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Human/Mouse/Rat Phospho-GSK-3 alpha (S21) Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # AF4125

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne
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AF4125
AF4125-SP

Key Product Details

Validated by

Biological Validation

Species Reactivity

Validated:

Human, Mouse, Rat

Cited:

Mouse

Applications

Validated:

Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot

Cited:

Western Blot

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Rabbit IgG

Product Specifications

Immunogen

Phosphopeptide containing human, mouse, and rat GSK-3 alpha S21 site

Specificity

Detects human, mouse, and rat GSK-3 alpha when phosphorylated at S21. This antibody does not detect phosphorylated GSK-3 beta.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Rabbit

Isotype

IgG

Scientific Data Images for Human/Mouse/Rat Phospho-GSK-3 alpha (S21) Antibody

Detection of Human and Mouse Phospho-GSK-3a (S21) antibody by Western Blot.

Detection of Human and Mouse Phospho-GSK‑3 alpha (S21) by Western Blot.

Western blot shows lysates of HeLa human cervical epithelial carcinoma cell line untreated (-) or treated (+) with 200 nM PMA for 20 minutes and MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line untreated or treated with 100 ng/mL Recombinant Human IGF-1 (Catalog # 291-G1) for 15 minutes and NIH-3T3 mouse embryonic fibroblast cell line untreated or treated with 10 ng/mL PMA for 20 minutes. PVDF membrane was probed with 1 µg/mL of Human/Mouse/Rat Phospho-GSK-3a (S21) Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF4125), followed by HRP-conjugated Anti-Rabbit IgG Secondary Antibody (Catalog # HAF008). A specific band was detected for Phospho-GSK-3a (S21) at approximately 51 kDa (as indicated). This experiment was conducted under reducing conditions and using Immunoblot Buffer Group 1.
GSK-3a antibody in Human Thymus by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P).

GSK-3 alpha in Human Thymus.

GSK-3a was detected in immersion fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human thymus using 5 µg/mL Human/Mouse/Rat Phospho-GSK-3a (S21) Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF4125) overnight at 4 °C. Before incubation with the primary antibody tissue was subjected to heat-induced epitope retrieval using Antigen Retrieval Reagent-Basic (Catalog # CTS013). Tissue was stained with the Anti-Rabbit HRP-DAB Cell & Tissue Staining Kit (brown; Catalog # CTS005) and counterstained with hematoxylin (blue). View our protocol for Chromogenic IHC Staining of Paraffin-embedded Tissue Sections.

Applications for Human/Mouse/Rat Phospho-GSK-3 alpha (S21) Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Immunohistochemistry

5-15 µg/mL
Sample: Immersion fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human thymus subjected to Antigen Retrieval Reagent-Basic (Catalog # CTS013)

Western Blot

1 µg/mL
Sample: PMA-treated HeLa human cervical epithelial carcinoma cell line and MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line treated with Recombinant Human IGF-1 (Catalog # 291-G1)
Please Note: Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS. For liquid material, refer to CoA for concentration.

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Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Shipping

Lyophilized product is shipped at ambient temperature. Liquid small pack size (-SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
  • 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
  • 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
  • 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: GSK-3 alpha

Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 (GSK-3) is a serine/threonine kinase initially identified as an inhibitor of glycogen synthase. Two isoforms (GSK-3 alpha and GSK-3 beta) share 85% amino acid identity. GSK-3 alpha is inhibited by phosphorylation at S21 by Akt and other kinases. Deregulated GSK-3 has been implicated in several diseases including type II diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, bipolar disorder, and cancer.

Long Name

Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 alpha

Alternate Names

GSK3 alpha, GSK3A

Entrez Gene IDs

2931 (Human); 606496 (Mouse); 50686 (Rat)

Gene Symbol

GSK3A

Additional GSK-3 alpha Products

Product Documents for Human/Mouse/Rat Phospho-GSK-3 alpha (S21) Antibody

Certificate of Analysis

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Product Specific Notices for Human/Mouse/Rat Phospho-GSK-3 alpha (S21) Antibody

For research use only

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