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AB53041

Anti-Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein antibody - Oligodendrocyte Marker

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Rabbit Polyclonal Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein antibody. Oligodendrocyte marker. Suitable for ICC, WB and reacts with Mouse, Rat samples. Cited in 84 publications. Immunogen corresponding to Synthetic Peptide within Human CLDN11.

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OSP, OTM, CLDN11, Claudin-11, Oligodendrocyte-specific protein

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Western blot - Anti-Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein antibody - Oligodendrocyte Marker (AB53041)
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Western blot - Anti-Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein antibody - Oligodendrocyte Marker (AB53041)

Secondary antibody - anti-rabbit HRP (ab6721)

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Western blot - Anti-Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein antibody - Oligodendrocyte Marker (ab53041) at 1/500 dilution

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Mouse brain extract

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Mouse brain extract with peptide

Predicted band size: 22 kDa

Observed band size: 22 kDa

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Western blot - Anti-Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein antibody - Oligodendrocyte Marker (AB53041)
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Western blot - Anti-Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein antibody - Oligodendrocyte Marker (AB53041)

Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein western blot using anti-Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein antibody - Oligodendrocyte Marker ab53041. Publication image and figure legend from Hu, X., Tang, Z., et al., 2015, Sci Rep, PubMed 26265072.

ab53041 was used in this publication in western blot. This may not be the same as the application(s) guaranteed by Abcam. For a full list of applications guaranteed by Abcam for ab53041 please see the product overview.

BTB integrity was disrupted by Shp2 deletion.(A) BTB permeability was assayed with the biotin tracer (red) using confocal microscopy in two-week-old mice. Asterisk indicates the biotin tracer in the adluminal compartment of the seminiferous tubules. (B) Immunohistochemical staining of the BTB junction proteins Cx43, Claudin11 and JAMA in seminiferous tubules in two-week-old mice. (C) Altered BTB-related genes in the microarray gene database, and the protein levels of various genes were analyzed by Western blot in testes from two-week-old mice. The full-length blots are presented in Supplemental Figure S7. (D) The quantity of the cell junctions between primary Sertoli cells isolated from two-week-old mice was measured by transepithelial resistance (TER) assays. The experiments were repeated at least three times, and one representative result was shown. (E) Shp2 expression and Erk and Akt phosphorylation in primary Sertoli cells used in the TER assays. Tubulin was used as a loading control. The full-length blots are presented in Supplemental Figure S8. Ad, adenovirus virus; f/f, Shp2f/f cells; ko, SCSKO cells; Q79P, constitutively active Shp2 mutant. The values are expressed as the mean ± SEM. Statistical analysis was performed using Student's t-test. Asterisks denote the statistical significance, **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.

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Key facts

Host species

Rabbit

Clonality

Polyclonal

Isotype

IgG

Carrier free

No

Reacts with

Mouse, Rat

Applications

ICC, WB

applications

Immunogen

Synthetic Peptide within Human CLDN11. The exact immunogen used to generate this antibody is proprietary information.

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Specificity

Whilst ab53041 has been generated using synthetic peptide corresponding to human Oligodendrocyte protein (C-terminal), the antibody has only been validated for use in mouse.

Detects endogenous levels of total Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein.

Reactivity data

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Properties and storage information

Form
Liquid
Purification technique
Affinity purification Immunogen
Storage buffer
pH: 7 Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide Constituents: PBS, 50% Glycerol (glycerin, glycerine), 0.87% Sodium chloride
Shipped at conditions
Blue Ice
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

Supplementary information

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

Oligodendrocyte Specific Protein also known as O4 or O4 protein is an important marker for oligodendrocytes. This protein has a mass of approximately 24 kDa. Predominantly it is expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) specifically in oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) and mature oligodendrocytes. Its presence marks the differentiation stage of oligodendrocytes serving as an indicator of their development and maturation.
Biological function summary

The oligodendrocyte marker O4 plays a significant role in the myelination process supporting the formation of the myelin sheath around neurons. O4 does not act as part of a complex but is essential in the identification of oligodendrocyte lineage cells. During development it signals the transition of OPCs into mature myelinating oligodendrocytes which are necessary for effective neuronal signal transmission in the CNS.

Pathways

Oligodendrocyte marker O4 influences critical processes in the nervous system namely the myelination pathway. It interacts with various proteins including myelin basic protein (MBP) involved in the formation and maintenance of the myelin sheath. The presence of O4 marks the progression along the oligodendrocyte lineage and fits within the larger framework of CNS development and repair indicating a healthy state of neuronal insulation.

