LIMK2 Antibody
Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody
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| WB |
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Primary Accession | P53671 |
Other Accession | NP_001026971 |
Reactivity | Human, Mouse, Rat |
Host | Rabbit |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
Isotype | Rabbit IgG |
Calculated MW | 72232 Da |
Gene ID | 3985 |
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Application & Usage | Western blotting (1-4 µg/ml). However, the optimal conditions should be determined individually. The antibody detects 70 kDa LIMK2 protein. It does not cross-react with LIMK1. |
Other Names | EC 2.7.11.1 , LIMK-2 , LIM domain kinase 2 , LIMK |
Target/Specificity | LIMK2 |
Antibody Form | Liquid |
Appearance | Colorless liquid |
Formulation | 100 µg (0.5 mg/ml) peptide affinity purified rabbit polyclonal antibody in phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.2, containing 50% glycerol, 1% BSA, 0.02% thimerosal. |
Handling | The antibody solution should be gently mixed before use. |
Reconstitution & Storage | -20 °C |
Background Descriptions | |
Precautions | LIMK2 Antibody is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Name | LIMK2 |
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Function | Serine/threonine-protein kinase that plays an essential role in the regulation of actin filament dynamics (PubMed:10436159, PubMed:11018042). Acts downstream of several Rho family GTPase signal transduction pathways (PubMed:10436159, PubMed:11018042). Involved in astral microtubule organization and mitotic spindle orientation during early stages of mitosis by mediating phosphorylation of TPPP (PubMed:22328514). Displays serine/threonine-specific phosphorylation of myelin basic protein and histone (MBP) in vitro (PubMed:8537403). Suppresses ciliogenesis via multiple pathways; phosphorylation of CFL1, suppression of directional trafficking of ciliary vesicles to the ciliary base, and by facilitating YAP1 nuclear localization where it acts as a transcriptional corepressor of the TEAD4 target genes AURKA and PLK1 (PubMed:25849865). |
Cellular Location | Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, spindle. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome [Isoform LIMK2b]: Cytoplasm. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region. Nucleus Note=Mainly present in the cytoplasm and is scarcely translocated to the nucleus. |

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Background
LIM kinases (LIMK1 and LIMK2) are serine/threnine kinases that have two zinc finger motifs, known as LIM motifs in their N-terminal regulatory domain. LIM kinases are involved in actin cytoskeleton regulation thro µgh Rho-family GTPases and downstream kinases PAKs and ROCK. PAK1 and ROCK phosphorylate LIMK1 and LIMK2, which increases the activity of the kinases. Activated LIM kinases inhibit the actin depolymerization activity of cofilin by phosphorylation at the N-terminus of Cofilin.

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