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Functional analyses for site-specific phosphorylation of a target protein in cells

External protocol Created on 03 May 2014

Authors

Hidemasa Goto, Tohru Kiyono, and Masaki Inagaki

Summary

Protein phosphorylation plays important roles in various aspects of cellular events. Visualization of site-specific phosphorylation in cells is of great importance not only to analyze its spatially and temporally distribution but also to speculate its biological function. Now, site- and phosphorylation state-specific antibodies are widely utilized as the most powerful tools for these analyses. This protocol details a method to produce the polyclonal version of such an antibody by immunizing a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to a protein phosphorylated at targeted site(s). To further examine biological roles on the site-specific phosphorylation of a target protein, this protocol includes a method to replace endogenous protein to exogenous phosphorylation-site mutant by both retrovirus-mediated gene transfer and RNA interference (RNAi). Each part of the protocol can be completed in 2-3 months.

Further details

The protocol was published on Protocol Exchange in 2007. To see the entire protocol, click on the source link.

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