Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y]
- RabMAb
- Recombinant
- KO Validated
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Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) is a rabbit monoclonal antibody detecting Smad4 in Western Blot, IHC-P. Suitable for Human, Mouse, Rat.
- KO validated for confirmed specificity
- Biophysical QC for unrivalled batch-batch consistency
- Over 170 publications
- Trusted since 2006
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DPC4, MADH4, SMAD4, SMAD family member 4, SMAD 4, hSMAD4, Deletion target in pancreatic carcinoma 4, Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4, MAD homolog 4, Mothers against DPP homolog 4
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of human breast carcinoma tissue labelling Smad4 with purified ab40759 at 1/100. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed using Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9. ab97051, a HRP-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG (H+L) was used as the secondary antibody (1/500). Negative control using PBS instead of primary antibody. Counterstained with hematoxylin.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of human lung carcinoma tissue labelling Smad4 with unpurified ab40759 at a 1/100 dilution.
Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
- IHC-P
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
Unpurified ab40759 staining Smad4 in rat femur tissue sections by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P - paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections). Tissue was fixed with formaldehyde and blocked with 1% BSA for 20 minutes at 22°C; antigen retrieval was by heat mediation in a citrate buffer pH6.0. Samples were incubated with primary antibody (1/200 in blocking buffer) for 2 hours at 20°C. An undiluted HRP-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG polyclonal (1/250) was used as the secondary antibody.
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- WB
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
Lane 1 : Wild type HAP1 whole cell lysate (20 μg)
Lane 2 : SMAD4 knockout HAP1 whole cell lysate (20 μg)
Lane 3 : HepG2 whole cell lysate (20 μg)
Lane 4 : Jurkat whole cell lysate (20 μg)
Lanes 1 - 4 : Merged signal (red and green). Green - ab40759 observed at 60 kDa. Red - loading control, ab9484, observed at 37 kDa.
ab40759 was shown to specifically react with SMAD4 in wild type HAP1 cells. No band was observed when SMAD4 knockout HAP1 samples were used. Wild-type and SMAD4 knockout samples were subjected to SDS-PAGE. ab40759 and ab9484 (Mouse anti GAPDH loading control) were incubated overnight at 4°C at 1000 dilution and 1/20000 dilution respectively. Blots were developed with Goat anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (IRDye® 800CW) preabsorbed ab216773 and Goat anti-Mouse IgG H&L (IRDye® 680RD) preabsorbed ab216776 secondary antibodies at 1/20000 dilution for 1 hour at room temperature before imaging.
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759)
Predicted band size: 60 kDa
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) at 1/5000 dilution
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SHSY5Y (Human neuroblastoma cell line from bone marrow) cell lysate at 10 µg
Predicted band size: 60 kDa
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- WB
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
Blocking and dilution buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST.
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) at 1/5000 dilution
Lane 1:
SW480 (Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line) cell lysate at 20 µg
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HepG2 (Human liver hepatocellular carcinoma cell line) cell lysate at 20 µg
Lane 3:
Jurkat (Human T cell leukemia cell line from peripheral blood) cell lysate at 20 µg
Lane 4:
Human skin tissue lysate at 20 µg
Lane 5:
Human lung tissue lysate at 20 µg
Lane 6:
Human artery tissue 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 1/20000 dilution
Predicted band size: 60 kDa
Observed band size: 60 kDa
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Exposure time: 30s
- WB
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
Blocking and diluting buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST.
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) at 1/5000 dilution
Lane 1:
SH-SY5Y (Human neuroblastoma cell line from bone marrow) cell lysate at 10 µg
Lane 2:
Ramos (Human Burkitt's lymphoma cell line) cell lysate at 10 µg
Secondary
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Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG, (H+L), Peroxidase conjugated at 1/1000 dilution
Predicted band size: 60 kDa
Observed band size: 60 kDa
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- WB
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
Different batches of ab40759 were tested on Ramos (Human Burkitt's lymphoma B lymphocyte) lysate at 0.7 µg/ml. 15 µg of lysate was loaded in each lane. Bands observed at 60 kDa.
