EEF2 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

CAT#: TA327253

EEF2 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

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Western blot analysis of extracts of various cell lines, using EEF2 antibody.

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Product Data

• Applications: WB
• Recommended Dilution: WB 1:500 - 1:2000
• Reactivities: Human
• Host: Rabbit
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Immunogen: Recombinant protein of human EEF2
• Formulation: Store at -20C or -80C. Avoid freeze / thaw cycles. Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.3
• Concentration: lot specific
• Purification: Affinity purification
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Storage: Store at -20°C as received.
• Stability: Stable for 12 months from date of receipt.
• Gene Name: eukaryotic translation elongation factor 2
• Database Link:
  NP_001952
  Entrez Gene 1938 Human
  UniProt ID P13639
• Background: Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) catalyzes the translocation of peptidyl-tRNA from the A site to the P site on the ribosome. It has been shown that phosphorylation of eEF2 at threonine 56 by eEF2 kinase inhibits its activity. eEF2 kinase is normally dependent on Ca2+ ions and calmodulin. eEF2 kinase can also be activated by PKA in response to elevated cAMP levels, which are generally increased in stress- or starvation-related conditions. A variety of treatments known to raise intracellular Ca2+ or cAMP levels have been shown to result in increased phosphorylation of eEF2, and thus to inhibit peptide-chain elongation. The inactive phosphorylated eEF2 can be converted to its active nonphosphorylated form by a protein phosphatase, most likely a form of protein phosphatase-2A (PP-2A). Insulin, which activates protein synthesis in a wide range of cell types, induces rapid dephosphorylation of eEF2 through mTOR signaling and may involve modulation of the activity of the PP-2A or the eEF2 kinase or both.
• Synonyms: EEF-2; EF-2; EF2; SCA26