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Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle antibody, Mouse monoclonal

clone 1A4, purified from hybridoma cell culture

Synonym(s):

Monoclonal Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle, Acta2 Antibody, Alpha Smooth Muscle Actin Antibody Sigma, SMA Antibody - Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle antibody, Mouse monoclonal, Sma Antibody, alpha SMA, SMA

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

mouse

Quality Level

200

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

purified immunoglobulin

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

1A4, monoclonal

form

PBS solution

mol wt

antigen ~42 kDa

species reactivity

human, mouse, rat, chicken, frog, canine, rabbit, guinea pig, goat, bovine, sheep, snake

packaging

antibody small pack of 25 μL

technique(s)

immunocytochemistry: suitable using smooth muscle cells
immunohistochemistry (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections): suitable using smooth muscle cells
indirect ELISA: suitable
indirect immunofluorescence: 5-10 μg/mL using blood vessels in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human tonsil or appendix tissue sections
microarray: suitable
western blot: suitable using smooth muscle cells

isotype

IgG2a

UniProt accession no.

P62736

application(s)

research pathology

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... ACTA2(59)
mouse ... Acta2(11475)
rat ... Acta2(81633)

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General description

Actin is a highly conserved protein that is a major component of both the cytoskeletal and contractile structures in all cell types. It varies in amount, being related to the type of differentiation and to the functional state of cells and tissues. Actin can be found in two different forms of aggregation, the globular or the fibrillar state, and at least six distinct isoforms occur in vertebrates. The actins exhibit over 90% sequence homology, but each isoform has a unique NH2-terminal sequence. The isoforms are comprised of three alpha actins (skeletal, cardiac, smooth), one beta actin (beta-non-muscle) and two gamma actins (gamma smooth muscle and gamma non-muscle).
Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle antibody, Mouse monoclonal (mouse IgG2a isotype) is derived from the 1A4 hybridoma produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes from mice immunized with the NH2 terminal synthetic decapeptide of a smooth muscle actin, coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH).
The antibody (also known as anti-α-Sm-1) is specific for the single isoform of α-smooth muscle actin. It reacts specifically with α-smooth muscle actin in immunoblotting assays and labels smooth muscle cells in frozen or formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections.

Immunogen

N-terminal synthetic decapeptide of α-smooth muscle actin.

Application

Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle antibody, Mouse monoclonal has been used in:
  • immunofluorescence staining
  • immunohistochemistry
  • immunoblotting
  • immunocytochemistry
  • enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
  • western blotting
Immunocytochemistry was performed on smooth muscle cells from bovine aortas using the monoclonal anti-ACTA2 antibody. Cells were first grown on glass cover slips and fixed in 50% acetone/EtOH for 10 minutes at 4 degrees.
Paraffin embedded sections of rat testis tissue grafts were immunohistochemically stained with mouse monoclonal anti-smooth muscle actin.
IHC analysis of x-gal stained muouse cardiac tissue was performed using the primary antibody, mouse monoclonal anti-smooth muscle actin to identify myofibroblasts.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Actin and myosin are constituents of many cells types and are involved in a myriad of cellular processes including locomotion, cytokinesis, secretion, cytoplasmic streaming and phagocytosis. It has been shown that the relative proportion of actin isoforms are different in smooth muscles of different organs and change within the same population of smooth muscle cells during development, pathological situations and different culture conditions. The actin in cells of various species and tissue origin are very similar in their immunological and physical properties.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 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

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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