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          Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Polyclonal Antibody

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          2 Published Figures
          28 References
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          Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Antibody in Immunocytochemistry (ICC/IF)
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          Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Antibody (PA5-16697) in ICC/IF

          Immunofluorescent analysis of Actin Smooth Muscle was performed using 70% confluent log phase C2C12 cells. The cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde for 10 minutes, permeabilized with 0.1% Triton™ X-100 for 10 minutes, and blocked with 1% BSA for 1 hour at room temperature. The cells were labeled with Actin Smooth Muscle Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody (Product # PA5-16697) at 2 µg/mL in 0.1% BSA and incubat... View More {{ $ctrl.currentElement.advancedVerification.fullName }} validation info. View more
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          Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Antibody in Immunocytochemistry (ICC/IF)
          Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Antibody in Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) (IHC (P))
          Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Antibody in Western Blot (WB)
          Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Antibody in Western Blot (WB)
          Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Antibody in Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
          Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Antibody in Western Blot (WB)
          Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Antibody

          Product Details

          PA5-16697

          Applications
          Tested Dilution
          Publications

          Western Blot (WB)

          1-3 µg/mL
          View 3 publications 3 publications

          Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

          -
          View 15 publications 15 publications

          Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) (IHC (P))

          1:100
          View 2 publications 2 publications

          Immunohistochemistry (Frozen) (IHC (F))

          -
          View 2 publications 2 publications

          Immunocytochemistry (ICC/IF)

          2 µg/mL
          View 5 publications 5 publications

          Miscellaneous PubMed (MISC)

          -
          View 1 publication 1 publication
          Product Specifications

          Published species

          Cat, Human, Mouse, Rat, Sheep

          Host/Isotype

          Rabbit / IgG

          Class

          Polyclonal

          Type

          Antibody

          Immunogen

          A synthetic peptide from N-terminus of human alpha-smooth muscle isoform of actin
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          Conjugate

          Unconjugated Unconjugated Unconjugated

          Form

          Liquid

          Concentration

          0.25 mg/mL

          Storage conditions

          Store at 4°C short term. For long term storage, store at -20°C, avoiding freeze/thaw cycles.

          Shipping conditions

          Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)

          RRID

          AB_11000908

          Product Specific Information

          PA5-16697 targets Actin Smooth Muscle in IHC (P) applications and shows reactivity with Bovine, Chicken, Human, mouse, Non-human primate, Rabbit, and Rat samples.

          The PA5-16697 immunogen is a synthetic peptide from N-terminus of human alpha-smooth muscle isoform of actin.

          Target Information

          Smooth Muscle Actin belongs to the actin family of proteins, which are highly conserved proteins that play a role in cell motility, structure and integrity. Alpha, beta and gamma actin isoforms have been identified, with alpha actin being a major constituent of the contractile apparatus, while beta and gamma actins are involved in the regulation of cell motility. In particular, smooth muscle actin is an alpha actin that is found in skeletal muscle. Actin exists as a ubiquitous protein involved with filament formation that make up large portions of the cytoskeleton. Actin filaments interact with myosin to assist in muscle contraction as well as aiding in cell motility and cytokinesis. Smooth muscle actin is found on smooth muscle vessel walls, gut wall, myometrium, myoepithelial cells in breast and salivary glands. Defects in the smooth muscle actin gene cause aortic aneurysm familial thoracic type 6. Actin isoforms differ slightly in their N-terminus and the sequences of each are perfectly conserved in higher vertebrates. Alpha-smooth muscle actin is abundant in vascular and visceral smooth muscle cells. In addition, it has also been shown that smooth muscle actin appear in stress fibers of fibroblastic cells during pathological situations involving contractile phenomena such as wound healing and fibrocontractive diseases. Multiple alternatively spliced variants of smooth muscle actin have been identified.

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