Recombinant Anti-Actin antibody [EPR16875] - BSA and Azide free (ab240978)
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Overview
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Product name
Anti-Actin antibody [EPR16875] - BSA and Azide free
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Description
Rabbit monoclonal [EPR16875] to Actin - BSA and Azide free -
Host species
Rabbit -
Tested applications
Suitable for: WB, Flow Cyt, ICC/IFmore details -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Mouse, Rat, Chicken, Human -
Immunogen
Synthetic peptide within Human Actin aa 300 to the C-terminus. The exact sequence is proprietary. The immunogen of this antibody is 100% homologous to alpha skeletal, alpha cardiac and aortic smooth muscle actin as well as gamma-enteric smooth muscle, cytoplasmic 1 and cytoplasmic 2 actin.
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Positive control
- ICC/IF: HeLa cells. Flow Cyt: HeLa cells
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General notes
Ab240978 is the carrier-free version of ab200658. This format is designed for use in antibody labeling, including fluorochromes, metal isotopes, oligonucleotides, enzymes.
Our carrier-free formats are supplied in a buffer free of BSA, sodium azide and glycerol for higher conjugation efficiency.
Use our conjugation kits for antibody conjugates that are ready-to-use in as little as 20 minutes with <1 minute hands-on-time and 100% antibody recovery: available for fluorescent dyes, HRP, biotin and gold.
ab240978 is compatible with the Maxpar® Antibody Labeling Kit from Fluidigm.
Maxpar® is a trademark of Fluidigm Canada Inc.
This product is a recombinant monoclonal antibody, which offers several advantages including:
- - High batch-to-batch consistency and reproducibility
- - Improved sensitivity and specificity
- - Long-term security of supply
- - Animal-free production
Our RabMAb® technology is a patented hybridoma-based technology for making rabbit monoclonal antibodies. For details on our patents, please refer to RabMAb® patents.
Properties
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Form
Liquid -
Storage instructions
Shipped at 4°C. Store at +4°C short term (1-2 weeks). Upon delivery aliquot. Store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze / thaw cycle. -
Storage buffer
Constituent: PBS -
Carrier free
Yes -
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Purity
Protein A purified -
Clonality
Monoclonal -
Clone number
EPR16875 -
Isotype
IgG -
Research areas
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Alternative Versions
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Compatible Secondaries
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Conjugation kits
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Isotype control
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Recombinant Protein
Applications
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab240978 in the following tested applications.
The application notes include recommended starting dilutions; optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.
| Application | Abreviews | Notes |
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| WB | Use at an assay dependent concentration. Detects a band of approximately 42 kDa (predicted molecular weight: 42 kDa). | |
| Flow Cyt | Use at an assay dependent concentration. | |
| ICC/IF | Use at an assay dependent concentration. |
Target
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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. - Information by UniProt
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 421534 Chicken
- Entrez Gene: 58 Human
- Entrez Gene: 11459 Mouse
- Entrez Gene: 29437 Rat
- Omim: 102610 Human
- SwissProt: P68139 Chicken
- SwissProt: P68133 Human
- SwissProt: P68134 Mouse
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Alternative names
- a actin antibody
- a-actin antibody
- ACTA antibody
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Images
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![Flow Cytometry - Anti-Actin antibody [EPR16875] - BSA and Azide free (ab240978)](https://www.abcam.com/ps/products/240/ab240978/Images/ab240978-2-ab200658250153ab200658FC.jpg)
Flow Cytometry - Anti-Actin antibody [EPR16875] - BSA and Azide free (ab240978)Flow cytometric analysis of 2% paraformaldehyde-fixed HeLa (Human epithelial cells from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells labeling Actin with ab200658 at 1/100 dilution (red) compared with a rabbit monoclonal IgG isotype control (ab172730; black) and an unlabelled control (cells without incubation with primary antibody and secondary antibody; blue). Goat anti rabbit IgG (FITC) at 1/500 dilution was used as the secondary antibody.
This data was developed using the same antibody clone in a different buffer formulation containing PBS, BSA, glycerol, and sodium azide (ab200658).
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![Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-Actin antibody [EPR16875] - BSA and Azide free (ab240978)](https://www.abcam.com/ps/products/240/ab240978/Images/ab240978-1-ab200658250154ab200658IF.jpg)
Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-Actin antibody [EPR16875] - BSA and Azide free (ab240978)Immunofluorescent analysis of 100% Methanol-fixed, 0.1% Triton X-100 permeabilized HeLa (Human epithelial cells from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells labeling Actin with ab200658 at 1/1000 dilution, followed by Goat anti-rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488) (ab150077) secondary antibody at 1/500 dilution (green). Cytoplasm staining on HeLa cell line is observed.
The nuclear counter stain is DAPI (blue). Tubulin is detected with ab7291 (anti-Tubulin mouse mAb) at 1/1000 dilution and ab150120 (AlexaFluor®594 Goat anti-Mouse secondary) at 1/500 dilution (red).
The negative controls are as follows:
-ve control 1: ab200658 at 1/1000 dilution followed by ab150120 (AlexaFluor®594 Goat anti-Mouse secondary) at 1/500 dilution.
-ve control 2: ab7291 (anti-Tubulin mouse mAb) at 1/1000 dilution followed by ab150077 (Alexa Fluor®488 Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L) at 1/500 dilution.This data was developed using the same antibody clone in a different buffer formulation containing PBS, BSA, glycerol, and sodium azide (ab200658).
Datasheets and documents
Certificate of Compliance
References
ab240978 has not yet been referenced specifically in any publications.
