Description
Protocol
Available protocols: ELISA+
Specificity / Sensitivity
The FastScan™ Phospho-Stat1 (Ser727) ELISA Kit detects endogenous levels of Stat1 when phosphorylated at Ser727 as shown in Figure 1. This kit detects proteins from the indicated species, as determined through in-house testing, but may also detect homologous proteins from other species.
Species Reactivity: Human, Monkey
Background
The Stat1 transcription factor is activated in response to a large number of ligands (1) and is essential for responsiveness to IFN-α and IFN-γ (2,3). Phosphorylation of Stat1 at Tyr701 induces Stat1 dimerization, nuclear translocation, and DNA binding (4). Stat1 protein exists as a pair of isoforms, Stat1α (91 kDa) and the splice variant Stat1β (84 kDa). In most cells, both isoforms are activated by IFN-α, but only Stat1α is activated by IFN-γ. The inappropriate activation of Stat1 occurs in many tumors (5). In addition to tyrosine phosphorylation, Stat1 is also phosphorylated at Ser727 through a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-dependent pathway in response to IFN-α and other cellular stresses (6). Serine phosphorylation may be required for the maximal induction of Stat1-mediated gene activation.
Alternate Names
CANDF7; DKFZp686B04100; IMD31A; IMD31B; IMD31C; ISGF-3; signal transducer and activator of transcription 1; Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1-alpha/beta; signal transducer and activator of transcription 1, 91kD; signal transducer and activator of transcription 1, 91kDa; signal transducer and activator of transcription-1; STAT1; STAT91; Transcription factor ISGF-3 components p91/p84
