Description
Product Usage Information
Western Blotting: 1:1000
Immunoprecipitation: 1:50
Storage
Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.
Protocol
Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunoprecipitation
Specificity / Sensitivity
AAK1 Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total AAK1 protein.
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ser7 of human AAK1 protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
Adaptor-associated kinase 1 (AAK1) is a member of the Ark1/Prk1 family of serine/threonine kinases (1). AAK1 is enriched in synaptosomal preparations and modulates clathrin-dependent endocytosis, a process that is important in synaptic vesicle recycling and receptor-mediated endocytosis. AAK1, together with clathrin and clathrin-adaptor protein AP-2, forms a signaling complex at the cell membrane. AAK1-dependent phosphorylation of the mu-2 subunit of AP-2 enhances endocytosis efficiency (2,3). AAK1 is known to promote neuregulin/ErbB4 internalization to regulate neurotrophic signaling. Inhibition of AAK1 activity promotes cell surface expression of neuregulin/ErbB4, cell-bound neurotrophic factors that are implicated in brain development and synaptic plasticity (4). This product detects a SARS-CoV-2-related target for research into the mechanisms of the novel coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alternate Names
AAK1; Adaptor-associated kinase 1; AP2 associated kinase 1; AP2-associated protein kinase 1; DKFZp686F03202; DKFZp686K16132; FLJ23712; FLJ25931; FLJ31060; KIAA1048; MGC138170; MGC164568; MGC164570
