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AB40742

HRP Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control

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Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control - HRP conjugated (ab40742) is a mouse monoclonal antibody detecting alpha Tubulin in Western Blot, IHC-P. Suitable for Human, Mouse, Rat, Xenopus laevis.

- Over 70 publications
- Trusted since 2007

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Tubulin alpha-1A chain

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Western blot - HRP Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control (AB40742)
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Western blot - HRP Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control (AB40742)

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Western blot - HRP Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control (ab40742) at 1/5000 dilution

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HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg

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Western blot - NIH/3T3 whole cell lysate (<a href='/en-us/products/cell-lysates/nih-3t3-whole-cell-lysate-ab7179'>ab7179</a>) at 10 µg

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Brain (Rat) Tissue Lysate at 10 µg

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Xenopus Laevis Protein Extracts (Stg 8) at 10 µg

Predicted band size: 50 kDa

Observed band size: 57 kDa

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Exposure time: 2min

Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - HRP Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control (AB40742)
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - HRP Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control (AB40742)

IHC image of alpha Tubulin staining in a section of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded normal human colon tissue*, performed on a Leica BONDTM. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH6, epitope retrieval solution 1) for 20mins. The section was then incubated with ab40742, 1/100 dilution, for 15 mins at room temperature. DAB was used as the chromogen. The section was then counterstained with haematoxylin and mounted with DPX. The inset negative control image is taken from an identical assay without primary antibody.

For other IHC staining systems (automated and non-automated) customers should optimize variable parameters such as antigen retrieval conditions, primary antibody concentration and antibody incubation times.

*Tissue obtained from the Human Research Tissue Bank, supported by the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre

Western blot - HRP Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control (AB40742)
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Western blot - HRP Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control (AB40742)

Phosphorylation level of S757 is reduced during starvation (PMID : 28835610, 21258367). This blot was developed using a higher sensitivity ECL substrate.

Blocking/Diluting buffer and concentration : 5% NFDM/TBST.

Exposure time : 59 seconds.

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Western blot - Anti-ULK1 (phospho S757) antibody [EPR22265-9] (<a href='/en-us/products/primary-antibodies/ulk1-phospho-s757-antibody-epr22265-9-ab229909'>ab229909</a>) at 1/1000 dilution

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Untreated MEF (mouse embryonic fibroblast (immortalized)), whole cell lysate at 20 µg

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MEF cells were cultured in amino acid and serum-free, glucose-containing starvation buffer (EBSS) for 16 hours, whole cell lysate at 20 µg

Secondary

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Western blot - Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (<a href='/en-us/products/secondary-antibodies/goat-rabbit-igg-h-l-hrp-ab97051'>ab97051</a>) at 1/100000 dilution

Observed band size: 150 kDa,50 kDa

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Exposure time: 59s

  • Carrier free

    Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - BSA and Azide free

  • 519 Alexa Fluor® 488

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  • 617 Alexa Fluor® 594

    Alexa Fluor® 594 Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Microtubule Marker

  • 702 Alexa Fluor® 680

    Alexa Fluor® 680 Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control

  • 805 Alexa Fluor® 790

    Alexa Fluor® 790 Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control

  • 519 FITC

    FITC Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Microtubule Marker

Key facts

Host species

Mouse

Clonality

Monoclonal

Clone number

DM1A

Isotype

IgG

Conjugation

HRP

Excitation/Emission
Carrier free

No

Reacts with

Mouse, Rat, Human, Xenopus laevis

Applications

WB, IHC-P

applications

Immunogen

The exact immunogen used to generate this antibody is proprietary information.

Reactivity data

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Product details

What is this antibody validated in?
HRP Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Loading Control (ab40742) is a mouse monoclonal antibody and is validated for use in Western Blot (WB), Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P) in Human, Mouse, Rat, Xenopus laevis samples.

What is the molecular weight of alpha Tubulin?
Anti-alpha Tubulin [DM1A] - Loading Control HRP (ab40742) is often used as a loading control in Western blot. It specifically detects a band for alpha Tubulin (UniProt: P02552) at a molecular weight of 50kDa.

