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Buffer:
0.02 M Potassium Phoshate, 0.15 M Sodium Chloride, pH 7.2 (Concentration 75 mg/mL by Refractometry)
Preservative:
0.1% Sodium Azide
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AKT is a component of the PI-3 kinase pathway and is activated by phosphorylation at Ser 473 and Thr 308. AKT is a cytoplasmic protein also known as Protein Kinase B (PKB) and rac (related to A and C kinases). AKT is a key regulator of many signal transduction pathways. AKT Exhibits tight control over cell proliferation and cell viability. Overexpression or inappropriate activation of AKT is noted in many types of cancer. AKT mediates many of the downstream events of PI 3-kinase (a lipid kinase activated by growth factors, cytokines and insulin). PI 3-kinase recruits AKT to the membrane, where it is activated by PDK1 phosphorylation. Once phosphorylated, AKT dissociates from the membrane and phosphorylates targets in the cytoplasm and the cell nucleus. AKT has two main roles: (i) inhibition of apoptosis; (ii) promotion of proliferation.
Immunofluorescence: AKT1 Antibody [NB600-467] - Anti-AKT was used in immunofluorescence microscopy at a 1:80 dilution to stain cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes that express a nuclear-targeted AKT construct. Anti-AKT staining appears green. Actin filaments are labeled red using a Texas-red conjugated phalloidin.
Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: AKT1 Antibody [NB600-467] - Rabbit anti-AKT was used at a 1:1,000 dilution to detect AKT by immunohistochemistry. In panel (A) normal colon tissue is stained. Panel (B) shows tumor tissue. Tissue was formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded.
Western Blot: AKT1 Antibody [NB600-467] - Akt (pan) and mouse anti-Akt pS473 specific antibodies followed by detection with DyLight 549 conjugated anti-rabbit IgG (green) and DyLight 649 conjugated anti-mouse IgG (red) secondary antibodies.
Western Blot: AKT1 Antibody [NB600-467] - Rabbit anti-AKT was used at a 1:500 dilution to detect AKT by Western blot. Approximately 20 ug of an NIH/3T3 whole cell lysate was loaded on a 10% NuPage SDS-PAGE gel using MOPS buffer.
Lawlor, M. A. Alessi, D.R. (2001). PKB/AKT: a key mediator of cell proliferation, survival insulin responses. J. Cell Science 114:2903-2910.Alessi, D. R. (2001). Discovery of PDK1, one of the missing links in insulin signal transduction. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 29,1 -14.