Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker
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Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker (ab18211) is a rabbit polyclonal antibody detecting Rab5 in Western Blot. Suitable for Human, Mouse, Rat.
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RAB5, RAB5A, Ras-related protein Rab-5A
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Immunocytochemistry - Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker (AB18211)
ab18211 staining Rab5 in HeLa cells. The cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (10 min), permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Tween 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 ab18211 at 1µg/ml and ab7291, Mouse monoclonal [DM1A] to alpha Tubulin - Loading Control. Cells were then incubated with ab150081, Goat polyclonal Secondary Antibody to Rabbit IgG - H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488), pre-adsorbed at 1/1000 dilution (shown in green) and ab150120, Goat polyclonal Secondary Antibody to Mouse IgG - H&L (Alexa Fluor® 594), pre-adsorbed at 1/1000 dilution (shown in pseudocolour red). Nuclear DNA was labelled with DAPI (shown in blue).
Image was acquired with a high-content analyser (Operetta CLS, Perkin Elmer) and a maximum intensity projection of confocal sections is shown.
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Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker (AB18211)
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Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker (ab18211) at 1 µg/mL
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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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MEF1 (Mouse embryonic fibroblast cell line) Whole Cell Lysate (ab46770) at 10 µg
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Brain (Mouse) Tissue Lysate (ab27253) at 10 µg
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Testis (Mouse) Tissue Lysate - normal tissue at 10 µg
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Spinal Cord (Mouse) Tissue Lysate at 10 µg
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PC12 (Rat adrenal pheochromocytoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg
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Brain (Rat) Tissue Lysate - normal tissue at 10 µg
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Heart (Rat) Tissue Lysate at 10 µg
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IRDye 680 Conjugated Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L) at 1/10000 dilution
Predicted band size: 24 kDa
Observed band size: 25 kDa
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Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker (AB18211)
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Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker (ab18211) at 1 µg/mL
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Western blot - Recombinant Human Rab5A protein (Tag Free) (<a href='/en-us/products/proteins-peptides/recombinant-human-rab5a-protein-ab62956'>ab62956</a>) at 0.001 µg
Secondary
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Western blot - Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) preadsorbed (<a href='/en-us/products/secondary-antibodies/goat-rabbit-igg-h-l-hrp-preadsorbed-ab97080'>ab97080</a>) at 1/5000 dilution
Predicted band size: 24 kDa
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Exposure time: 150s
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Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker (AB18211)
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Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker (ab18211) at 1 µg/mL
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Jurkat cell lysate at 20 µg
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Alexa Fluor Goat polyclonal to Rabbit IgG (700) at 1/5000 dilution
Predicted band size: 24 kDa,47 kDa
Observed band size: 24 kDa,40 kDa,67 kDa,70 kDa
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Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker (AB18211)
Western Blotting using Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker, ab18211. Publication image from Zhao, Y. et al., 2020, Nat Commun, 32024826. Legend direct from paper.
Ggpps regulates hepatocyte-derived EV secretion.a EV production by primary hepatocytes from WT and liver-specific Ggpps knockout mice (LKO) fed a normal chow diet or a HFD. (n = 6 mice per group). b CD63, TSG101 and Calnexin protein levels in parental cells and EVs from WT and LKO mice fed a normal chow diet or a HFD. c Membrane-associated Rab27A (lipid-soluble protein with geranylgeranylation in the detergent phase, down) and cytoplasm-associated Rab27A (water-soluble protein with no geranylgeranylation in the aqueous phase, up) were obtained by Triton X-114 extraction and analysed by immunoblotting. (n = 3 biologically independent samples). d Membrane-associated Rab5 (lipid-soluble protein with geranylgeranylation in the detergent phase, down) and cytoplasm-associated Rab5 (water-soluble protein with no geranylgeranylation in the aqueous phase, up) were obtained by Triton X-114 extraction and analysed by immunoblotting. (n = 3 biologically independent samples). e Fluorescence microscopy of primary hepatocytes co-infected with empty vector or Ggpps vector and WT or mutant Rab27A and stained with anti-CD63 antibodies and DAPI (nucleus, blue). (Scale bar, 5 µm). f EV production by primary hepatocytes from e. (n = 6 biologically independent samples). g TSG101 protein levels in the parental cells and EVs from e. Data from 8-week-old WT and LKO mice fed a normal chow diet or a HFD for 12 weeks are presented as the means ± SEM. Groups were analysed using an unpaired t test, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, WT vs. LKO; ###P < 0.001, Chow vs. HFD. Source data are provided as a Source Data file. See also Supplementary Fig. 5.
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Anti-Rab5 antibody - Early Endosome Marker (ab18211) is a rabbit polyclonal antibody and is validated for use in Western Blot (WB) in Human, Mouse, Rat samples.
What is the molecular weight of Rab5?
Anti-Rab5 - Early Endosome Marker (ab18211) specifically detects a band for Rab5 (UniProt: P20339) at a molecular weight of 24kDa.
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Anti-Rab5 - Early Endosome Marker (ab18211) was first used in a scientific publication in 2005 and has been cited over 110 times in peer-reviewed journals.
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Anti-Rab5 - Early Endosome Marker (ab18211) has over 25 independent reviews from customers.
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Biological function summary
Rab5 regulates the early endocytic pathway by mediating vesicle docking and fusion processes. It is not a part of a large complex but interacts with a range of effector proteins that facilitate endosome maturation. Rab5's role as an endosomal marker makes it important for membrane trafficking receptor recycling and signal transduction. Researchers often identify Rab5 in cellular studies using endosome staining techniques or specific antibodies like Drosophila antibodies to visualize its function and distribution.
Pathways
The endocytic network heavily involves Rab5 particularly influencing the endocytosis and endosomal signaling pathways. It frequently interacts with proteins such as EEA1 (Early Endosome Antigen 1) and Rabaptin-5 which are critical for endosomal membrane fusion. This mechanistic involvement ensures the correct transfer and processing of endocytic vesicles facilitating the continual cycle of membrane and receptor turnover in cells.
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The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 45: PubMed40514243
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Cell death & disease 16:328 PubMed40263294
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Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 82:128 PubMed40128454
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Translational neurodegeneration 13:54 PubMed39497162
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International journal of molecular sciences 25: PubMed39408688
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Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 81:416 PubMed39367928
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Folia histochemica et cytobiologica 62:123-132 PubMed39329500
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