Total CREB Transcription Factor Assay Kit (Colorimetric) (ab207201)
Key features and details
- Assay type: Semi-quantitative
- Detection method: Colorimetric
- Platform: Microplate reader
- Assay time: 3 hr 30 min
- Sample type: Nuclear Extracts
- Sensitivity: 500 ng/well
Overview
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Product name
Total CREB Transcription Factor Assay Kit (Colorimetric)
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Detection method
Colorimetric -
Sample type
Nuclear Extracts -
Assay type
Semi-quantitative -
Sensitivity
< 500 ng/well -
Assay time
3h 30m -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Mouse, Rat, Human, Monkey -
Product overview
Total CREB Transcription Factor Assay Kit (Colorimetric) (ab207201) is a high throughput assay to quantify total CREB in nuclear extracts. This assay combines a quick ELISA format with a sensitive and specific non-radioactive assay for transcription factor binding.
A specific double stranded DNA sequence containing the total CREB consensus binding site (5’ –TGACGTCA– 3’) has been immobilized onto a 96-well plate. Total CREB present in the nuclear extract specifically binds to the oligonucleotide. Total CREB is detected by a primary antibody that recognizes an epitope of total CREB accessible only when the protein is bound to its target DNA. An HRP-conjugated secondary antibody provides sensitive colorimetric readout that at OD 450 nm. This product detects total CREB in human, mouse, rat and monkey samples.
Key performance and benefits:
- Assay time: 3.5 hours (cell extracts preparation not included).
- Detection limit: < 0.5 µg nuclear extract/well.
- Detection range: 0.3 – 10 µg nuclear extract/well.
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Notes
CREB (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding protein) is a member of a large family of structurally related transcription factors that includes AFT1-4, c-Fos, c-Jun, c-Myc and C/EBP. The members of this family, named bZIP, share a dimerization domain with a leucine zipper motif and a DNA-binding domain rich in basic residues (lysines and arginines). CREB proteins specifically recognize the cAMP-responsive element promoter site.
Alternative splicing of the CREB gene yields several forms of CREB protein. The three most abundant forms are CREBα (341 aa), also called CREB1, CREBΔ (327 aa) and CREBβ (301 and 387 aa), which are present in human, rat and mouse tissues. Two other gene products highly homologous to CREB-1 have been characterized: activating transcription factor 1 (ATF-1) and cAMP response element modulator (CREM).
The CREB family members bind to the CRE promoter site as homo- and heterodimers. The ratio between these homo- and heterodimers, which depends on the cell type, regulates the CREB transcriptional activity as the homodimers have a longer half-life than CREB/ATF-1 heterodimers.
The CREB proteins activate transcription of target genes in response to a diverse array of stimuli, such as peptide hormones, growth factors and neuronal activity. Activation of CREB is mediated by a variety of protein kinases including protein kinase A (PKA), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) that phosphorylate CREB at the Ser-133 residue. Phosphorylation of Ser 133 is required for CREB-mediated transcription but not for dimerization and DNA-binding activity. Phosphorylation does, however, increase CREB’s affinity for its promoter site. Upon cell stimulation with forskolin, an activator of adenylyl cyclase, the kinases are activated by cAMP production and translocate to the nucleus where they phosphorylate CREB at Ser 133. Therefore, CREB is almost exclusively nuclear in both unstimulated and stimulated cells. A cofactor, CREB-binding protein (CPB), specifically binds to phosphorylated CREB to enhance transcriptional activity.
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Platform
Microplate reader
Properties
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Storage instructions
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Components 1 x 96 tests 5 x 96 tests 10X Antibody Binding Buffer 1 x 2.2ml 1 x 11ml 10X Wash Buffer 1 x 22ml 1 x 110ml 96-well CREB assay plate 1 unit 5 units Anti-mouse HRP-conjugated IgG 1 x 11µl 1 x 55µl Binding Buffer 1 x 10ml 1 x 50ml CREB antibody 1 x 10µl 1 x 50µl Developing Solution 1 x 11ml 1 x 55ml Dithiothreitol (DTT) (1 M) 1 x 100µl 1 x 500µl Herring sperm DNA 1 x 100µl 1 x 500µl Lysis Buffer 1 x 10ml 1 x 50ml ATF-2 Mutated oligonucleotide (10 pmol/µL) 1 x 100µl 1 x 500µl Plate sealer 1 unit 5 units Protease Inhibitor Cocktail 1 x 100µl 1 x 500µl Stop Solution 1 x 11ml 1 x 55ml WI-38 (Forskolin) nuclear extract (2.5 µg/µL) 1 x 40µl 1 x 200µl ATF-2 Wild-type oligonucleotide (10 pmol/µL) 1 x 100µl 1 x 500µl -
Research areas
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Function
This protein binds the cAMP response element (CRE), a sequence present in many viral and cellular promoters. CREB stimulates transcription on binding to the CRE. Transcription activation is enhanced by the TORC coactivators which act independently of Ser-133 phosphorylation. Implicated in synchronization of circadian rhythmicity. -
Involvement in disease
Defects in CREB1 may be a cause of angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) [MIM:612160]. A distinct variant of malignant fibrous histiocytoma that typically occurs in children and adolescents and is manifest by nodular subcutaneous growth. Characteristic microscopic features include lobulated sheets of histiocyte-like cells intimately associated with areas of hemorrhage and cystic pseudovascular spaces, as well as a striking cuffing of inflammatory cells, mimicking a lymph node metastasis. Note=A chromosomal aberration involving CREB1 is found in a patient with angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma. Translocation t(2;22)(q33;q12) with CREB1 generates a EWSR1/CREB1 fusion gene that is most common genetic abnormality in this tumor type. -
Sequence similarities
Belongs to the bZIP family.
Contains 1 bZIP domain.
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Post-translational
modificationsStimulated by phosphorylation. Phosphorylation of both Ser-133 and Ser-142 in the SCN regulates the activity of CREB and participates in circadian rhythm generation. Phosphorylation of Ser-133 allows CREBBP binding (By similarity). Phosphorylated upon DNA damage, probably by ATM or ATR.
Sumoylated by SUMO1. Sumoylation on Lys-304, but not on Lys-285, is required for nuclear localization of this protein. Sumoylation is enhanced under hypoxia, promoting nuclear localization and stabilization. -
Cellular localization
Nucleus. - Information by UniProt
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Alternative names
- Active transcription factor CREB
- cAMP response element binding protein
- cAMP response element binding protein 1
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 1385 Human
- Entrez Gene: 12912 Mouse
- Entrez Gene: 81646 Rat
- Omim: 123810 Human
- SwissProt: P16220 Human
- SwissProt: Q01147 Mouse
- SwissProt: P15337 Rat
- Unigene: 516646 Human
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