BRSK1 Antibody / Brain-selective kinase 1 | RQ6711

BRSK1 Antibody / Brain-selective kinase 1 | RQ6711 | Gentaur US, UK & Europe Disrtribition

Family: Primary antibody

Formulation: 0.5mg/ml if reconstituted with 0.2ml sterile DI water

Format: Antigen affinity purified

Clone: N/A

Host Animal: Rabbit

Clonality: Polyclonal (rabbit origin)

Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat

Application: WB, IHC-P, IF, FACS, Direct ELISA

Buffer: Lyophilized from 1X PBS with 2% Trehalose

Limitation: This BRSK1 antibody is available for research use only.

Purity: Antigen affinity purified

Description: BR serine/threonine kinase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the BRSK1 gene. BRSK1 was initially identified as a mammalian homolog to the fission yeast S. pombe Cdr2, a mitosis-regulatory kinase and also shows significant homology to the C. elegans neuronal cell polarity regulator SAD1. BRSK1 is unbiquitously expressed, with highest levels of expression in the brain and testes. Similar to its yeast homolog, BRSK1 is thought to be involved in stress-induced cell cycle arrest. Overexpression of this protein leads to the G2/M arrest in HeLa S2 cells and UV-induced G2/M arrest could be partially abrogated by reduced expression of BRSK1 through the use of siRNA, indicating its role in DNA damage checkpoint function. More recently, it has been shown that both BRSK1 and the related protein BRSK2 are required for mammalian neuronal polarization. While BRSK1- and BRSK2-null mice were viable, double-mutant mice died within two hours of birth. Neurons from these mice showed uniformly-sized neurites as opposed to the normal long axon and multiple shorter dendrites. These neurites also displayed both axonal and dendritic markers. At least two isoforms of BRSK1 are known to exist.

Immunogen: Recombinant human protein (amino acids E269-E321) was used as the immunogen for the BRSK1 antibody.

Storage: After reconstitution, the BRSK1 antibody can be stored for up to one month at 4oC. For long-term, aliquot and store at -20 °C. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.