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Anti-Vinculin antibody, Mouse monoclonal

clone VIN-11-5, purified from hybridoma cell culture

Synonym(s):

Anti-MV, Anti-Metavinculin, Anti-VINC1

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

mouse

Quality Level

antibody form

purified from hybridoma cell culture

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

VIN-11-5, monoclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

~120 kDa

species reactivity

human, monkey, rat, mouse, guinea pig, bovine, hamster, chicken, dog

concentration

~1.0 mg/mL

technique(s)

immunoblotting: 0.125-0.25 μg/mL using mouse myoblast C2C12 cell extract
immunofluorescence: 5-10 μg/mL
immunohistochemistry: suitable
immunoprecipitation (IP): suitable

isotype

IgG1

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

mouse ... Vcl(22330)

General description

Anti-Vinculin antibody, Mouse monoclonal (mouse IgG1 isotype) is derived from the VIN-11-5 hybridoma produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes from a mouse immunized with smooth muscle vinculin from chicken gizzard. Vinculin, also known as metavinculin is highly conserved scaffolding protein localized to focal adhesions and adherens junctions. Vinculin is a 116 kDa protein with 1066 aminoacids. Vinculin comprises eight anti-parallel α-helical bundles organized into five distinct domains. Domains 1-3 are arranged into a tri-lobar head with a molecular mass of 95 kDa and diameter of 80Å . The vinculin head binds many proteins including talin, IpaA, β-catenin, α-catenin and α-actinin. A 61 amino acid, proline-rich linker region (residues 837-878) connects the head and tail. The linker binds vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP), vinexin, ponsin and Arp2/3. The vinculin tail (amino acids 879-1066) is a 30 kDa helical bundle containing five helices connected by short loops (3-8 residues). The tail contains binding sites for vinculin head domain, paxillin, acidic phospholipids and actin. Within the cell vinculin exists either as open, active form or as a closed, auto-inhibited state. The vinculin gene is mapped to human chromosome 10q22.2. Metavinculin (150 kDa), a splice variant of vinculin, is co-expressed with vinculin in muscle tissues. These proteins are localized to the cell membrane, the I-band in the sarcomere and to the intercalated discs.

Immunogen

smooth muscle vinculin from chicken gizzard

Application

Monoclonal Anti-Vinculin is recommended to use in various immunochemical assays, including immunoblot (~120kDa), immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry and immunoprecipitation.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Vinculin is a cytoplasmic actin binding protein. It plays a key role in cell to cell and cell to matrix adhesion. It mediates adhesion by directly binding to F-actin and subsequently causing actin polymerization and binding of actin remodelling proteins. At high concentrations, Vinculin can undergo oligomerization and may be involved in the transmembrane assembly of adhesion plaques. Vinculin has been implicated in the control of adhesion, cell morphology and motility and muscle functions. Mutations in vinculin, affects the binding of vinculin to F-actin and impairs cell migration. It is a susceptible gene for dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Mutations in vinculin may lead to sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS). In relation to cell adhesion and motility function, Vinculin is considered to have a crucial effect on tumor cells ability to invade tissues and hence to metastasize. Thus, it is suggested to be implicated in diagnosis of cancer progression and metastasis prognosis.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide.

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Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Vinculin in cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions
Bays JL and DeMali KA
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 74(16), 2999-3009 (2017)
The role of vinculin in the regulation of the mechanical properties of cells
Mierke CT
Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 53(3), 115-126 (2009)
Severine Beaudreuil et al.
PloS one, 14(7), e0219353-e0219353 (2019-07-30)
Focal and Segmental GlomeruloSclerosis (FSGS) can cause nephrotic syndrome with a risk of progression to end-stage renal disease. The idiopathic form has a high rate of recurrence after transplantation, suggesting the presence of a systemic circulating factor that causes glomerular
Clinical utility gene card for: dilated cardiomyopathy (CMD)
Posafalvi A, et al.
European Journal of Human Genetics, 21(10), 1185-1185 (2013)
Molecular simulations suggest a force-dependent mechanism of vinculin activation
Sun L, et al.
Biophysical Journal, 113(8), 1697-1710 (2017)

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