• Species Reactivity

  Human, Mouse, Rat

• Specificity

  Detects human, mouse, and rat GATE-16 in Western blot.

• Source

  Monoclonal Rat IgG    _2B Clone # 853746

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

• Immunogen

  E.coli-derived recombinant human GATE16    
  Accession # P60520

• Formulation

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Western Blot

  2 µg/mL

  See below

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Reconstitution

  Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

• Stability & Storage

  Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.

• 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

• 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: GATE-16

Golgi-associated ATPase Enhancer of 16 kDa (GATE-16), also known as Apg8p2 and GABARAPL2, is a 117 amino acid (aa) polypeptide and a member of the Autophagy-related 8 (Atg8) family of proteins (1). GATE-16/Apg8p2 has 100% aa sequence identity with its mouse and rat orthologs, and is orthologous to the yeast Atg8. Atg8 family members show structural similarity with Ubiquitin, but lack aa sequence similarity. GATE-16/Apg8p2 is best known for its role in autophagy (2,3). GATE-16/Apg8p2 covalently attaches to phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) the phagophore (autophagosome precursor) membrane using a Ubiquitin-like conjugation system that includes Ubiquitin-activating (E1)-, Ubiquitin-conjugating (E2)-, and Ubiquitin Ligase (E3)-like enzymes. Here it is involved in the later stages of autophagosome formation (4,5). It may also be involved in cargo recruitment to autophagosomes (1).

• References:

1. Shpilka, T. et al. (2011) Genome Biol. 12:226.

2. Wang, H. et al. (1999) Nature 397:69.

3. Leil, T.A. et al. (2004) J. Neurosci. 24:11429.

4. Weidberg, H. et al. (2010) EMBO J. 29:1792.

5. Weidberg, H. et al. (2011) Ann. Rev. Biochem. 80:125

• Long Name:

  Golgi-associated ATPase Enhancer of 16 kDa

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  11345 (Human); 100042211 (Mouse); 64670 (Rat)

• Alternate Names:

  Apg8p2; ATG8; ATG8C; FLC3A; GABARAPL2; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-associated protein-like 2; Ganglioside expression factor 2; GATE16; GATE-16; GEF2; GEF-2; GEF2GEF-2; General Protein Transport Factor P16; Golgi-Associated ATPase Enhancer Of 16 KDa; MAP1 light chain 3 related protein; MAP1 light chain 3-related protein