Anti-NF-kB p65/RELA Antibody Picoband®

The p65 (RELA) heterodimer is the most abundant form of NFKB. This gene is located on 11q13, which consists of 10 exons and spans about 8.1 kb of DNA. In rat sciatic nerves, the expression of the activated p65 subunit of NFKB was high in the nuclei of premyelinating Schwann cells and then progressively declined until it was nearly absent in adults. The transcriptional activity of NF-kappa-B is stimulated upon phosphorylation of its p65 subunit on serine-276 by protein kinase A (PKA) . The transcriptional coactivator CBP/p300 associates with NF-kappa-B p65 through 2 sites, an N-terminal domain that interacts with the C-terminal region of unphosphorylated p65, and a second domain that only interacts with p65 phosphorylated on serine-276.

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the N-terminus of human NF-kB p65, identical to the related rat sequence, and different from the related mouse sequence by one amino acid.

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NF-kappa-B is a pleiotropic transcription factor present in almost all cell types and is the endpoint of a series of signal transduction events that are initiated by a vast array of stimuli related to many biological processes such as inflammation, immunity, differentiation, cell growth, tumorigenesis and apoptosis. NF-kappa-B is a homo- or heterodimeric complex formed by the Rel-like domain-containing proteins RELA/p65, RELB, NFKB1/p105, NFKB1/p50, REL and NFKB2/p52 and the heterodimeric p65-p50 complex appears to be most abundant one. The dimers bind at kappa-B sites in the DNA of their target genes and the individual dimers have distinct preferences for different kappa-B sites that they can bind with distinguishable affinity and specificity. Different dimer combinations act as transcriptional activators or repressors, respectively. NF-kappa-B is controlled by various mechanisms of post-translational modification and subcellular compartmentalization as well as by interactions with other cofactors or corepressors. NF-kappa-B complexes are held in the cytoplasm in an inactive state complexed with members of the NF-kappa-B inhibitor (I-kappa-B) family. In a conventional activation pathway, I-kappa-B is phosphorylated by I-kappa-B kinases (IKKs) in response to different activators, subsequently degraded thus liberating the active NF-kappa-B complex which translocates to the nucleus. NF-kappa-B heterodimeric p65-p50 and p65-c-Rel complexes are transcriptional activators. The NF-kappa-B p65-p65 complex appears to be involved in invasin-mediated activation of IL-8 expression. The inhibitory effect of I-kappa-B upon NF-kappa-B the cytoplasm is exerted primarily through the interaction with p65. p65 shows a weak DNA-binding site which could contribute ly to DNA binding in the NF-kappa-B complex. Associates with chromatin at the NF-kappa-B promoter region via association with DDX1. Essential for cytokine gene expression in T-cells (PubMed:15790681) . .

1. Deloukas, P.; van Loon, A. P. G. M. : Genomic organization of the gene encoding the p65 subunit of NF-kappa-B: multiple variants of the p65 protein may be generated by alternative splicing. Hum. Molec. Genet. 2: 1895-1900, 1993. 2. Nickols, J. C.; Valentine, W.; Kanwal, S.; Carter, B. D. : Activation of the transcription factor NF-kappa-B in Schwann cells is required for peripheral myelin formation. Nature Neurosci. 6: 161-167, 2003. 3. Zhong, H.; Voll, R. E.; Ghosh, S. : Phosphorylation of NF-kappa B by PKA stimulates transcriptional activity by promoting a novel bivalent interaction with the coactivator CBP/p300. Molec. Cell 1: 661-671, 1998.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Colocalized with DDX1 in the nucleus upon TNF-alpha induction (By similarity) . Nuclear, but also found in the cytoplasm in an inactive form complexed to an inhibitor (I-kappa-B) . Colocalizes with GFI1 in the nucleus after LPS stimulation. .