Description
Product Usage Information
Western Blotting: 1:1000
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin): 1:100
Storage
Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody. For a carrier free (BSA and azide free) version of this product see product # 59153 .
Protocol
Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin)
Specificity / Sensitivity
Progesterone Receptor A/B (C89F7) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of total progesterone receptor A and B proteins. This antibody does not cross-react with other PR family members. Non-specific staining of smooth muscle may be observed in paraffin-embedded tissues.
Species Reactivity: Human
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Tyr541 of human progesterone receptor.
Background
Human progesterone receptor (PR) is expressed as two forms: the full length PR-B and the short form PR-A. PR-A lacks the first 164 amino acid residues of PR-B (1,2). Both PR-A and PR-B are ligand activated, but differ in their relative ability to activate target gene transcription (3,4). The activity of PR is regulated by phosphorylation; at least seven serine residues are phosphorylated in its amino-terminal domain. Three sites (Ser81, Ser102, and Ser162) are unique to full length PR-B, while other sites (Ser190, Ser294, Ser345, and Ser400) are shared by both isoforms (5). Phosphorylation of PR-B at Ser190 (equivalent to Ser26 of PR-A) is catalyzed by CDK2 (6). Mutation of Ser190 results in decreased activity of PR (7), suggesting that the phosphorylation at Ser190 may be critical to its biological function.
Alternate Names
NR3C3; Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 3; PGR; PR; PRGR; Progesterone receptor
