Anti-MEF2a (phospho-Thr312) Antibody

Anti-MEF2a (phospho-Thr312) Antibody

• Description: Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody specific to MEF2a (phospho-Thr312)
• Product Name Alternative: Anti-MEF2a (phospho-Thr312) Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody
• CAS Number: 9007-83-4
• Gene Name: MEF2A
• NCBI Gene ID: MEF2A
• UniProt: Q02078
• Cellular Locus: Nucleus
• Host: Rabbit
• Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Immunogen: Peptide sequence that includes phosphorylation site of threonine 312 (L-A-T(p)-P-V) derived from human MEF2a and conjugated to KLH.
• Target Antigen: Myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2A
• Target: MEF2a (phospho-Thr312)
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Type: Antibody
• Applications: IHC, IF
• Field of Research: Phosphospecific Antibodies
• Purification Method: Affinity-purified on phosphopeptide; non-phosphopeptidereactive antibodies were removed by chromatography on non-phosphorylated peptide
• Concentration: 1.0 mg/mL
• Dilution: Dilute in PBS or medium that is identical to that used in the assay system.
• Format: Purified
• Form: Liquid
• Buffer: Phosphate Buffered Saline
• Function: Transcriptional activator which binds specifically to the MEF2 element, 5'-YTA[AT](4)TAR-3', found in numerous muscle-specific genes. Also involved in the activation of numerous growth factor- and stress-induced genes. Mediates cellular functions not only in skeletal and cardiac muscle development, but also in neuronal differentiation and survival. Plays diverse roles in the control of cell growth, survival and apoptosis via p38 MAPK signaling in muscle-specific and/or growth factor-related transcription. In cerebellar granule neurons, phosphorylated and sumoylated MEF2A represses transcription of NUR77 promoting synaptic differentiation. Associates with chromatin to the ZNF16 promoter. {PubMed:11904443, PubMed:12691662, PubMed:15834131, PubMed:16371476, PubMed:16484498, PubMed:16563226, PubMed:21468593, PubMed:9858528}.
• Additionnal Information:
  
  Immunohistochemistry: use at dilution of 1:50- 1:100.
  
  Immunofluorescence: use at dilution of 1:100- 1:200.
  
  These are recommended working dilutions.
  
  End user should determine optimal dilutions for their applications.
• Storage Conditions: This antibody is stable for at least one (1) year at -20°C.
• Specificity: This antibody detects endogenous human, mouse, and rat MEF2a only when phosphorylated at threonine 312.
• Formulation: PBS (without Mg2 and Ca2 ), pH 7.4, 150mM NaCl, 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol.
• Buffer pH: pH 7.4
• Target Background: The process of differentiation from mesodermal precursor cells to myoblasts has led to the discovery of a variety of tissue-specific factors that regulate muscle gene expression including the DNA binding regulatory protein myocyte-specific enhancer factor-2 (MEF2) family. Each of these proteins binds to the MEF2 target DNA sequence present in the regulatory regions of many muscle-specific genes. The MEF2 genes are members of the MADS gene family that also includes several homeotic genes and other transcription factors all of which share a conserved DNA-binding domain.