Trusted by the scientific community
Anti-alpha Tubulin [DM1A] - Loading Control HRP (ab40742) was first used in a scientific publication in 2007 and has been cited over 70 times in peer-reviewed journals.

Related products
Antibody clone DM1A is also available pre-conjugated to a variety of labels for your convenience – Anti-alpha Tubulin HRP [DM1A] - Loading Control (ab40742).

Other related products
We have a range of other formats of antibody clone [DM1A] also available for your convenience: ab7291, HRP - ab40742, Alexa Fluor® 488 - ab195887, Alexa Fluor® 594 - ab195889, Carrier free - ab264493

Properties and storage information

Form
Liquid
Purity
IgG fraction
Storage buffer
Preservative: 0.1% Proclin 300 Solution Constituents: PBS, 30% Glycerol (glycerin, glycerine), 1% BSA
Shipped at conditions
Blue Ice
Appropriate short-term storage duration
1-2 weeks
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
+4°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
-20°C
Aliquoting information
Upon delivery aliquot
Storage information
Avoid freeze / thaw cycle|Store in the dark

Supplementary information

This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.

Alpha tubulin also known as DM1A is an important component of the structural unit called microtubules. This protein weighs approximately 50 kDa and acts as a building block in the cytoskeleton. Alpha tubulin is expressed in various cell types across many organisms playing a fundamental role in maintaining cell shape and enabling intracellular transport. Researchers often acetylate alpha tubulin to study post-translational modifications and its effects on microtubule dynamics.
Biological function summary

Alpha tubulin combines with beta tubulin to form the tubulin dimer which is the basic unit of microtubule polymerization. These dimers assemble into microtubule filaments integral in numerous cellular processes. As part of the cytoskeleton network alpha tubulin facilitates roles in mitosis and meiosis providing spindle structures necessary for chromosome separation. Its participation in cell signaling pathways is noteworthy as it interacts with motor proteins like kinesins and dyneins to aid cellular activities.

Pathways

Alpha tubulin holds critical roles in microtubule-associated processes within the cytoskeleton and intracellular transport pathways. It interacts with the MAP (microtubule-associated protein) family which modulates microtubule stability and impacts cell division and trafficking. Moreover the microtubule pathway involves proteins like tau which bind to stabilize microtubules and are implicated in cellular dynamics and signaling.

Alpha tubulin is relevant in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Aberrant modifications or mutations in alpha tubulin or associated proteins like tau can disrupt microtubule stability contributing to pathological conditions. In cancer altered expression of alpha tubulin affects cell division leading to tumor progression and chemoresistance. Researchers study alpha tubulin using techniques such as immunofluorescence with Alexa fluor 555 to understand its role in disease better.

Product protocols

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Target data

Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules, a cylinder consisting of laterally associated linear protofilaments composed of alpha- and beta-tubulin heterodimers. Microtubules grow by the addition of GTP-tubulin dimers to the microtubule end, where a stabilizing cap forms. Below the cap, tubulin dimers are in GDP-bound state, owing to GTPase activity of alpha-tubulin.
See full target information TUBA1A

Publications (92)

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Nature communications 16:5595 PubMed40595566

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Interdependence of Pasha and Drosha for localization and function of the Microprocessor in C. elegans.

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Thiago L Knittel,Brooke E Montgomery,Kailee J Reed,Madeleine C Chong,Ida J Isolehto,Erin R Cafferty,Margaret J Smith,Reese A Sprister,Colin N Magelky,Hataichanok Scherman,René F Ketting,Taiowa A Montgomery

International journal of molecular sciences 26: PubMed40508217

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Pharmacological HIF-PH Inhibition Suppresses Myoblast Differentiation Through Continued HIF-1α Stabilization.

