Description
Product Usage Information
Western Blotting: 1:1000
Immunoprecipitation: 1:50
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.
Protocol
Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunoprecipitation
Specificity / Sensitivity
Atg7 (E4J3X) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total Atg7 protein. Based on epitope sequence, this antibody is predicted to detect isoforms 1 and 2 of Atg7 protein.
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the carboxyl terminus of human Atg7 protein.
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
APG7 autophagy 7-like; APG7-like; APG7L; ATG12-activating enzyme E1 ATG7; ATG7; ATG7 autophagy related 7 homolog (S. cerevisiae); autophagy related 7; Autophagy-related protein 7; DKFZp434N0735; GSA7; hAGP7; ubiquitin activating enzyme E1-like protein; Ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1-like protein; Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme ATG7
