Description
Protocol
Available protocols: ELISA+
Specificity / Sensitivity
PathScan
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
Background
CREB is a bZIP transcription factor that activates target genes through cAMP response elements. CREB is able to mediate signals from numerous physiological stimuli, resulting in regulation of a broad array of cellular responses. While CREB is expressed in numerous tissues, it plays a large regulatory role in the nervous system. CREB is believed to play a key role in promoting neuronal survival, precursor proliferation, neurite outgrowth, and neuronal differentiation in certain neuronal populations (1-3). Additionally, CREB signaling is involved in learning and memory in several organisms (4-6). CREB is able to selectively activate numerous downstream genes through interactions with different dimerization partners. CREB is activated by phosphorylation at Ser133 by various signaling pathways, including Erk, Ca , and stress signaling. Some of the kinases involved in phosphorylating CREB at Ser133 are p90RSK, MSK, CaMKIV, and MAPKAPK-2 (7-9).
Alternate Names
active transcription factor CREB; cAMP responsive element binding protein 1; cAMP-response element-binding protein-1; cAMP-responsive element-binding protein 1; CREB; CREB-1; CREB1; cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate response element binding protein; cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate response element-binding protein CREB; Cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1; MGC9284; transactivator protein
