Anti-PIK3R4 Antibody

PIK3R4 (phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 4, also known as VPS15) is a 150kD adaptor protein that enhances the lipid kinase activity of PIK3 complexes and may be involved in regulating membrane trafficking late in the endocytic pathway and autophagy (1,2) . PIK3R4 is ubiquitously expressed and contains 7 WD repeats, 3 HEAT repeats and 1 protein kinase domain (1) . PIK3R4 is crucial for VPS34 function and is necessary for autophagosome formation in multicellular animals and reveal an important role of VPS15 in cellular protection against ubiquitin-positive protein aggregates (3-5) .

Phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 4, p150, Phosphoinositide 3-kinase adaptor protein, PI3-kinase p150 subunit, PI3-kinase regulatory subunit 4, VPS15

PIK3R4 antibody was raised against a 19 amino acid peptide near the carboxy terminus of human PIK3R4. The immunogen is located within amino acids 1290 - 1340 of PIK3R4.

Regulatory subunit of the PI3K complex that mediates formation of phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate; different complex forms are believed to play a role in multiple membrane trafficking pathways: PI3KC3-C1 is involved in initiation of autophagosomes and PI3KC3-C2 in maturation of autophagosomes and endocytosis. Involved in regulation of degradative endocytic trafficking and cytokinesis, probably in the context of PI3KC3-C2 (PubMed:20643123) .