Mouse Anti-EIF2A Recombinant Antibody (VS3-CJ408) (CAT#: VS3-CJ408)

• Immunogen
• Recombinant protein of human EIF2A

• Host Species
• Mouse

• Specificity
• Human, Mouse and Rat EIF2A

• Species Reactivity
• Human, Mouse, Rat

• Applications
• WB

• Conjugate
• Unconjugated

• Purification
• Affinity purified

• Purity
• >95% as determined by SDS-PAGE

• Buffer
• PBS

• Preservative
• 0.09% sodium azide

• Storage
• Store at 4°C for short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C for long term. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

• Shipping
• Ice packs

• Application Notes
• This antibody has been tested for use in Western Blot (1:2000).

• Alternative Names
• CDA02; EIF-2A; MST089; MSTP004; MSTP089

• Gene ID
• 83939

• UniProt ID
• P05198

• Sequence Similarities
• Belongs to the eIF-2-alpha family.

• Cellular Localization
• Cytoplasm

• Post Translation Modifications
• Phosphorylation at Ser-49 and Ser-52 stabilizes the eIF-2/GDP/eIF-2B complex and prevents GDP/GTP exchange reaction, thus impairing the recycling of eIF-2 between successive rounds of initiation and leading to global inhibition of translation, while concomitantly initiating the preferential translation of integrated stress response (ISR)-specific mRNAs (PubMed:15207627, PubMed:18032499, PubMed:19131336).
  Substrate for at least 4 kinases: EIF2AK1/HRI, EIF2AK2/PKR, EIF2AK3/PERK and EIF2AK4/GCN2 (By similarity).
  Phosphorylated; phosphorylation on Ser-52 by the EIF2AK4/GCN2 protein kinase occurs in response to amino acid starvation and UV irradiation (By similarity).
  (Microbial infection) Phosphorylation by vaccinia virus protein E3 and rotavirus A stabilizes the eIF-2/GDP/eIF-2B complex and prevents GDP/GTP exchange reaction, thus impairing the recycling of eIF-2 between successive rounds of initiation and leading to global inhibition of translation.

• Protein Refseq
• NP_004085.1

• Function
• Functions in the early steps of protein synthesis by forming a ternary complex with GTP and initiator tRNA (PubMed:16289705).
  This complex binds to a 40S ribosomal subunit, followed by mRNA binding to form a 43S pre-initiation complex (PubMed:16289705).
  Junction of the 60S ribosomal subunit to form the 80S initiation complex is preceded by hydrolysis of the GTP bound to eIF-2 and release of an eIF-2-GDP binary complex (PubMed:16289705).
  In order for eIF-2 to recycle and catalyze another round of initiation, the GDP bound to eIF-2 must exchange with GTP by way of a reaction catalyzed by eIF-2B (PubMed:16289705).
  EIF2S1/eIF-2-alpha is a key component of the integrated stress response (ISR), required for adaptation to various stress: phosphorylation by metabolic-stress sensing protein kinases (EIF2AK1/HRI, EIF2AK2/PKR, EIF2AK3/PERK and EIF2AK4/GCN2) in response to stress converts EIF2S1/eIF-2-alpha in a global protein synthesis inhibitor, leading to an attenuation of cap-dependent translation, while concomitantly initiating the preferential translation of ISR-specific mRNAs, such as the transcriptional activators ATF4 and QRICH1, and hence allowing ATF4- and QRICH1-mediated reprogramming (PubMed:19131336, PubMed:33384352).

Recommended Dilution Buffer

• MRO-0253YJ
• Reconstitution Buffer PBS