Great Antibody to Detect mTORC1 Activity with 4E-BP1 Readout

Oncology
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Graduate Student

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Company:

Cell Signaling Technology (CST)

Product Name:

Phospho-4E-BP1 (Thr37/46) (236B4) Rabbit mAb

Catalog Number:

2855

Clone Number:

Our lab studies the role of mTOR signaling in T cell such as mTORC1 signaling during T cell differentiation and function. With immunoblot analysis, we assessed p4ebp1 (T37/46) activity as a direct readout of mTORC1 signaling in WT T cells upon T cell activation.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Western Blot

Sample

Activated murine T cells

Primary Incubation

1:2000 in 4%BSA/TBST 4 deg overnight with shaking

Blocking Agent

5% dry milk/TBST 1 hr room temperature with shaking

Secondary Incubation

1:5000 anti-Rabbit HRP (CST) in %5 milk/TBST 1 hr room temp with shaking

Tertiary Incubation

None

Detection

UVP Imaging System

Results Summary

We are able to detect differential p4Ebp1 activity in our activated T cells. There are multiple bands since the antibody can have cross-reactivity to 4EBP2 depending on cell type but generally you are able to determine activity if have unstimulated conditions.

DOI or PMID #

N/A

Additional Notes

Make sure you do not run the gel too far long since proteins are small.

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Summary

The Good

Awesome antibody to detect 4EBP1 activity.

The Bad

Can have some cross reactivity.

The Bottom Line

Great antibody to assess mTORC1 activity for western blotting. Also can be used for flow cytometry analysis if used with right reagents.

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