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PLCβ1 Antibody [N12B19]

Cat.No.: F4457

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    Usage Information

    Dilution
    1:100- 1:1000
    1:50-1:500
    1:50-1:500
    Application
    WB, IP, IHC, IF, ELISA
    Reactivity
    Mouse, Rat, Human
    Source
    Mouse Monoclonal Antibody
    Storage Buffer
    PBS, pH 7.2+50% Glycerol+0.05% BSA+0.01% NaN3
    Storage (from the date of receipt)
    -20°C (avoid freeze-thaw cycles), 2 years
    Predicted MW
    150 kDa
    Positive Control Human brain; Mouse brain; Human cerebral cortex tissue
    Negative Control

    Datasheet & SDS

    Biological Description

    Specificity
    PLCβ1 Antibody [N12B19] detects endogenous levels of total PLCβ1 protein.
    Clone
    N12B19
    Synonym(s)
    1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-1; PLC-154; Phosphoinositide phospholipase C-beta-1; Phospholipase C-I (PLC-I); Phospholipase C-beta-1 (PLC-beta-1); PLCB1; KIAA0581
    Background
    PLC beta 1, or phospholipase C beta 1, is a key effector enzyme of the PLC-beta subfamily that acts downstream of G protein-coupled receptors to hydrolyze membrane phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate into the second messengers inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, which triggers calcium release, and diacylglycerol, which activates protein kinase C, primarily in response to stimulation by G alpha q/11 and G beta gamma subunits. PLC beta 1 contains an N-terminal pleckstrin homology domain for binding phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate and G beta gamma, four EF-hand motifs for calcium coordination, a catalytic TIM-barrel formed by X and Y domains housing the active site, a C2 domain for calcium and phospholipid docking, and an approximately four-hundred-residue C-terminal extension. This C-terminal segment is divided into a proximal C-terminal domain for G alpha q helical domain binding, a flexible linker, and a distal C-terminal domain with a coiled-coil structure important for membrane tubulation and caveolae association. Splice variants PLC beta 1a and PLC beta 1b differ in their C-termini, with the former containing a PDZ motif and the latter a proline-rich region. The core function of PLC beta 1 involves G alpha q bound to GTP interacting with the proximal C-terminal domain to relieve autoinhibition and enable phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis at the XY interface, catalyzed by a histidine and glutamate dyad. This activity is further amplified by G beta gamma at the pleckstrin homology domain and membrane recruitment via the C2, EF, and C-terminal regions. Basal activity is low, and isoforms differ in their sensitivity to Gq proteins. PLC beta 1 is involved in regulating calcium oscillations, myogenesis through beta-catenin, c-Jun, and cyclin D3, osteogenesis and hematopoiesis, neuronal signaling, and the nuclear G1 to S phase transition, with PLC beta 1a and PLC beta 1b showing distinct roles; PLC beta 1b also scaffolds with Homer and Shank proteins at the sarcolemma. Dysregulation of PLC beta 1 is linked to diseases such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and cancer through aberrant calcium and PKC signaling, and its distal C-terminal domain acts as a sensor of membrane curvature to modulate activity.
    References
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23880553/
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33422547/

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