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Anti-Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

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Overview

Product name

Anti-Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)]
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Description

Mouse monoclonal [ACTN05 (C4)] to Actin

Specificity

This antibody reacts with all six known vertebrate isoforms of actin. It also reacts with two cytoplasmic actins (beta, lambda) which are highly homologous to one another but which differ from the muscle actins at about 25 amino acidresidues.

Tested applications

IP, WB, IHC-Fr, IHC-P, ICC/IFmore details

Cross reactivity

Reacts with

Mouse, Rat, Rabbit, Cow, Dog, Human, Pig, Dictyostelium discoideum, Physarum polycephalum

Predicted to work with

Chicken

Immunogen

Chicken gizzard actin.

Positive control

HeLa cells.

Properties

Form

Liquid

Storage instructions

Shipped at 4°C. Upon delivery aliquot and store at -20°C. Avoid freeze / thaw cycles.

Storage buffer

10mM PBS, pH7.4, 0.2%BSA, 0.09% sodium azide

Concentration

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Purity

Protein G purified

Purification notes

Produced from ascites then purified by protein G.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Clone number

ACTN05 (C4)

Isotype

IgG1

Light chain type

kappa

  • Western blot - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)Western blot - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280) image (enlarge)

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  • Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280) image (enlarge)

Applications

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The application notes include recommended starting dilutions; optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.

Target

Function

Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells.

Involvement in disease

Defects in ACTA1 are the cause of nemaline myopathy type 3 (NEM3) [MIM:161800]. A form of nemaline myopathy. Nemaline myopathies are muscular disorders characterized by muscle weakness of varying severity and onset, and abnormal thread-or rod-like structures in muscle fibers on histologic examination. The phenotype at histological level is variable. Some patients present areas devoid of oxidative activity containg (cores) within myofibers. Core lesions are unstructured and poorly circumscribed.
Defects in ACTA1 are a cause of myopathy congenital with excess of thin myofilaments (MPCETM) [MIM:161800]. A congenital muscular disorder characterized at histological level by areas of sarcoplasm devoid of normal myofibrils and mitochondria, and replaced with dense masses of thin filaments. Central cores, rods, ragged red fibers, and necrosis are absent.
Defects in ACTA1 are a cause of congenital myopathy with fiber-type disproportion (CFTD) [MIM:255310]; also known as congenital fiber-type disproportion myopathy (CFTDM). CFTD is a genetically heterogeneous disorder in which there is relative hypotrophy of type 1 muscle fibers compared to type 2 fibers on skeletal muscle biopsy. However, these findings are not specific and can be found in many different myopathic and neuropathic conditions.

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the actin family.

Cellular localization

Cytoplasm > cytoskeleton.

Target information above from: UniProt accessionP68133 The UniProt Consortium
The Universal Protein Resource (UniProt) in 2010
Nucleic Acids Res. 38:D142-D148 (2010).

Information by UniProt

Alternative names

  • alpha skeletal muscle antibody
  • ACTA antibody
  • ACTA1 antibody
  • Actin alpha skeletal muscle antibody
  • Actin antibody
  • ACTS_HUMAN antibody
  • alpha Actin 1 antibody
  • alpha skeletal muscle Actin antibody
  • Alpha-actin-1 antibody
  • ASMA antibody
  • Beta cytoskeletal actin antibody
  • CFTD antibody
  • CFTD1 antibody
  • CFTDM antibody
  • MPFD antibody
  • NEM1 antibody
  • NEM2 antibody
  • NEM3 antibody
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Anti-Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] images:

  Western blot - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

Western blot - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)



Predicted band size : 42 kDa


Lanes: 1, 4, 7 - NIH3T3; 2, 5, 8 - MDA MB 321; 3, 6, 9 - HeLa

Lanes: 1-3: 4oC (1 freeze/thaw);  4-6: 4oC (2 freeze/thaws); 7-9 :   4oC (4 freeze/thaws)   

  Western blot - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

Western blot - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

All lanes : Anti-Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280) at 1/2000 dilution

Lane 1 : Mouse liver whole tissue lysate (mouse 1).
Lane 2 : Mouse liver whole tissue lysate (mouse 2).
Lane 3 : Mouse liver whole tissue lysate (mouse 3).

Lysates/proteins at 50 µg per lane.

Secondary
An HRP-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG polyclonal. at 1/5000 dilution
developed using the ECL technique

Performed under reducing conditions.

Predicted band size : 42 kDa


Blocking Step: 5% Milk for 30 minutes at 25°C.

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  Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

ab3280 staining Actin in mouse heart tissue sections by IHC-Fr (formaldehyde-fixed frozen sections). Tissue samples were fixed with formaldehyde, permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100 and blocked with 5% serum for 1 hour at 25°C. The sample was incubated with primary antibody (1/250 in PBS-Tween) at 4°C for 12 hours. An Alexa Fluor®488-conjugated Goat polyclonal to mouse IgG (1/250) was used as secondary antibody. Nuclei were stained with DAPI.

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  Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

ab3280 (1µg/ml) staining actin in human colon using an automated system (DAKO Autostainer Plus). Using this protocol there is strong cytoplasmic staining throughout the tissue.
Sections were rehydrated and antigen retrieved with the Dako 3 in 1 AR buffer citrate pH6.1 in a DAKO PT link. Slides were peroxidase blocked in 3% H2O2 in methanol for 10 mins. They were then blocked with Dako Protein block for 10 minutes (containing casein 0.25% in PBS) then incubated with primary antibody for 20 min and detected with Dako envision flex amplification kit for 30 minutes. Colorimetric detection was completed with Diaminobenzidine for 5 minutes. Slides were counterstained with Haematoxylin and coverslipped under DePeX. Please note that, for manual staining, optimization of primary antibody concentration and incubation time is recommended. Signal amplification may be required.

  Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

ICC/IF image of ab3280 stained Hepp cells. The cells were 4% formaldehyde fixed (10 min) and then incubated in 1%BSA / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h to permeabilise the cells and block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The cells were then incubated with the antibody (ab3280, 10µg/ml) overnight at +4°C. The secondary antibody (green) was Alexa Fluor® 488 goat anti-mouse IgG (H+L) used at a 1/1000 dilution for 1h. Alexa Fluor® 594 WGA was used to label plasma membranes (red) at a 1/200 dilution for 1h. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (blue) at a concentration of 1.43µM.

  Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

ICC/IF image of ab3280 stained HeLa cells. The cells were 100% methanol fixed (5 min) and then incubated in 1%BSA / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h to permeabilise the cells and block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The cells were then incubated with the antibody (ab3280, 5µg/ml) overnight at +4°C. The secondary antibody (green) was DyLight® 488 goat anti-mouse IgG - H&L, pre-adsorbed (ab96879) used at a 1/250 dilution for 1h. Alexa Fluor® 594 WGA was used to label plasma membranes (red) at a 1/200 dilution for 1h. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (blue) at a concentration of 1.43µM.

References for Anti-Actin antibody [ACTN05 (C4)] (ab3280)

This product has been referenced in:

  • Tabuchi TMet al. Chromosome-Biased Binding and Gene Regulation by the Caenorhabditis elegans DRM Complex. PLoS Genet 7:e1002074 (2011). WB.Read more (PubMed: 21589891) »
  • Martrat Get al. Exploring the link between MORF4L1 and risk of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 13:R40 (2011).Read more (PubMed: 21466675) »

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