Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] ab6160 is a rat monoclonal antibody that is used in Tubulin western blotting, IHC, immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. Suitable for human, mouse and rat samples.
- Antibody clone YL1/2 has been tried and trusted by researchers since 2002 and is cited in >610 publications
- One antibody for all your Tubulin staining, use in Tubulin western blotting, IHC, immunofluorescence and flow cytometry
IgG2a
Rat
pH: 7.4
Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide
Constituents: PBS, 6.97% L-Arginine
Liquid
Monoclonal
Flow Cyt (Intra) | WB | IHC-P | ICC/IF | |
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Human | Tested | Tested | Tested | Tested |
Mouse | Expected | Tested | Expected | Expected |
Rat | Expected | Tested | Expected | Expected |
African green monkey | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted |
Caenorhabditis elegans | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted |
Drosophila melanogaster | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted |
Mammals | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted |
Pig | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted |
Schizosaccharomyces pombe | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted |
Xenopus laevis | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted | Predicted |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Human | Dilution info 1 µg for 106 Cells | Notes Rat IgG2a, kappa monoclonal [RTK2758] - Isotype Control ab18450 - Rat monoclonal IgG2a, is suitable for use as an isotype control with this antibody. |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Mouse, Rat | Dilution info Use at an assay dependent concentration. | Notes - |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Pig, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Xenopus laevis, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Mammals, African green monkey | Dilution info - | Notes - |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Mouse | Dilution info 1/5000.00000 - 1/10000.00000 | Notes - |
Species Rat | Dilution info 1/5000.00000 - 1/10000.00000 | Notes - |
Species Human | Dilution info 1/5000.00000 - 1/10000.00000 | Notes - |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Pig, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Xenopus laevis, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Mammals, African green monkey | Dilution info - | Notes - |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Human | Dilution info - | Notes - |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Mouse, Rat | Dilution info Use at an assay dependent concentration. | Notes - |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Pig, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Xenopus laevis, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Mammals, African green monkey | Dilution info - | Notes - |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Human | Dilution info 1/1000 | Notes (see PMID: 16230461) |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Mouse, Rat | Dilution info Use at an assay dependent concentration. | Notes - |
Species | Dilution info | Notes |
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Species Pig, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Xenopus laevis, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Mammals, African green monkey | Dilution info - | Notes - |
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Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain.
Tubulin alpha-1B chain, Alpha-tubulin ubiquitous, Tubulin K-alpha-1, Tubulin alpha-ubiquitous chain, TUBA1B
Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] ab6160 is a rat monoclonal antibody that is used in Tubulin western blotting, IHC, immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. Suitable for human, mouse and rat samples.
- Antibody clone YL1/2 has been tried and trusted by researchers since 2002 and is cited in >610 publications
- One antibody for all your Tubulin staining, use in Tubulin western blotting, IHC, immunofluorescence and flow cytometry
IgG2a
Rat
pH: 7.4
Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide
Constituents: PBS, 6.97% L-Arginine
Liquid
Monoclonal
YL1/2
Affinity purification Protein G
The YL1/2 monoclonal epitope has been mapped to the last 8 residues (GEEEGEEY) at the carboxy terminus of alpha tubulin when tyrosinated (PubMed IDs: 6415068, 6204858).
Blue Ice
1-2 weeks
+4°C
-20°C
Upon delivery aliquot
Avoid freeze / thaw cycle
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Tubulin sometimes called DM1B is a globular protein essential for the formation of microtubules. It has a molecular mass of approximately 55 kDa. Tubulin is expressed in most eukaryotic cells and exists as two closely related subunits alpha-tubulin and beta-tubulin. These subunits polymerize to form linear microtubule structures. Anti-tubulin antibodies such as anti-tubulin Alexa 34 can detect these microtubule markers in cells allowing researchers to visualize cytoskeletal organization.
This core component of microtubule assembly is important for maintaining cell shape enabling intracellular transport and segregating chromosomes during cell division. As part of a complex tubulin interacts with various microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) that regulate its dynamic assembly and disassembly. This regulation is important for processes like axonal transport in neurons and the movement of cilia and flagella in other cell types.
Tubulin plays a significant role in the mitotic spindle assembly part of the cell cycle. This process is vital for the accurate segregation of chromosomes to daughter cells. Tubulin interacts with the kinesin and dynein motor proteins within this pathway which are essential for intracellular transport and mitosis. Another key pathway involving tubulin is the intracellular trafficking facilitated by motor proteins which is necessary for maintaining cell homeostasis and function.
