Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker
- KO Validated
- RabMAb
- Recombinant
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Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (ab218624) is a rabbit monoclonal antibody detecting Rab5 in Western Blot, Flow Cytometry (Intra), Flow Cytometry, IP, IHC-P, ICC/IF. Suitable for Human, Mouse, Rat.
- KO validated for confirmed specificity
- Biophysical QC for unrivalled batch-batch consistency
- Over 10 publications
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RAB5, RAB5A, Ras-related protein Rab-5A
- Flow Cyt (Intra)
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Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Flow cytometry overlay histogram showing wild-type Hap1 (green line) and Rab5A knockout Hap1 stained with ab218624 (red line). The cells were fixed with 80% methanol (5 min) and then permeabilised with 0.1% PBS-Triton X-100 for 15 min. The cells were then incubated in 1x PBS containing 10% normal goat serum to block non-specific protein-protein interaction followed by the antibody (ab218624) (1x 106 in 100μl at 0.2 μg/ml (1/10700)) for 30min at 22°C.
The secondary antibody Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) preadsorbed was incubated at 1/4000 for 30min at 22°C
Isotype control antibody Recombinant Rabbit IgG, monoclonal [EPR25A] - Isotype Control was used at the same concentration and conditions as the primary antibody (wild-type Hap1 - black line, Rab5A knockout Hap1 - grey line). Unlabelled sample was also used as a control (this line is not shown for the purpose of simplicity).
Acquisition of >5000 events were collected using a 50 mW Blue laser (488nm) and 525/40 bandpass filter.
This antibody gave a positive signal in Hap1 Fixed with 4% formaldehyde (10 min) / permeabilised with 0.1% PBS-Triton X-100 for 15 min under the same conditions.
- ICC/IF
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Immunofluorescent analysis of 4% paraformaldehyde-fixed, 0.1% Triton X-100 permeabilzed HeLa (human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells labeling Rab5 with ab218624 at 1/1000 dilution, followed by Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) (ab150077) secondary antibody at 1/1000 dilution (green). Confocal image showing granular cytoplasmic staining in HeLa cell line.
The nuclear counter stain is DAPI (blue). Tubulin is detected with Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Microtubule Marker (Alexa Fluor® 594) (ab195889) (red) at 1/200 dilution.
Secondary antibody only control : Used PBS instead of primary antibody, secondary antibody is Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) (ab150077) secondary antibody at 1/1000 dilution.
- Flow Cyt (Intra)
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Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Intracellular flow cytometric analysis of 4% paraformaldehyde-fixed, 90% methanol permeabilized MCF7 (human breast adenocarcinoma cell line) cell line labelling Rab5 with ab218624 at 1/50 dilution (red) compared with a Rabbit IgG, monoclonal [EPR25A] - Isotype Control (ab172730) (black) and an unlabeled control (cells without incubation with primary antibody and secondary antibody) (blue). Goat anti rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488, ab150077) at 1/2000 dilution was used as the secondary antibody.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human cerebrum tissue labeling Rab5 with ab218624 at 1/4000 dilution, followed by Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) Ready to use. Cytoplasmic staining in human cerebrum is observed (PMID 7789520). Counterstained with hematoxylin. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed using Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9.0 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
Secondary antibody only control : Used PBS instead of primary antibody, secondary antibody is Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) Ready to use.
- ICC/IF
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Immunofluorescent analysis of 4% paraformaldehyde-fixed, 0.1% Triton X-100 permeabilzed wild-type and RAB5A KO HAP1 cells labeling Rab5 with ab218624 at 1/1000 dilution, followed by Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) (ab150077) secondary antibody at 1/1000 dilution (green). Confocal image showing no staining in RAB5A KO HAP1 cell line and granular cytoplasmic staining in parental HAP1 cell line.
The nuclear counter stain is DAPI (blue). Tubulin is detected with Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Microtubule Marker (Alexa Fluor® 594) (ab195889) (red) at 1/200 dilution.
Secondary antibody only control : Used PBS instead of primary antibody, secondary antibody is Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) (ab150077) secondary antibody at 1/1000 dilution.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human kidney tissue labeling Rab5 with ab218624 at 1/4000 dilution, followed by Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) Ready to use. Cytoplasmic staining in human kidney is observed (PMID 7789520). Counterstained with hematoxylin. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed using Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9.0 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
Secondary antibody only control : Used PBS instead of primary antibody, secondary antibody is Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) Ready to use.