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759)
Predicted band size: 60 kDa
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
Blocking and diluting buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST.
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) at 1/10000 dilution
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NIH/3T3 (Mouse embyro fibroblast cell line) cell lysate at 20 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG, (H+L), Peroxidase conjugated at 1/1000 dilution
Predicted band size: 60 kDa
Observed band size: 60 kDa
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- WB
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Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
Blocking and diluting buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST.
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) at 1/5000 dilution
All lanes:
PC-12 (Rat adrenal gland pheochromocytoma cell line) cell lysate at 10 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG, (H+L), Peroxidase conjugated at 1/1000 dilution
Predicted band size: 60 kDa
Observed band size: 60 kDa
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- WB
Lab
Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (AB40759)
Blocking and dilution buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST.
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) at 1/5000 dilution
Lane 1:
NIH/3T3 (Mouse embyro fibroblast cell line) cell lysate at 20 µg
Lane 2:
Mouse embryo tissue lysate at 20 µg
Lane 3:
Mouse skin tissue lysate at 20 µg
Lane 4:
Mouse lung tissue lysate at 20 µg
Lane 5:
PC-12 (Rat adrenal gland pheochromocytoma cell line) cell lysate at 20 µg
Lane 6:
C6 cell lysate at 20 µg
Lane 7:
Rat skin tissue lysate at 20 µg
Lane 8:
Rat lung tissue 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 1/20000 dilution
Predicted band size: 60 kDa
Observed band size: 60 kDa
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Exposure time: 3min
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617 Alexa Fluor® 594
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665 Alexa Fluor® 647
Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y]
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519 Alexa Fluor® 488
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775 Alexa Fluor® 750
Alexa Fluor® 750 Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y]
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Product details
Product Specifications
Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) was developed by Abcam using patented rabbit monoclonal antibody technology and is validated for use in IHC-P, WB in human, mouse, rat samples.
Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) specifically detects Smad4 (UniProt ID: Q13485; Molecular weight: 60kDa) and is sold in 100 µL and 1 mL selling sizes.
Quality and Validation
Abcam's high quality manufacturing and validation processes ensure Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) has high sensitivity and specificity alongside high lot-to-lot consistency and reproducibility.
The specificity of Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) has been confirmed by testing in knockout samples.
Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) has been cited over 170 times in peer reviewed journals and is trusted by the scientific community.
Anti-Smad4 antibody [EP618Y] (ab40759) has 9 independent reviews from customers.
Related Products
Antibody clone EP618Y is also available pre-conjugated to a variety of labels for your convenience - HRP, Alexa Fluor® 488, Alexa Fluor® 647, Alexa Fluor® 594, Alexa Fluor® 568, Alexa Fluor® 555, Alexa Fluor® 750 (ab195554, ab311050, ab311176, ab311831, ab313114, ab313307, ab321616).
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
Smad4 influences cell proliferation differentiation and apoptosis by mediating signals from TGF-beta cytokines. It is part of the Smad protein family acting as a transcriptional controller. Upon TGF-beta receptor activation Smad4 forms complexes with Smad2 and Smad3 translocating to the nucleus to regulate genes imperative for cellular homeostasis. Its role in cell cycle regulation underlines its contribution to normal cellular functions and its potential involvement in disorders.
Pathways
Smad4 operates within the TGF-beta pathway linking extracellular signals to nuclear transcription alterations. It participates in the regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) a process important for development and tumor progression. In these pathways Smad4 interacts closely with Smad2 and Smad3 orchestrating various cellular responses to external stimuli through transcriptional management.
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Publications (204)
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Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) 14: PubMed40867839
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Cell death & disease 16:529 PubMed40664638
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Cancers 17: PubMed40507242
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Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research 20:484 PubMed40390079
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Cell communication and signaling : CCS 23:230 PubMed40382656
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Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology 18:845-857 PubMed40225311
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Clinical epigenetics 16:156 PubMed39523345
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Cell death & disease 15:818 PubMed39528473
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Discover oncology 15:410 PubMed39235706
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Cell proliferation 58:e13742 PubMed39219022
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