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Alexa Fluor® 647 Mouse anti-IRF-7 (pS477/pS479)
Alexa Fluor® 647 Mouse anti-IRF-7 (pS477/pS479)
Analysis of IRF-7 (pS477/pS479) in transfected human epithelial cells.  The 293 fetal kidney cell line was either co-transfected with TBK1 and IRF-7 expression vectors (dashed histogram) or un-transfected (solid line).  After 24 hours, the cells were fixed (BD Cytofix™ buffer, Cat. No. 554655) for 10 minutes at 37°C, then permeabilized (BD Phosflow™ Perm Buffer III, Cat. No. 558050) on ice for at least 30 minutes, and then stained with Alexa Fluor® 647 Mouse anti-IRF-7 (pS477/pS479).  Flow cytometry was performed on a BD FACSCalibur™ flow cytometry system.
Analysis of IRF-7 (pS477/pS479) in transfected human epithelial cells.  The 293 fetal kidney cell line was either co-transfected with TBK1 and IRF-7 expression vectors (dashed histogram) or un-transfected (solid line).  After 24 hours, the cells were fixed (BD Cytofix™ buffer, Cat. No. 554655) for 10 minutes at 37°C, then permeabilized (BD Phosflow™ Perm Buffer III, Cat. No. 558050) on ice for at least 30 minutes, and then stained with Alexa Fluor® 647 Mouse anti-IRF-7 (pS477/pS479).  Flow cytometry was performed on a BD FACSCalibur™ flow cytometry system.
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BD Phosflow™
Human (QC Testing)
Mouse BALB/c IgG1, κ
Phosphorylated Human IRF-7 Peptide
Intracellular staining (flow cytometry) (Routinely Tested)
20 µl
AB_647155
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® 647 under optimum conditions, and unreacted Alexa Fluor® 647 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. Alexa Fluor® 647 fluorochrome emission is collected at the same instrument settings as for allophycocyanin (APC).
  3. Alexa Fluor® is a registered trademark of Molecular Probes, Inc., Eugene, OR.
  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. Source of all serum proteins is from USDA inspected abattoirs located in the United States.
  6. 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.
  7. Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.
  8. For fluorochrome spectra and suitable instrument settings, please refer to our Multicolor Flow Cytometry web page at www.bdbiosciences.com/colors.
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K47-671

Interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF-7) is a transcription factor that regulates anti-viral defenses by controlling the induction of type-I interferon (IFN) responses.  IRF-7 expression is induced in lymphoid cells by virus infection, as well as by IFN, lipopolysaccharide, and TNF-α.  IRF-7 responses are initiated by Toll-like receptors (TLR) or the cytoplasmic protein retinoic acid inducible gene I (RIG-I).  Upon TLR activation, it forms cytoplasmic complexes with MyD88, an adaptor in the TLR signaling pathways.  The TLR-dependent and RIG-I-dependent pathways activate kinases, such as IKK-ε and TBK1, that phosphorylate IRF-7 and induce movement of IRF-7-containing complexes to the nucleus, where it preferentially activates IFN-α promoters.

The K47-671 monoclonal antibody recognizes human IRF-7 phosphorylated at serines 477 and 479 (pS477/pS479).  Our in-house testing is performed on a cell line that has been co-transfected with TBK1 and IRF-7.  Phosphorylation of IRF-7 in the transfectants requires virus infection or over-expression of a signaling molecule of the RIG-I pathway, such as TBK1.  Phosphorylation of endogenous IRF-7 in untransfected cells has not yet been detected.  We confirmed that mAb K47-671 does not cross-react with TBK1 by Western blot analysis using the purified antibody.  

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Alexa Fluor™ 647
Alexa Fluor™ 647 Dye is part of the BD red family of dyes. This is a small organic fluorochrome with an excitation maximum (Ex Max) at 653-nm and an emission maximum (Em Max) at 669-nm. Alexa Fluor 647 is designed to be excited by the Red laser (627-640 nm) and detected using an optical filter centered near 520-nm (e.g., a 660/20 nm bandpass filter). Please ensure that your instrument’s configurations (lasers and optical filters) are appropriate for this dye.
Alexa Fluor™ 647
Red 627-640 nm
653 nm
669 nm
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Development References (8)

  1. Honda K, Yanai H, Mizutani T, et al. Role of a transductional–tanscriptional processor complex involving MyD88 and IRF-7 in Toll-like receptor signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004; 101(43):15416-15421. (Biology). View Reference
  2. Honda K, Yanai H, Negishi H, et al. IRF-7 is the master regulator of type-I interferon-dependent immune responses. Nature. 2005; 434:772-777. (Biology). View Reference
  3. Hoshino K, Sugiyama T, Matsumoto M, et al. IκB kinase-α is critical for interferon-α production induced by Toll-like receptors 7 and 9. Nature. 2006; 440(7086):949-953. (Biology). View Reference
  4. Kawai T, Sato S, Ishii KJ, et al. Interferon-α induction through Toll-like receptors involves a direct interaction of IRF7 with MyD88 and TRAF6. Nat Immunol. 2004; 5(10):1061-1068. (Biology). View Reference
  5. Lin R, Mamane Y, Hiscott J. Multiple regulatory domains control IRF-7 activity in response to virus infection. J Biol Chem. 2000; 275(44):34320-34327. (Biology). View Reference
  6. Matikainen S, Sirén J, Tissari J, et al. Tumor necrosis factor alpha enhances influenza A virus-induced expression of antiviral cytokines by activating RIG-I gene expression. J Virol. 2006; 80(7):3515-3522. (Biology). View Reference
  7. Paz S, Sun Q, Nakhaei P, et al. Induction of IRF-3 and IRF-7 phosphorylation following activation of the RIG-I pathway. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2006; 52(1):17-28. (Clone-specific). View Reference
  8. Sharma S, tenOever BR, Grandvaux N, Zhou G-P, Lin R, Hiscott J. Triggering the interferon antiviral response through an IKK-related pathway. Science. 2003; 300:1148-1151. (Biology). View Reference
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