Background: FKBP38 (FK506-binding protein 38), a member of the immunophilin family, has been implicated to play an important role in apoptosis through its involvement in the mechanism that targets Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL to the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM). Suppression of endogenous FKBP38 by RNAi or transfection of a mutant FKBP38 missing the transmembrane domain necessary for mitochondrial insertion, resulted in the translocation of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL from the OMM to the cytosol. It has also been suggested that FKBP38 may play a role in the cross-talk between the Bcl-2 and the Calcineurin/NF-AT apoptosis signaling pathways and in cell size regulation through interactions with tuberous sclerosis genes.
Description: Rabbit polyclonal to FKBP38
Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from FKBP38
Specificity: ·Reacts with Human, Mouse, Dog, Cow, Chicken and Rat.
·Isotype: IgG
Application: ·Western blotting: 1/500-1000. Predicted Mol wt: 45 kDa;
·Immunohistochemistry (Frozen/paraffin tissue section): 1/100-500;
·Immunocytochemistry: 1/200;
·ELISA: 1/500;
·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
