Phospho-Zyxin (Ser142/143) Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of zyxin protein only when phosphorylated at Ser142, Ser143 or both residues.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ser142 of human zyxin protein. Antibodies are purified using protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
The zyxin family of proteins includes LIMD1, ajuba, trip6, and zyxin, each of which contains three LIM domains at the carboxy terminus. Zyxin family members associate with the actin cytoskeleton and are components of both the cell-cell junction adhesive complex and the integrin-mediated adhesive complex. They shuttle in and out of the nucleus where they may function in transcriptional activation (1). Zyxin is involved in the regulation of mechanical force-induced actin polymerization at focal adhesions (2) and in the regulation of adhesion and migration, possibly through the recruitment of Ena/VASP proteins to focal adhesions (3). Zyxin interacts with and may regulate the function of the tumor suppressor myopodin, which inhibits tumor growth and metastasis (4). Zyxin may be phosphorylated by Akt at Ser142 (5).