Product Information

Contents: Affinity Purified anti-mouse/human/rat Stat5a polyclonal
Catalog Number: 14-6729
Sizes: 10 ug, 50 ug
Formulation: 200 µg/ml rabbit polyclonal IgG in PBS containing 0.1 % sodium azide and 0.2% gelatin.
Storage Conditions: Store at 4°C.
DO NOT FREEZE.
Clone: Polyclonal
Isotype: Rabbit IgG

Available Formats of This Product
Cat. No.	Format	Excite (nm)	Emit (nm)	Reported Applications
14-6729	Purified anti-mouse/human/rat Stat5a polyclonal	N/A	N/A	IHC IP WB

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Description

The polyclonal antibody reacts with mouse, rat, and human Stat5a; the antibody was raised against a peptide mapping to the carboxy terminus of mouse Stat5a. Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription (STATs) are a family of cytoplasmic proteins that participate in cellular responses to cytokines and growth factors (1). Many cytokines involved in immune responses utilize the Jak-STAT signaling pathway. Jaks are receptor-associated protein tyrosine kinases, and STATs are activated by tyrosine phosphorylation (2). Abnormal signaling of the JAK-STAT pathway has been implicated in hematopoietic disorders including severe combined immunodeficiency and leukemia (4). STATs have been implicated in programming gene expression in biological events such as embryonic development, programmed cell death, organogenesis, innate immunity, adaptive immunity and cell growth regulation in many organisms (3). STAT1 knockout mice are defective in interferon-mediated functions. STAT4 and STAT6 knockout mice show defective responses to IL-12 and IL-4, respectively. Analyses of STAT5a and STAT5b knockout mice reveal important roles in prolactin-mediated mammary gland development and growth hormone-mediated induction of sexual dimorphism, respectively. Conditional knockout study of STAT3 demonstrates its critical roles in cytokine-mediated functions in several tissues, including T cells, macrophages, skin, and mammary gland (5). Abnormal activity of certain STAT family members, particularly STAT3 and STAT5, is associated with a wide variety of human malignancies, including hematologic, breast, head and neck, and prostate cancers (1). STAT5A and STAT6, are selectively activated when the heart is subjected to ischemic injury, whereas activation of STAT3 and STAT5A is involved in myocardial hypertrophy (6). STAT5 and STAT3, as these two STAT molecules are required for normal breast development and involution, respectively, and may play an important role in breast carcinogenesis (7). The activation of STAT5 proteins (STAT5a and STAT5b) is one of the earliest signaling events mediated by IL-2 family cytokines (8).

Applications Reported

For research use only, not for diagnostic or therapeutic use. Purified anti-mo/hu/rat Stat5a poly has been reported for use in immunoprecipitation, immunoblotting (WB), and immunohistochemical staining.

Applications Tested

Purified anti-mo/hu/rat Stat5a poly has been tested by immunoblotting (WB). (1:200 starting dilution). It is recommended that this antibody be titrated for optimal performance in the assay of interest.

References

1. Turkson J, Jove STAT proteins: novel molecular targets for cancer drug discovery. Oncogene. 2000 Dec 27; 19(56): 6613-26.
2. Ivashkiv LB. Jak-STAT signaling pathways in cells of the immune system. Rev Immunogenet. 2000; 2(2): 220-30
3. Horvath CM. STAT proteins and transcriptional responses to extracellular signals. Trends Biochem Sci. 2000 Oct; 25(10): 496-502.
4. Nosaka T, Kitamura T. Janus kinases (JAKs) and signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs) in hematopoietic cells. Int J Hematol. 2000 Jun; 71(4): 309-19.
5. Takeda K, Akira S. STAT family of transcription factors in cytokine-mediated biological responses. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2000 Sep; 11(3): 199-207.
6. Mascareno E, Siddiqui MA. The role of Jak/STAT signaling in heart tissue renin-angiotensin system. Mol Cell Biochem. 2000 Sep; 212(1-2): 171-5.
7. Bromberg J. Signal transducers and activators of transcription as regulators of growth, apoptosis and breast development. Breast Cancer Res. 2000; 2(2): 86-90.
8. Lin JX, Leonard WJ. The role of Stat5a and Stat5b in signaling by IL-2 family cytokines. Oncogene. 2000 May 15; 19(21): 2566-76.

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