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Monoclonal Anti-Actin–FITC antibody produced in mouse

clone AC-40, purified immunoglobulin, buffered aqueous solution

Synonym(s):

Monoclonal Anti-Actin

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UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

mouse

conjugate

FITC conjugate

antibody form

purified immunoglobulin

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

AC-40, monoclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

antigen 42 kDa

species reactivity

human, Xenopus, hamster, mouse, guinea pig, rat, rabbit, snail, sheep, canine, carp, chicken, pig, bovine, viper, goat

technique(s)

direct immunofluorescence: 1:75 using cultured human or chicken fibroblasts

isotype

IgG2a

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... ACTA1(58) , ACTA1(58) , ACTA1(58) , ACTA2(59) , ACTA2(59) , ACTA2(59) , ACTB(60) , ACTB(60) , ACTB(60) , ACTC1(70) , ACTC1(70) , ACTC1(70) , ACTG1(71) , ACTG1(71) , ACTG1(71) , ACTG2(72) , ACTG2(72) , ACTG2(72)
mouse ... Acta1(11459) , Acta1(11459) , Acta1(11459) , Acta2(11475) , Acta2(11475) , Acta2(11475) , Actb(11461) , Actb(11461) , Actb(11461) , Actc1(11464) , Actc1(11464) , Actc1(11464) , Actg1(11465) , Actg1(11465) , Actg1(11465) , Actg2(11468) , Actg2(11468) , Actg2(11468)
rat ... Acta1(29437) , Acta1(29437) , Acta1(29437) , Acta2(81633) , Acta2(81633) , Acta2(81633) , Actb(81822) , Actb(81822) , Actb(81822) , Actc1(29275) , Actc1(29275) , Actc1(29275) , Actg1(287876) , Actg1(287876) , Actg1(287876) , Actg2(25365) , Actg2(25365) , Actg2(25365)

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General description

Monoclonal Anti-Actin (mouse IgG2a isotype) is derived from the AC-40 hybridoma produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes from BALB/c mice. It has one N-terminal region which appears to be a major antigenic region and may be involved in the interaction of actin with other proteins such as myosin. Actin isoforms show 50-60% homology in their 18 N-terminal residues.
The antibody recognizes an epitope located on the C-terminal end of actin conserved in all actin isoforms. It specifically labels actin in a wide variety of tissues and species. The epitope recognized by the antibody is resistant to formalin-fixation and paraffin-embedding. Zinc-formalin, B5, ethanol, methacarn, Brunnel′s or Bouin′s solutions may also be used as fixatives.

Immunogen

synthetic actin C-terminal peptide, attached to a Multiple Antigen Peptide (MAP) backbone

Application

Actin–FITC antibody is suitable for direct immunofluorescence at a dilution of 1:75, using cultured human or chicken fibroblasts.
Monoclonal anti-actin antibody was used for western blot analysis of Cos-7 cell lysates to ensure equal protein loading.
Western blot analysis of MDCK cell lysates were performed using monoclonal anti-actin antibody as a primary antibody.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Actin, a conserved eukaryotic protein, is the major cytoskeletal component which actively participates in cell motility. It is associated with myriad of cellular processes including locomotion, secretion, cytoplasmic streaming, phagocytosis and cytokinesis. In mammals and birds, actin is expressed as six different isoforms. It has one N-terminal region which appears to be a major antigenic region, and may be involved in the interaction of actin with other proteins such as myosin. Actin isoforms show 50-60% homology in their 18 N-terminal residues.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 1% bovine serum albumin and 15 mM sodium azide.

Other Notes

To view an Actin antibody selection guide, please visit www.sigmaaldrich.com/actin.

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Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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J L Lessard
Cell motility and the cytoskeleton, 10(3), 349-362 (1988-01-01)
Two IgG1, kappa monoclonal antibodies (Mab) against actin have been obtained from a fusion in which chicken gizzard actin was used as the immunogen. One Mab, designated B4, shows a preferential reactivity toward enteric smooth muscle actin but also cross-reacts
Kimberly A Moore et al.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, 232(2), 268-281 (2004-12-23)
Local alterations in the mechanical compliance of the basement membrane that alter the level of isometric tension in the cell have been postulated to influence tissue morphogenesis. To explore whether cell tension contributes to tissue pattern formation in vivo, we
K Sutoh et al.
Biochemistry, 25(20), 6186-6192 (1986-10-07)
An antibody was raised against the N-terminal 18 residues of rabbit skeletal muscle actin. By the use of this antibody as the N-terminal probe of actin and the fluorescent label at Cys-374 as its C-terminal probe, binding sites of depactin
I M Herman
Current opinion in cell biology, 5(1), 48-55 (1993-02-01)
The actin supergene family encodes a number of structurally related, but perhaps functionally distinct, protein isoforms that regulate contractile potential in muscle tissues and help to control the shape as well as the motility of non-muscle cells. In spite of
J S Drew et al.
The American journal of physiology, 260(6 Pt 1), C1332-C1340 (1991-06-01)
Smooth muscle cells contain both smooth muscle-specific and cytoplasmic actin isoforms. We tested the hypothesis that these two classes of isoactins are segregated into separate "contractile" vs. "cytoskeletal" populations of thin filaments. Isolated thin filaments from adult swine stomach were
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