Storage, Stability, and Shipping: Store product at –70
oC. For optimal storage, aliquot target into smaller quantities after centrifugation and store at recommended temperature. For most favorable performance, avoid repeated handling and multiple freeze/thaw cycles.
Applications: Kinase Assay, Western Blot
Molecular Weight: ~70 kDa
Gene Aliases: STPK13
Scientific Background: PLK1 is a member of the Polo-Like Kinase family that localize to centrosomes or spindle pole bodies and undergo dramatic subcellular relocation during the cell cycle. Deregulated activities of PLKs often result in abnormalities in centrosome duplication, maturation, and/or microtubule dynamics (1). PLKs also regulate the function of the Golgi complex. Deregulated expression of human PLK1 is strongly correlated with the development of many types of malignancies, and ectopic expression of PLK1 dominant negative protein leads to rapid cell death (2).
References:
1. Nigg, EA. et al: Dynamic changes in nuclear architecture during mitosis: on the role of protein phosphorylation in spindle assembly and chromosome segregation. Exp Cell Res. 1996 Dec 15;229
2. Dai, W. et al: Polo-like kinases and the microtubule organization center: targets for cancer therapies.
Prog Cell Cycle Res. 2003;5:327-34..
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Specific Activity: Sample Kinase Activity Plot. For specific information on a given lot, see related technical data sheet. |
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Purity: Sample Purity Data. For specific information on a given lot, see related technical data sheet. |
The PLK1, Active product can be utilized in the following research areas, but not limited to:
Cancer, Cell Cycle, Ser/Thr Kinases