Target: Phosphorylated 53BP1 at Ser25 (UniProt ID: Q12888 in humans).
Host Species: Rabbit (polyclonal antibody).
Applications: Western blot (WB), immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunoprecipitation (IP) .
Specificity: Detects endogenous 53BP1 only when phosphorylated at Ser25/Ser29. Cross-reactivity confirmed in human, mouse, and rat samples .
Role in DNA Damage Response: 53BP1 phosphorylation at Ser25 is ATM kinase-dependent and occurs after DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) .
Epitope Recognition: The antibody specifically binds to the phosphorylated Ser25 epitope, which is part of a conserved Ser/Thr-Gln (S/T-Q) motif targeted by ATM .
Interaction with hPTIP: Phosphorylation of 53BP1 at Ser25 is essential for binding to hPTIP (human Pax transactivation domain-interacting protein) via its BRCT domains. This interaction facilitates ATM signaling and DNA repair .
RIF1 Recruitment: Ser25 phosphorylation contributes to RIF1 (RAP1-interacting factor 1) recruitment, which regulates DNA repair pathway choice by promoting non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) over homologous recombination (HR) .
Dephosphorylation by PP5: Protein phosphatase 5 (PP5) removes phosphate groups from Ser25 and Ser1778 of 53BP1, modulating its retention at DNA damage sites and NHEJ efficiency .
Cells expressing non-phosphorylatable 53BP1 (Ser25Ala mutants) exhibit hypersensitivity to DNA damage and impaired checkpoint activation .
Ser25 phosphorylation does not affect 53BP1’s recruitment to DSBs but is critical for downstream signaling and repair complex assembly .