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Yuya Miki,Akinobu Ochi,Hideki Uedono,Yoshinori Kakutani,Mitsuru Ichii,Yuki Nagata,Katsuhito Mori,Yasuo Imanishi,Tetsuo Shoji,Tomoaki Morioka,Masanori Emoto

Nature communications 16:5209 PubMed40473625

2025

Lysosomal TMEM165 controls cellular ion homeostasis and survival by mediating lysosomal Ca import and H efflux.

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Ran Chen,Bin Liu,Dawid Jaślan,Lucija Kucej,Veronika Kudrina,Belinda Warnke,Yvonne E Klingl,Arnas Petrauskas,Sandra Prat Castro,Kenji Maeda,Christian Grimm,Marja Jäättelä

Nature 639:765-775 PubMed39939778

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Intrinsic electrical activity drives small-cell lung cancer progression.

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Paola Peinado,Marco Stazi,Claudio Ballabio,Michael-Bogdan Margineanu,Zhaoqi Li,Caterina I Colón,Min-Shu Hsieh,Shreoshi Pal Choudhuri,Victor Stastny,Seth Hamilton,Alix Le Marois,Jodie Collingridge,Linus Conrad,Yinxing Chen,Sheng Rong Ng,Margaret Magendantz,Arjun Bhutkar,Jin-Shing Chen,Erik Sahai,Benjamin J Drapkin,Tyler Jacks,Matthew G Vander Heiden,Maksym V Kopanitsa,Hugh P C Robinson,Leanne Li

Nucleic acids research 53: PubMed39921568

2025

NEAT1-mediated regulation of proteostasis and mRNA localization impacts autophagy dysregulation in Rett syndrome.

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PLoS pathogens 21:e1012895 PubMed39836710

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Pseudorabies virus infection triggers pUL46-mediated phosphorylation of connexin-43 and closure of gap junctions to promote intercellular virus spread.

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Alexander Tishchenko,Nicolás Romero,Cliff Van Waesberghe,Jonas L Delva,Oliver Vickman,Gregory A Smith,Thomas C Mettenleiter,Walter Fuchs,Barbara G Klupp,Herman W Favoreel

Journal of virology 99:e0201924 PubMed39791911

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The pseudorabies virus UL13 protein kinase triggers phosphorylation of the RNA demethylase FTO, which is associated with FTO-dependent suppression of interferon-stimulated gene expression.

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Ruth Verhamme,Robert J J Jansens,Jianheng Liu,Fien Van Raemdonck,Cliff Van Waesberghe,Luke Nicholson,Samie R Jaffrey,Herman W Favoreel

PloS one 19:e0305962 PubMed39178223

2024

A novel TREX1 inhibitor, VB-85680, upregulates cellular interferon responses.

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Stephen Flowers,Brenda A Petronella,Michael S McQueney,Barbara Fanelli,Warren Eisenberg,Albert Uveges,Allison L Roden,Scott Salowe,Venu Bommireddy,Jeffrey J Letourneau,Chia-Yu Huang,James R Beasley

The Journal of experimental medicine 221: PubMed39058386

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The RNA binding protein Arid5a drives IL-17-dependent autoantibody-induced glomerulonephritis.

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Yang Li,Shachi P Vyas,Isha Mehta,Nariaki Asada,Ipsita Dey,Tiffany C Taylor,Rami Bechara,Nilesh Amatya,Felix E Y Aggor,Bianca M Coleman,De-Dong Li,Kenta Yamamoto,Ogechukwu Ezenwa,Yeque Sun,Esta Sterneck,C Joel McManus,Ulf Panzer,Partha S Biswas,Ram Savan,Jishnu Das,Sarah L Gaffen

Frontiers in immunology 15:1363156 PubMed38953028

2024

The HHV-6B U20 glycoprotein binds ULBP1, masking it from recognition by NKG2D and interfering with natural killer cell activation.

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Grant C Weaver,Christine L Schneider,Aniuska Becerra-Artiles,Kiera L Clayton,Amy W Hudson,Lawrence J Stern
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