Disruptions involving the oligodendrocyte marker O4 can relate to multiple sclerosis (MS) and leukodystrophies. These conditions arise from demyelination or abnormal myelination respectively. O4 in association with other proteins like MBP and proteolipid protein (PLP) can serve as a biomarker for disease activity and progression. Its expression levels may assist in the research and diagnosis of demyelinating diseases.

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Target data

Plays a major role in tight junction-specific obliteration of the intercellular space, through calcium-independent cell-adhesion activity.
See full target information CLDN11

Publications (84)

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Communications biology 8:148 PubMed39885308

2025

Claudin-11 regulates immunological barrier formation and spermatogonial proliferation through stem cell factor.

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Taichi Sugawara,Kayoko Sonoda,Nattapran Chompusri,Kazuhiro Noguchi,Seiji Okada,Mikio Furuse,Tomohiko Wakayama

Fluids and barriers of the CNS 20:93 PubMed38098084

2023

Structural characterization of SLYM-a 4th meningeal membrane.

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Virginia Plá,Styliani Bitsika,Michael J Giannetto,Antonio Ladron-de-Guevara,Daniel Gahn-Martinez,Yuki Mori,Maiken Nedergaard,Kjeld Møllgård

Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research 1871:119596 PubMed37742721

2023

Inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 1 is essential for cell junction integrity in the mouse seminiferous epithelium.

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Sameer Ahmed Bhat,Aushaq Bashir Malla,Vineesha Oddi,Jayraj Sen,Rashna Bhandari

Development (Cambridge, England) 150: PubMed36715020

2023

Single-cell RNA-based phenotyping reveals a pivotal role of thyroid hormone receptor alpha for hypothalamic development.

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Varun K A Sreenivasan,Riccardo Dore,Julia Resch,Julia Maier,Carola Dietrich,Jana Henck,Saranya Balachandran,Jens Mittag,Malte Spielmann

Scientific reports 12:19811 PubMed36396805

2022

Development of the stria vascularis in the common marmoset, a primate model.

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Makoto Hosoya,Tsubasa Kitama,Kaho Iwabu,Takanori Nishiyama,Naoki Oishi,Hideyuki Okano,Hiroyuki Ozawa

Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) 33:e13131 PubMed36368713

2022

Early and extensive alterations of glial connexins, distal oligodendrogliopathy type demyelination, and nodal/paranodal pathology are characteristic of multiple system atrophy.

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Yuji Nishimura,Katsuhisa Masaki,Dai Matsuse,Hiroo Yamaguchi,Tatsunori Tanaka,Eriko Matsuo,Shotaro Hayashida,Mitsuru Watanabe,Takuya Matsushita,Shoko Sadashima,Naokazu Sasagasako,Ryo Yamasaki,Noriko Isobe,Toru Iwaki,Jun-Ichi Kira

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 29:261-270 PubMed36260525

2022

Gene Expression Profiling Identifies Two Chordoma Subtypes Associated with Distinct Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Outcomes.

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Jiwei Bai,Jianxin Shi,Yazhuo Zhang,Chuzhong Li,Yujia Xiong,Hela Koka,Difei Wang,Tongwu Zhang,Lei Song,Wen Luo,Bin Zhu,Belynda Hicks,Amy Hutchinson,Erin Kirk,Melissa A Troester,Mingxuan Li,Yutao Shen,Tianshun Ma,Junmei Wang,Xing Liu,Shuai Wang,Songbai Gui,Mary L McMaster,Stephen J Chanock,Dilys M Parry,Alisa M Goldstein,Xiaohong R Yang

Addiction neuroscience 3: PubMed36034166

2022

The incubation of cocaine craving is dissociated from changes in glial cell markers within prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens of rats.

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Sierra M Webb,Arianne D Sacramento,Megan A McCloskey,Melissa G Wroten,Kyle L Ploense,Tod E Kippin,Osnat Ben-Shahar,Karen K Szumlinski

eLife 11: PubMed35543322

2022

Conservation and divergence of myelin proteome and oligodendrocyte transcriptome profiles between humans and mice.

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Vasiliki-Ilya Gargareta,Josefine Reuschenbach,Sophie B Siems,Ting Sun,Lars Piepkorn,Carolina Mangana,Erik Späte,Sandra Goebbels,Inge Huitinga,Wiebke Möbius,Klaus-Armin Nave,Olaf Jahn,Hauke B Werner

Experimental eye research 220:109102 PubMed35525298

2022

Engineering a 3D hydrogel system to study optic nerve head astrocyte morphology and behavior.

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Ana N Strat,Alexander Kirschner,Hannah Yoo,Ayushi Singh,Tyler Bagué,Haiyan Li,Samuel Herberg,Preethi S Ganapathy
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