A Reliable Antibody for P-EIF4E Check with Western Blot

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Company:

Cell Signaling Technology

Product Name:

P-EIF4E

Catalog Number:

9741S

Antibody Phospho-eIF4E (Ser209) is used for detecting endogenous levels of eIF4E only when phosphorylated at serine 209. eIF4E binds to the mRNA cap structure to mediate the initiation of translation.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Western Blot

Sample

Tissue lysis or cell lines lysis

Primary Incubation

1:1000 dilution, incubation overnight at 4 degrees

Blocking Agent

5% BSA

Secondary Incubation

1:10000 dilution of anti-rabbit secondary antibody, 1hour at room temperature

Tertiary Incubation

NA

Detection

ECL

Results Summary

There is an approximately 25kda size band when developed with ECL, and it is usually over-expressed in tumor tissues when akt /mTOR pathway were activated.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

A good antibody.

The Bad

None

The Bottom Line

If 1:1000 dilution does not work well, the dilution of primary antibody could be reduced to 1:500.

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