and the activation of GTPase CDC42 (PubMed : 28028151). Is highly expressed in a number of cancer cells where it can act as a tumor promoter and is implicated in malignant phenotypes of several tumors such as gliomas and breast cancers. Negatively regulates myocardial contractility and positively regulates angiogenesis, platelet aggregation and thrombus formation in arteries. Mediates hypertrophic growth of neonatal cardiomyocytes, in part through a MAPK1/3 (ERK1/2)-dependent signaling pathway, and upon PMA treatment, is required to induce cardiomyocyte hypertrophy up to heart failure and death, by increasing protein synthesis, protein-DNA ratio and cell surface area. Regulates cardiomyocyte function by phosphorylating cardiac troponin T (TNNT2/CTNT), which induces significant reduction in actomyosin ATPase activity, myofilament calcium sensitivity and myocardial contractility. In angiogenesis, is required for full endothelial cell migration, adhesion to vitronectin (VTN), and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA)-dependent regulation of kinase activation and vascular tube formation. Involved in the stabilization of VEGFA mRNA at post-transcriptional level and mediates VEGFA-induced cell proliferation. In the regulation of calcium-induced platelet aggregation, mediates signals from the CD36/GP4 receptor for granule release, and activates the integrin heterodimer ITGA2B-ITGB3 through the RAP1GAP pathway for adhesion. During response to lipopolysaccharides (LPS), may regulate selective LPS-induced macrophage functions involved in host defense and inflammation. But in some inflammatory responses, may negatively regulate NF-kappa-B-induced genes, through IL1A-dependent induction of NF-kappa-B inhibitor alpha (NFKBIA/IKBA). Upon stimulation with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), phosphorylates EIF4G1, which modulates EIF4G1 binding to MKNK1 and may be involved in the regulation of EIF4E phosphorylation. Phosphorylates KIT, leading to inhibition of KIT activity. Phosphorylates ATF2 which promotes cooperation between ATF2 and JUN, activating transcription. Phosphorylates SOCS2 at 'Ser-52' facilitating its ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation (By similarity). Phosphorylates KLHL3 in response to angiotensin II signaling, decreasing the interaction between KLHL3 and WNK4 (PubMed : 25313067). Phosphorylates and activates LRRK1, which phosphorylates RAB proteins involved in intracellular trafficking (PubMed : 36040231).
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Publications (46)

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Nature communications 15:10761 PubMed39737973

2024

Molecular characterization of the sea lamprey retina illuminates the evolutionary origin of retinal cell types.

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Junqiang Wang,Lin Zhang,Martina Cavallini,Ali Pahlevan,Junwei Sun,Ala Morshedian,Gordon L Fain,Alapakkam P Sampath,Yi-Rong Peng

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 43:5277-5289 PubMed37369589

2023

βII-Spectrin Is Required for Synaptic Positioning during Retinal Development.

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Debalina Goswami-Sewell,Caitlin Bagnetto,Cesiah C Gomez,Joseph T Anderson,Akash Maheshwari,Elizabeth Zuniga-Sanchez

International journal of molecular sciences 24: PubMed37108413

2023

Critical Role of the Presynaptic Protein CAST in Maintaining the Photoreceptor Ribbon Synapse Triad.

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Akari Hagiwara,Ayako Mizutani,Saki Kawamura,Manabu Abe,Yamato Hida,Kenji Sakimura,Toshihisa Ohtsuka

Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 2022:4661519 PubMed36439691

2022

BHF177 Suppresses Diabetic Neuropathic Pain by Blocking PKC/CaMKII/ERK1/2/CREB Signaling Pathway through Activating GABA Receptor.

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Boyu Liu,Fengxi Guan,Jiapeng Zhao,Yao Niu,Hongbo Jiang

Cell reports methods 2:100253 PubMed35880013

2022

Rapid 3D-STORM imaging of diverse molecular targets in tissue.

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Nicholas E Albrecht,Danye Jiang,Viktor Akhanov,Robert Hobson,Colenso M Speer,Michael A Robichaux,Melanie A Samuel

International journal of biological sciences 18:4026-4042 PubMed35844803

2022

AKAP1 contributes to impaired mtDNA replication and mitochondrial dysfunction in podocytes of diabetic kidney disease.

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Jun Feng,Zhaowei Chen,Yiqiong Ma,Xueyan Yang,Zijing Zhu,Zongwei Zhang,Jijia Hu,Wei Liang,Guohua Ding

Journal of neuroinflammation 18:106 PubMed33952299

2021

Oxidative stress induced by NOX2 contributes to neuropathic pain via plasma membrane translocation of PKCε in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons.

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Jing Xu,Shinan Wu,Junfei Wang,Jianmei Wang,Yi Yan,Mengye Zhu,Daying Zhang,Changyu Jiang,Tao Liu

PLoS biology 19:e3001154 PubMed33739978

2021

Optogenetic activation of spinal microglia triggers chronic pain in mice.

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Min-Hee Yi,Yong U Liu,Anthony D Umpierre,Tingjun Chen,Yanlu Ying,Jiaying Zheng,Aastha Dheer,Dale B Bosco,Hailong Dong,Long-Jun Wu

Frontiers in neural circuits 15:635849 PubMed33643000

2021

Neurofascin Is a Novel Component of Rod Photoreceptor Synapses in the Outer Retina.

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Sahar Pourhoseini,Debalina Goswami-Sewell,Elizabeth Zuniga-Sanchez

Cell reports 34:108698 PubMed33535040

2021

LKB1 and AMPK instruct cone nuclear position to modify visual function.

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Courtney A Burger,Nicholas E Albrecht,Danye Jiang,Justine H Liang,Ross A Poché,Melanie A Samuel
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