- ICC/IF
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
ab218624 was shown to react with RAB5A in wild-type HAP1 cells in immunocytochemistry with loss of signal observed in a RAB5A knockout cell line. Wild-type and knockout cells were mixed and pelleted at a 1 : 1 ratio on coverslips. The cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (15 min) then permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100 (10min) and then blocked with 1x PBS, 0.01% Triton X-100, 5% BSA, 5% NGS. The cells were then incubated with ab218624 overnight at 4°C followed by a further incubation at room temperature for 1h with a goat anti-rabbit secondary antibody to (Alexa Fluor® 555) at 0.5 ?g/ml. Acquisition of the green (wild-type), red (antibody staining) and far-red (knockout) channels was performed. Representative grayscale images of the red channel are shown. Wild-type and knockout cells are outlined with yellow and magenta dashed line, respectively. Schematic representation of the mosaic strategy used is shown on the bottom-right panel. Image was acquired with a Zeiss(LSM-880).
These data were provided by YCharOS Inc., an open science company with the mission of characterizing commercially available antibody reagents for all human proteins. Abcam and YCharOS are working together to help address the reproducibility crisis by enabling the life science community to better evaluate commercially available antibodies.
- IP
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Immunoprecipitation - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Rab5 was immunoprecipitated from 0.35 mg MCF7 (human breast adenocarcinoma cell line) whole cell lysate with ab218624 at 1/30 dilution. Western blot was performed from the immunoprecipitate using ab218624 at 1/1000 dilution. VeriBlot for IP Detection Reagent (HRP) (ab131366) was used for detection at 1/5000 dilution.
Lane 1 : MCF7 whole cell lysate 10 μg (input).
Lane 2 : ab218624 IP in MCF7 whole cell lysate.
Lane 3 : Rabbit monoclonal IgG (ab172730) instead of ab218624 in MCF7 whole cell lysate.
Blocking and dilution buffer and concentration : 5% NFDM/TBST.
Exposure time : 1 second.
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Immunoprecipitation - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (ab218624)
Predicted band size: 24 kDa
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- ICC/IF
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Immunofluorescent analysis of 4% paraformaldehyde-fixed, 0.1% Triton X-100 permeabilzed NIH/3T3 (mouse embryo fibroblast cell line) cells labeling Rab5 with ab218624 at 1/1000 dilution, followed by Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) (ab150077) secondary antibody at 1/1000 dilution (green). Confocal image showing granular cytoplasmic staining in NIH/3T3 cell line.
The nuclear counter stain is DAPI (blue). Tubulin is detected with Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Microtubule Marker (Alexa Fluor® 594) (ab195889) (red) at 1/200 dilution.
Secondary antibody only control : Used PBS instead of primary antibody, secondary antibody is Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) (ab150077) secondary antibody at 1/1000 dilution.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded mouse kidney tissue labeling Rab5 with ab218624 at 1/4000 dilution, followed by Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) Ready to use. Cytoplasmic staining in mouse kidney is observed (PMID 7789520). Counterstained with hematoxylin. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed using Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9.0 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
Secondary antibody only control : Used PBS instead of primary antibody, secondary antibody is Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) Ready to use.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded rat liver tissue labeling Rab5 with ab218624 at 1/4000 dilution, followed by Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) Ready to use. Cytoplasmic staining in rat liver is observed (PMID 7789520). Counterstained with hematoxylin. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed using Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9.0 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
Secondary antibody only control : Used PBS instead of primary antibody, secondary antibody is Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) Ready to use.
- WB
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Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
ab218624 was shown to react with RAB5A in wild-type HAP1 cells in Western blot with loss of signal observed in a RAB5A knockout cell line. Wild-type HAP1 and RAB5A knockout cell lysates were subjected to SDS-PAGE. Membranes were blocked in 5% milk in TBST for 1 hr before incubation with ab218624 overnight at 4 °C at a 1000 dilution. Blots were incubated with secondary antibodies at 0.2ug/mL before imaging.
These data were provided by YCharOS Inc., an open science company with the mission of characterizing commercially available antibody reagents for all human proteins. Abcam and YCharOS are working together to help address the reproducibility crisis by enabling the life science community to better evaluate commercially available antibodies.
