Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] (ab197737)
Key features and details
- Alexa Fluor® 488 Rat monoclonal [YL1/2] to Tubulin
- Suitable for: ICC/IF
- Reacts with: Human
- Conjugation: Alexa Fluor® 488. Ex: 495nm, Em: 519nm
- Isotype: IgG2a
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Overview
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Product name
Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2]
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Description
Alexa Fluor® 488 Rat monoclonal [YL1/2] to Tubulin -
Host species
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Conjugation
Alexa Fluor® 488. Ex: 495nm, Em: 519nm -
Tested applications
Suitable for: ICC/IFmore details -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Human
Predicted to work with: Mouse, Pig, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Xenopus laevis, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, a wide range of other species, Mammals, African green monkey -
Immunogen
Full length native protein (purified) corresponding to Saccharomyces cerevisiae Tubulin.
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Epitope
A linear sequence requiring an aromatic residue at the C terminus, with the two adjacent amino acids being negatively charged (represented by Gly-Gly-Tyr in Tyr-Tubulin). -
Positive control
- ICC/IF: HeLa cells.
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General notes
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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 or -80°C. Avoid freeze / thaw cycle. Store In the Dark. -
Storage buffer
pH: 7.40
Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide
Constituents: PBS, 1% BSA, 30% Glycerol (glycerin, glycerine) -
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Purity
Affinity purified -
Clonality
Monoclonal -
Clone number
YL1/2 -
Isotype
IgG2a -
Research areas
Associated products
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Alternative Versions
Applications
The Abpromise guarantee
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab197737 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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ICC/IF |
1/200.
This product gave a positive signal in HeLa cells fixed with 4% formaldehyde (10 min) and 100% methanol (5 min). |
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ICC/IF
1/200. This product gave a positive signal in HeLa cells fixed with 4% formaldehyde (10 min) and 100% methanol (5 min). |
Target
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Function
Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha-chain. -
Sequence similarities
Belongs to the tubulin family. -
Post-translational
modificationsUndergoes a tyrosination/detyrosination cycle, the cyclic removal and re-addition of a C-terminal tyrosine residue by the enzymes tubulin tyrosine carboxypeptidase (TTCP) and tubulin tyrosine ligase (TTL), respectively.
Some glutamate residues at the C-terminus are polyglutamylated. This modification occurs exclusively on glutamate residues and results in polyglutamate chains on the gamma-carboxyl group. Also monoglycylated but not polyglycylated due to the absence of functional TTLL10 in human. Monoglycylation is mainly limited to tubulin incorporated into axonemes (cilia and flagella) whereas glutamylation is prevalent in neuronal cells, centrioles, axonemes, and the mitotic spindle. Both modifications can coexist on the same protein on adjacent residues, and lowering glycylation levels increases polyglutamylation, and reciprocally. The precise function of such modifications is still unclear but they regulate the assembly and dynamics of axonemal microtubules.
Acetylation of alpha-tubulins at Lys-40 stabilizes microtubules and affects affinity and processivity of microtubule motors. This modification has a role in multiple cellular functions, ranging from cell motility, cell cycle progression or cell differentiation to intracellular trafficking and signaling. -
Cellular localization
Cytoplasm > cytoskeleton. - Information by UniProt
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 10376 Human
- Entrez Gene: 203068 Human
- Entrez Gene: 7280 Human
- Entrez Gene: 22143 Mouse
- Entrez Gene: 22151 Mouse
- Entrez Gene: 22153 Mouse
- Omim: 191130 Human
- Omim: 602530 Human
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Alternative names
- Tubulin beta 2b antibody
- Alpha tubulin antibody
- Alpha-tubulin ubiquitous antibody
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Images
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ab197737 staining Tubulin in HeLa cells. The cells were fixed with 4% formaldehyde (10 min), permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100 for 5 minutes and then blocked with 1% BSA/10% normal goat serum/0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h. The cells were then incubated overnight at +4°C with ab197737 at 1/200 dilution (shown in green). Nuclear DNA was labelled with DAPI (shown in blue).
Image was taken with a confocal microscope (Leica-Microsystems, TCS SP8).
This product also gave a positive signal under the same testing conditions in HeLa cells fixed with 100% methanol (5min).
Protocols
Datasheets and documents
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SDS download
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Datasheet download
References (2)
ab197737 has been referenced in 2 publications.
- Tabdanov ED et al. Bimodal sensing of guidance cues in mechanically distinct microenvironments. Nat Commun 9:4891 (2018). PubMed: 30459308
- Tabdanov ED et al. Microtubule-Actomyosin Mechanical Cooperation during Contact Guidance Sensing. Cell Rep 25:328-338.e5 (2018). PubMed: 30304674