| Product name: |
LIMK-2 (phospho Ser283) rabbit pAb |
| Reactivity: |
Human;Mouse;Rat;Monkey |
| Alternative Names: |
LIMK2; LIM domain kinase 2; LIMK-2 |
| Source: |
Rabbit |
| Dilutions: |
Western Blot: 1/500 – 1/2000. Immunohistochemistry: 1/100 – 1/300. ELISA: 1/5000. Not yet tested in other applications. |
| Immunogen: |
The antiserum was produced against synthesized peptide derived from human LIMK2 around the phosphorylation site of Ser283. AA range:249-298 |
| Storage: |
-20C/1 year |
| Clonality: |
Polyclonal |
| Isotype: |
IgG |
| Concentration: |
1 mg/ml |
| Observed Band: |
72kD |
| GeneID: |
3985 |
| Human Swiss-Prot No: |
P53671 |
| Cellular localization: |
Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, spindle . Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome .; [Isoform LIMK2a]: Cytoplasm . Nucleus .; [Isoform LIMK2b]: Cytoplasm . Cytoplasm, perinuclear region . Nucleus . Mainly present in the cytoplasm and is scarcely translocated to the nucleus. . |
| Background: |
There are approximately 40 known eukaryotic LIM proteins, so named for the LIM domains they contain. LIM domains are highly conserved cysteine-rich structures containing 2 zinc fingers. Although zinc fingers usually function by binding to DNA or RNA, the LIM motif probably mediates protein-protein interactions. LIM kinase-1 and LIM kinase-2 belong to a small subfamily with a unique combination of 2 N-terminal LIM motifs and a C-terminal protein kinase domain. The protein encoded by this gene is phosphorylated and activated by ROCK, a downstream effector of Rho, and the encoded protein, in turn, phosphorylates cofilin, inhibiting its actin-depolymerizing activity. It is thought that this pathway contributes to Rho-induced reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. At least three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008], |
