Recombinant Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-C3 antibody [EPR2988] (ab196458)
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Key features and details
- Produced recombinantly (animal-free) for high batch-to-batch consistency and long term security of supply
- Alexa Fluor® 488 Rabbit monoclonal [EPR2988] to C3
- Suitable for: Flow Cyt, ICC/IF
- Reacts with: Human
- Conjugation: Alexa Fluor® 488. Ex: 495nm, Em: 519nm
Overview
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Product name
Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-C3 antibody [EPR2988]
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Description
Alexa Fluor® 488 Rabbit monoclonal [EPR2988] to C3 -
Host species
Rabbit -
Conjugation
Alexa Fluor® 488. Ex: 495nm, Em: 519nm -
Tested applications
Suitable for: Flow Cyt, ICC/IFmore details -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Human -
Immunogen
Synthetic peptide within Human C3 aa 1200-1300. The exact sequence is proprietary.
Database link: P01024 -
Positive control
- ICC/IF: HepG2 cells. Flow Cyt: HepG2 cells.
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General notes
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.
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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. Store In the Dark. -
Storage buffer
pH: 7.40
Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide
Constituents: 30% Glycerol, PBS, 1% BSA -
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Purity
Protein A purified -
Clonality
Monoclonal -
Clone number
EPR2988 -
Isotype
IgG -
Research areas
Associated products
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Alternative Versions
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Isotype control
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Recombinant Protein
Applications
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab196458 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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| Flow Cyt | 1/500. ab199091 - Rabbit monoclonal IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488), is suitable for use as an isotype control with this antibody. |
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| ICC/IF | 1/100. |
Target
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Function
C3 plays a central role in the activation of the complement system. Its processing by C3 convertase is the central reaction in both classical and alternative complement pathways. After activation C3b can bind covalently, via its reactive thioester, to cell surface carbohydrates or immune aggregates.
Derived from proteolytic degradation of complement C3, C3a anaphylatoxin is a mediator of local inflammatory process. It induces the contraction of smooth muscle, increases vascular permeability and causes histamine release from mast cells and basophilic leukocytes. -
Tissue specificity
Plasma. -
Involvement in disease
Defects in C3 are the cause of complement component 3 deficiency (C3D) [MIM:120700]. A rare defect of the complement classical pathway. Patients develop recurrent, severe, pyogenic infections because of ineffective opsonization of pathogens. Some patients may also develop autoimmune disorders, such as arthralgia and vasculitic rashes, lupus-like syndrome and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
Genetic variation in C3 is associated with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration type 9 (ARMD9) [MIM:611378]. ARMD is a multifactorial eye disease and the most common cause of irreversible vision loss in the developed world. In most patients, the disease is manifest as ophthalmoscopically visible yellowish accumulations of protein and lipid that lie beneath the retinal pigment epithelium and within an elastin-containing structure known as Bruch membrane.
Defects in C3 are a cause of susceptibility to hemolytic uremic syndrome atypical type 5 (AHUS5) [MIM:612925]. An atypical form of hemolytic uremic syndrome. It is a complex genetic disease characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure and absence of episodes of enterocolitis and diarrhea. In contrast to typical hemolytic uremic syndrome, atypical forms have a poorer prognosis, with higher death rates and frequent progression to end-stage renal disease. Note=Susceptibility to the development of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome can be conferred by mutations in various components of or regulatory factors in the complement cascade system. Other genes may play a role in modifying the phenotype. -
Sequence similarities
Contains 1 anaphylatoxin-like domain.
Contains 1 NTR domain. -
Post-translational
modificationsC3b is rapidly split in two positions by factor I and a cofactor to form iC3b (inactivated C3b) and C3f which is released. Then iC3b is slowly cleaved (possibly by factor I) to form C3c (beta chain + alpha' chain fragment 1 + alpha' chain fragment 2), C3dg and C3f. Other proteases produce other fragments such as C3d or C3g.
Phosphorylation sites are present in the extracelllular medium. -
Cellular localization
Secreted. - Information by UniProt
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 718 Human
- Omim: 120700 Human
- SwissProt: P01024 Human
- Unigene: 529053 Human
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Alternative names
- Acylation stimulating protein cleavage product antibody
- AHUS5 antibody
- ARMD9 antibody
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Images
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Flow Cytometry - Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-C3 antibody [EPR2988] (ab196458)
Overlay histogram showing HepG2 cells stained with ab196458 (red line). The cells were fixed with 80% methanol (5 min) and then permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Tween for 20 min. The cells were then incubated in 1x PBS / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine to block non-specific protein-protein interactions followed by the antibody (ab196458, 1/500 dilution) for 30 min at 22°C. Isotype control antibody (black line) was rabbit IgG (monoclonal) Alexa Fluor® 488 used at the same concentration and conditions as the primary antibody. Unlabelled sample (blue line) was also used as a control.
Acquisition of >5,000 events were collected using a 20mW Argon ion laser (488nm) and 525/30 bandpass filter.
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-C3 antibody [EPR2988] (ab196458)ab196458 staining C3 in HepG2 cells. The cells were fixed with 100% methanol (5 min), permeabilized in 0.1% Triton X-100 for 5 minutes and then blocked in 1% BSA/10% normal goat serum/0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h. The cells were then incubated with ab196458 at 1/100 dilution (shown in green) and ab195889, Mouse monoclonal [DM1A] to alpha Tubulin (Alexa Fluor® 594, shown in red) at 1/167 dilution, overnight at +4°C. Nuclear DNA was labelled in blue with DAPI.
Image was taken with a confocal microscope (Leica-Microsystems, TCS SP8).
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Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-C3 antibody [EPR2988] (ab196458)
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