Thermo Fisher Scientific HSF1 Polyclonal Antibody

Applications and Tested Dilutions

Product Specifications

Product Specific Information

Store vial at -20°C prior to opening. Aliquot contents and freeze at -20°C or below for extended storage. Avoid cycles of freezing and thawing. Centrifuge product if not completely clear after standing at room temperature. This product is stable for several weeks at 4°C as an undiluted liquid. Dilute only prior to immediate use.

Anti-HSF1 is directed against human HSF1 at an N-terminus position. A BLAST analysis suggests reactivity with this protein in mouse and bovine species based on 100% homology for the immunogen sequence.

Target Information

All organisms respond to elevated temperatures and various environmental stresses by rapid synthesis of heat shock RNAs and proteins. The regulation of heat shock gene transcription is mediated by the transcriptional activator heat shock factor (HSF), which binds to heat shock response elements (HSEs). These HSEs consist of three repeats of a 5-nucleotide {nGAAn} module arranged in alternating orientation and present upstream of all heat shock genes.

The HSEs are highly conserved among species, yet HSF purified from yeast, Drosophila, and human have different molecular weights and do not show significant immunological cross-reaction. Two HSFs have been identified in human cells, HSF1 and HSF2, which bind to the same HSEs and have 38% sequence identity. These factors are activated by distinct stimuli: HSF1 responds to classical stress signals such as heat, heavy metals, and oxidative reagents, whereas HSF2 is activated during hemin-mediated differentiation of human erythroleukemia cells.

HSF1 exists constitutively in the cytoplasm and nucleus of unstressed cells as a monomer lacking DNA binding activity. Upon stress, HSF1 becomes activated to a nuclear localized, trimeric state that binds DNA. Phosphorylation of HSF1 is necessary for maximal transcription of heat shock genes.

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