Technical Data Sheet
AM2021
Actin (C-terminal region)
Mouse Monoclonal IgG2a
Price
Size
Species Reactivity
MW
$245
100 μl
Hu, Rt, Ms, Ck
42 kDa
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Western blot analysis of mouse C2C12 cells probed with mouse monoclonal anti-Actin (C-terminal region) antibody at 1:1000 (lane 1), 1:2000 (lane 2), or 1:4000 (lane 3).
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Formalin fixed, citric acid treated parafin sections of E18 mouse skeletal muscle. Sections were probed with anti-Actin (AM2021) then anti-Mouse:HRP before detection using DAB. (Images provided by Carl Hobbs and Dr. Pat Doherty at Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London).
Application
Dilution
ELISA
1:2000
ICC
1:50
IHC
1:50
WB
1:1000
End user should determine optimal dilution for their particular applications and experiments.Western blot membranes were incubated with diluted antibody in 5% non-fat milk, PBS, 0.04% Tween20 for 1hour at room temperature.
Product References
Dutta, P et al. (2014) J Neurochem. 130(3):360 WB: rat brain
Muirhead, G et al. (2014) J Mol Neurosci. 53(1):125 WB: rat brain
Pritchard, AJ et al. (2014) PLoS One. 9(6):e99444 WB: mouse splenocytes
Background
Actin is a major cytoskeletal protein involved in diverse cellular functions including cell motility, adhesion, and morphology. Six different actin isoforms have been identified in vertebrates. There are four α isoforms: skeletal, cardiac, and two smooth muscle (enteric and aortic) actins, along with two cytoplasmic actins (β and γ). Actin exists in two principal forms, globular, monomeric (G) actin, and filamentous polymeric (F) actin. The assembly and disassembly of actin filaments, and also their organization into functional networks, is regulated by a variety of actin-binding proteins (ABPs). Phosphorylation may also be important for regulating actin assembly and interaction with ABPs. In Dictyostelium, phosphorylation of Tyr-53 occurs in response to cell stress and this phosphorylation may alter actin polymerization. In B cells, SHP-1 tyrosine dephosphorylation of actin leads to actin filament depolymerization following BCR stimulation.
Background References
Jungbluth, A. et al. (1995) FEBS Let. 375:87.
Baba, T. et al. (2003) J. Immunol. 170: 3762.
Winder, S.J. et al. (2005) J. Cell Sci. 118:651.
Liu, X. et al. (2006) Proc Nat Acad Sci U S A. 103(37):13694.
Immunogen
Clone (M202) was generated from a sequence corresponding to amino acids in the C-terminal region of human b-actin. This human actin sequence is highly conserved in most eukaryotic actin isoforms.
Buffer and Storage
Mouse monoclonal, protein G purified antibody is supplied in 100µl phosphate-buffered saline, 50% glycerol, 1 mg/ml BSA, and 0.05% sodium azide. Store at -20°C. Stable for 1 year.
Specificity
This antibody detects a 42 kDa* protein corresponding to the molecular mass of Actin on SDS-PAGE immunoblots of human A431, SYF, and HUVEC cells, as well as mouse C2C12 cells.
*All molecular weights (MW) are confirmed by comparison to Bio-Rad Rainbow Markers and to western blot mobilities of known proteins with similar MW.
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