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Alexa Fluor® 488 Mouse Anti- Stat6 (pY641)
Alexa Fluor® 488 Mouse Anti- Stat6 (pY641)
Flow cytometric analysis of phospho-Stat6 (pY641). Human endothelial cells were starved overnight in DMEM containing 0.1% FBS. The following day, cells were either left unstimulated (unshaded) or stimulated (shaded) with human IL-4 recombinant protein (Cat. No. 554605) at ng/ml for 60 minutes at 37°C. Cells were fixed 1X BD Phosflow™ Lyse/Fix Buffer (Cat. No. 558049) for 10 minutes at 37°C, permeabilized with BD Phosflow™ Perm Buffer III (Cat. No. 558050) on ice for 30 minutes, washed twice in BD Pharmingen™ Stain Buffer (Cat. No. 554656), and then stained with Alexa Fluor® 488 Mouse Anti- Stat6 (pY641) antibody (Cat. No. 612600). The cells were analyzed on a BD FACSCalibur™ flow cytometer.
Flow cytometric analysis of phospho-Stat6 (pY641). Human endothelial cells were starved overnight in DMEM containing 0.1% FBS. The following day, cells were either left unstimulated (unshaded) or stimulated (shaded) with human IL-4 recombinant protein (Cat. No. 554605) at ng/ml for 60 minutes at 37°C. Cells were fixed 1X BD Phosflow™ Lyse/Fix Buffer (Cat. No. 558049) for 10 minutes at 37°C, permeabilized with BD Phosflow™ Perm Buffer III (Cat. No. 558050) on ice for 30 minutes, washed twice in BD Pharmingen™ Stain Buffer (Cat. No. 554656), and then stained with Alexa Fluor® 488 Mouse Anti- Stat6 (pY641) antibody (Cat. No. 612600). The cells were analyzed on a BD FACSCalibur™ flow cytometer.
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BD Phosflow™
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6; IL-4 Stat
Human (QC Testing)
Mouse IgG2a
Phosphorylated Human Stat6 (pY641)
Intracellular staining (flow cytometry) (Routinely Tested)
100 kDa
20 µl
AB_399883
Aqueous buffered solution containing BSA and ≤0.09% sodium azide.
RUO


Preparation And Storage

Store undiluted at 4°C and protected from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze. The monoclonal antibody was purified from tissue culture supernatant or ascites by affinity chromatography. The antibody was conjugated to Alexa Fluor® 488 under optimum conditions, and unreacted Alexa Fluor® 488 was removed.

Product Notices

  1. This reagent has been pre-diluted for use at the recommended Volume per Test. We typically use 1 × 10^6 cells in a 100-µl experimental sample (a test).
  2. Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.
  3. Alexa Fluor® 488 fluorochrome emission is collected at the same instrument settings as for fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC).
  4. The Alexa Fluor®, Pacific Blue™, and Cascade Blue® dye antibody conjugates in this product are sold under license from Molecular Probes, Inc. for research use only, excluding use in combination with microarrays, or as analyte specific reagents. The Alexa Fluor® dyes (except for Alexa Fluor® 430), Pacific Blue™ dye, and Cascade Blue® dye are covered by pending and issued patents.
  5. Alexa Fluor® is a registered trademark of Molecular Probes, Inc., Eugene, OR.
  6. For fluorochrome spectra and suitable instrument settings, please refer to our Multicolor Flow Cytometry web page at www.bdbiosciences.com/colors.
  7. Caution: Sodium azide yields highly toxic hydrazoic acid under acidic conditions. Dilute azide compounds in running water before discarding to avoid accumulation of potentially explosive deposits in plumbing.
  8. Source of all serum proteins is from USDA inspected abattoirs located in the United States.
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18/P-Stat6

Interleukin-4 (IL-4), a major immunoregulatory cytokine, is secreted by activated T lymphocytes, basophils, and mast cells and plays an important role in modulating T helper cell lineage development. It induces specific gene expression via the tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat6 at tyrosine 641 (Y641). Stat6, a member of the signal transducers and activators of transcription protein family, mediates signals for IL-4 and, possibly, IL-13. While Stat6 is widely expressed in human tissues, it exhibits elevated expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes, colon, intestine, ovary, prostate, thymus, spleen, kidney, liver, lung, and placenta. Following cytokine receptor ligation, Jak kinases are activated and phosphorylate the cytoplasmic tails of the oligomerized receptors. The SH3:SH2 domain of Stat6 associates with tyrosine-phosphorylated IL-4 receptor and the proximal Jak kinase phosphorylates Stat6 at Y641 on the C-terminal side of the SH2 domain. Stat6 is then released from the receptor, dimerizes, and is thought to contact the basal transcription machinery by binding to p300/CBP. Thus, Stat6 mediates the IL-4 signal and is essential for the proper development of adaptive immunity.

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Alexa Fluor™ 488
Alexa Fluor™ 488 Dye is part of the BD blue family of dyes. This is a small organic fluorochrome with an excitation maximum (Ex Max) at 494-nm and an emission maximum (Em Max) at 517-nm. Alexa Fluor™ 488 is designed to be excited by the Blue laser (488 nm) and detected using an optical filter centered near 520-nm (e.g., a 530/30-nm bandpass filter). Please ensure that your instrument’s configurations (lasers and optical filters) are appropriate for this dye.
Alexa Fluor™ 488
Blue 488 nm
494 nm
517 nm
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Development References (6)

  1. Bromberg J, Darnell JE. The role of STATs in transcriptional control and their impact on cellular function. Oncogene. 2000; 19(21):2468-2473. (Biology). View Reference
  2. Dent AL, Hu-Li J, Paul WE, Staudt LM. T helper type 2 inflammatory disease in the absence of interleukin 4 and transcription factor STAT6. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998; 95(23):13823-13828. (Biology). View Reference
  3. Heim MH. The Jak-STAT pathway: specific signal transduction from the cell membrane to the nucleus. Eur J Clin Invest. 1996; 26(1):1-12. (Biology). View Reference
  4. Hou J, Schindler U, Henzel WJ, Ho TC, Brasseur M, McKnight SL. An interleukin-4-induced transcription factor: IL-4 Stat. Science. 1994; 265(5179):1701-1706. (Biology). View Reference
  5. Mikita T, Campbell D, Wu P, Williamson K, Schindler U. Requirements for interleukin-4-induced gene expression and functional characterization of Stat6. Mol Cell Biol. 1996; 16(10):5811-5820. (Biology). View Reference
  6. Quelle FW, Shimoda K, Thierfelder W, et al.. Cloning of murine Stat6 and human Stat6, Stat proteins that are tyrosine phosphorylated in responses to IL-4 and IL-3 but are not required for mitogenesis. Mol Cell Biol. 1995; 15(6):3336-3343. (Biology). View Reference
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