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (ab218624) at 1/1000 dilution
Lane 1:
Wild-type HAP1 lysate at 20 µg
Lane 2:
RAB5A Knockout HAP1 lysate at 20 µg
Observed band size: 24 kDa
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- WB
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Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
ab218624 was shown to specifically react with Rab5 in wild-type HAP1 cells as signal was lost in Rab5 knockout cells. Wild-type and Rab5 knockout samples were subjected to SDS-PAGE. ab218624 and ab181602 (Human anti-GAPDH loading control) were incubated overnight at 4°C at 1/1000 dilution and 1/200000 dilution respectively. Blots were developed with Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG, (H+L), Peroxidase conjugated (ab97051) secondary antibody at 1/100,000 dilution for 1 hour at room temperature before imaging. The blot was developed on a BIO-RAD® ChemiDoc™ MP instrumentusing the ECL technique.
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (ab218624) at 1/1000 dilution
Lane 1:
Wild type HAP1 whole cell lysate at 20 µg
Lane 2:
Rab5 knockout HAP1 whole cell lysate at 20 µg
Lane 3:
HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) whole cell lysate at 20 µg
Lane 4:
MCF7 (Human breast adenocarcinoma cell line) whole cell lysate at 20 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
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
Predicted band size: 24 kDa
Observed band size: 25 kDa
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Exposure time: 15s
- WB
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Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (AB218624)
Exposure time : Lane 1 : 5 seconds; Lanes 2/8 : 15 seconds; Lanes 3/4 : 6 seconds; Lanes 5/7 : 3 seconds; Lane 6 : 26 seconds.
Blocking/Dilution buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST.
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (ab218624) at 1/1000 dilution
Lane 1:
Neuro-2a (mouse neuroblastoma cell line) whole cell lysate at 10 µg
Lane 2:
Human fetal brain lysate at 10 µg
Lane 3:
Human fetal heart lysate at 10 µg
Lane 4:
Human fetal spleen lysate at 10 µg
Lane 5:
Rat brain lysate at 10 µg
Lane 6:
Rat heart lysate at 10 µg
Lane 7:
Mouse brain lysate at 10 µg
Lane 8:
Mouse heart lysate at 10 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
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
Predicted band size: 24 kDa
Observed band size: 25 kDa
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519 Alexa Fluor® 488
Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker
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Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - BSA and Azide free
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578 PE
PE Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker
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HRP Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker
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617 Alexa Fluor® 594
Alexa Fluor® 594 Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker
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665 Alexa Fluor® 647
Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801]
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565 Alexa Fluor® 555
Alexa Fluor® 555 Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker
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603 Alexa Fluor® 568
Alexa Fluor® 568 Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker
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660 APC
APC Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker
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775 Alexa Fluor® 750
Alexa Fluor® 750 Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker
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What is this antibody validated in?
Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (ab218624) is a rabbit recombinant monoclonal antibody and is validated for use in Western Blot (WB), Flow Cytometry (Intra), Flow Cytometry (Flow Cyt), Immunoprecipitation (IP), Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P), Immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence (ICC/IF) in Human, Mouse, Rat samples.
What is the molecular weight of Rab5?
Anti-Rab5 [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (ab218624) specifically detects a band for Rab5 (UniProt: P20339) at a molecular weight of 24kDa.
Trusted by the scientific community
Anti-Rab5 [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (ab218624) was first used in a scientific publication in 2018 and has been cited over 10 times in peer-reviewed journals.
Trial sizes available!
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Specificity confirmed
The specificity of Anti-Rab5 antibody [EPR21801] - Early Endosome Marker (ab218624) has been confirmed by Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence testing in RAB5A Knockout HAP1 cells.
Other related products
We have a range of other formats of antibody clone [EPR21801] also available for your convenience: ab218624, Carrier free - ab231095, Alexa Fluor® 488 - ab270094, PE - ab302987, APC - ab302988, HRP - ab302989, Alkaline Phosphatase - ab308673, Alexa Fluor® 647 - ab310008, Alexa Fluor® 594 - ab310375, Alexa Fluor® 555 - ab311900, Alexa Fluor® 568 - ab312371, Alexa Fluor® 750 - ab321399
Patented technology
Our RabMAb® technology is a patented hybridoma-based technology for making rabbit monoclonal antibodies. For details on our patents, please refer to RabMAb® patents.
What are the advantages of a recombinant monoclonal antibody?
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 batch production
For more information, read more on recombinant antibodies.
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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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