This affinity purified antibody has been tested for use in ELISA, immunohistochemistry, and western blot. Specific conditions for reactivity should be optimized by the end user. Expect a band approximately 48 kDa in size corresponding to phosphorylated Smad3 protein by western blotting in the appropriate stimulated tissue or cell lysate or extract. Less than 0.2% reactivity is observed against the non-phosphorylated form of the immunizing peptide. This antibody is phospho specific for dual phosphorylated pS423 and pS425 of Smad3. Stimulation with 2 ng/ml TGF-beta for 1 hour is suggested.