Description
Product Usage Information
Western Blotting: 1:1000
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin): 1:50
Immunofluorescence (Frozen): 1:200
Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry): 1:100 - 1:400
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, Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin), Immunofluorescence (Frozen), Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry)
Specificity / Sensitivity
SUMO-1 Antibody detects recombinant SUMO-1 and endogenous levels of sumoylated proteins (e.g. SUMO-1-RanGAP, 90kD).
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat, Monkey
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence within human SUMO-1 that does not correspond to SUMO-2/3. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
Small ubiquitin-related modifier 1, 2 and 3 (SUMO-1, -2 and -3) are members of the ubiquitin-like protein family (1). The covalent attachment of the SUMO-1, -2 or -3 (SUMOylation) to target proteins is analogous to ubiquitination. This post-translational modification is a reversible, multi-step process that is initiated by cleaving a precursor protein to a mature protein. Mature SUMO-1, -2 or -3 is then linked to the activating enzyme E1, conjugated to E2 and in conjunction with E3, SUMO-1, -2 or -3 is ligated to the target protein (2). Ubiquitin and the individual SUMO family members are all targeted to different proteins with diverse biological functions. Ubiquitin predominantly regulates degradation of its target (1). In contrast, SUMO-1 is conjugated to RanGAP, PML, p53 and IκB-α to regulate nuclear trafficking, formation of subnuclear structures, regulation of transcriptional activity and protein stability (3-7). SUMO-2/-3 forms poly-(SUMO) chains, is conjugated to topoisomerase II and APP, regulates chromosomal segregation and cellular responses to environmental stress, and plays a role in the progression of Alzheimer disease (8-11).
Alternate Names
DAP1; GAP modifying protein 1; GAP-modifying protein 1; GMP1; OFC10; PIC1; SENP2; Sentrin; small ubiquitin like modifier 1; Small ubiquitin-related modifier 1; SMT3; SMT3 homolog 3; SMT3 suppressor of mif two 3 homolog 1; SMT3 suppressor of mif two 3 homolog 1 (S. cerevisiae); SMT3C; SMT3H3; SUMO-1; SUMO1; Ubiquitin-homology domain protein PIC1; Ubiquitin-like protein SMT3C; Ubiquitin-like protein UBL1; UBL1
