Western Blot: 1/500 - 1/2000. Immunohistochemistry: 1/100 - 1/300. Immunofluorescence: 1/200 - 1/1000. ELISA: 1/10000. Not yet tested in other applications.
Immunogen:
Synthesized phospho-peptide around the phosphorylation site of human LIMK-2 (phospho Thr505)
Storage:
-20°C/1 year
Clonality:
Polyclonal
Isotype:
IgG
Concentration:
1 mg/ml
Molecular Weight:
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],