An important class of kinases, referred to as Arg-directed kinases or AGC-family kinases, includes cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG), protein kinase C, Akt and RSK. These kinases share a substrate specificity characterized by Arg at position -3 relative to the phosphorylated Ser or Thr (1,2).Akt plays a central role in mediating critical cellular responses including cell growth and survival, angiogenesis and transcriptional regulation (3-5). While a number of Akt substrates including GSK-3, Bad and caspase-9 are known, many important substrates await discovery. Akt phosphorylates substrates only at serine/threonine in a conserved motif characterized by arginine at positions -5 and -3 (6).Phospho-Akt substrate-specific antibodies are powerful tools for investigating the regulation of phosphorylation by Akt and other Arg-directed kinases, as well as for high throughput kinase drug discovery.
Applications:
Suitable for use in ELISA, Immunohistochemistry, Immunoprecipitation and Wesetrn Blot. Other applications have not been tested.
Recommended Dilutions:
Western blot:1:1000
Immunoprecipitation :1:50
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin): 1:800 Unmasking buffer/Antibody diluent Citrate/
ELISA: 1:1000
Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Storage and Stability:
May be stored at 4 degrees C for short-term only. For long-term storage and to avoid repeated freezing and thawing, add sterile glycerol (40-50%), aliquot and store at -20 degrees C. Aliquots are stable for at least 12 months at -20 degrees C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.