Description
Product Usage Information
Western Blotting: 1:1000
Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry): 1:100
Storage
Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.
Protocol
Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry)
Specificity / Sensitivity
Atg12 Antibody detects endogenous levels of total free and Atg5 bound Atg12 protein.
Species Reactivity: Human
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the amino terminus of human Atg12. Antibodies are purified by peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
Autophagy is a catabolic process for the autophagosomic-lysosomal degradation of bulk cytoplasmic contents (1,2). Autophagy is generally activated by conditions of nutrient deprivation but has also been associated with a number of physiological processes including development, differentiation, neurodegeneration, infection, and cancer (3). The molecular machinery of autophagy was largely discovered in yeast and referred to as autophagy-related ( ) genes. Formation of the autophagosome involves a ubiquitin-like conjugation system in which Atg12 is covalently bound to Atg5 and targeted to autophagosome vesicles (4-6). This conjugation reaction is mediated by the ubiquitin E1-like enzyme Atg7 and the E2-like enzyme Atg10 (7,8).
Alternate Names
APG12; Apg12 (autophagy, yeast) homolog; APG12 autophagy 12-like; APG12-like; APG12L; ATG12; ATG12 autophagy related 12 homolog; ATG12 autophagy related 12 homolog (S. cerevisiae); autophagy related 12; Autophagy-related protein 12; FBR93; HAPG12; Ubiquitin-like protein ATG12