Aberrant regulation or mutations in tubulin can lead to conditions such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. In cancer altered tubulin dynamics contribute to uncontrolled cell proliferation. Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease show involvement with tubulin through abnormal microtubule stability often linked to the MAP tau protein. Anti-tubulin antibodies including LAMP1 can help in research related to these conditions by offering methods to study tubulin distribution and function in diseased cells.
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This blot was produced using a 4-12% Bis-tris gel under the MOPS buffer system. The gel was run at 200V for 50 minutes before being transferred onto a Nitrocellulose membrane at 30V for 70 minutes. The membrane was then blocked for an hour using 5% Milk before being incubated with ab6160 overnight at 4°C. Antibody binding was detected using Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 790) ab175786 at a 1:10,000 dilution for 1hr at room temperature and then imaged using the Licor Odyssey CLx.
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
All lanes: HeLa Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg/mL
All lanes: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 790) (Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 790) ab175786) at 1/10000 dilution
Predicted band size: 36 kDa
Observed band size: 52 kDa
This blot was produced using a 4-12% Bis-tris gel under the MOPS buffer system. The gel was run at 200V for 50 minutes before being transferred onto a Nitrocellulose membrane at 30V for 70 minutes. The membrane was then blocked for an hour using 5% milk blocking buffer before being incubated with ab6160 overnight at 4°C. Antibody binding was detected using Donkey Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 750) preadsorbed ab175750 at a 1:10,000 dilution for 1hr at room temperature and then imaged using the Licor Odyssey CLx.
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
All lanes: HeLa Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg
All lanes: Western blot - Donkey Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 750) preadsorbed (Donkey Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 750) preadsorbed ab175750) at 1/10000 dilution
Performed under reducing conditions.
Predicted band size: 36 kDa
This blot was produced using a 4-12% Bis-tris gel under the MOPS buffer system. The gel was run at 200V for 50 minutes before being transferred onto a Nitrocellulose membrane at 30V for 70 minutes. The membrane was then blocked for an hour using 5% Milk before being incubated with ab6160 overnight at 4°C. Antibody binding was detected using Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 750) ab175751 at a 1:10,000 dilution for 1hr at room temperature and then imaged using the Licor Odyssey CLx.
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
All lanes: HeLa Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg
All lanes: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 750) (Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 750) ab175751) at 1/10000 dilution
Performed under reducing conditions.
Predicted band size: 36 kDa
Observed band size: 50 kDa
This blot was produced using a 4-12% Bis-tris gel under the MOPS buffer system. The gel was run at 200V for 50 minutes before being transferred onto a Nitrocellulose membrane at 30V for 70 minutes. The membrane was then blocked for an hour using 5% Milk before being incubated with ab6160 overnight at 4°C. Antibody binding was detected using Donkey Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 680) preadsorbed ab175777 at a 1:10,000 dilution for 1hr at room temperature and then imaged using the Licor Odyssey CLx.
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
Lane 1: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg
Lane 2: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate (ab27252) at 5 µg
Lane 3: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 2 µg
Lane 4: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 1 µg
All lanes: Western blot - Donkey Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 680) preadsorbed (Donkey Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 680) preadsorbed ab175777) at 1/10000 dilution
Predicted band size: 36 kDa
Observed band size: 52 kDa
This blot was produced using a 4-12% Bis-tris gel under the MOPS buffer system. The gel was run at 200V for 50 minutes before being transferred onto a Nitrocellulose membrane at 30V for 70 minutes. The membrane was then blocked for an hour using 5% Milk before being incubated with ab6160 overnight at 4°C. Antibody binding was detected using Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 680) ab175778 at a 1:10,000 dilution for 1hr at room temperature and then imaged using the Licor Odyssey CLx.
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
All lanes: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 10 µg
All lanes: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 680) (Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 680) ab175778) at 1/10000 dilution
Predicted band size: 36 kDa
Observed band size: 50 kDa
Overlay histogram showing HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells stained with ab6160 (red line).
The cells were fixed with 80% methanol (5 minutes) and then permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Tween for 20 minutes. The cells were then incubated in 1x PBS / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine to block non-specific protein-protein interactions followed by the antibody (ab6160, 1 μg/1x106 cells) for 30 minutes at 22°C. The secondary antibody used was DyLight® 488 goat anti-rat IgG (H+L) (ab98386) at 1/500 dilution for 30 minutes at 22°C. Isotype control antibody (black line) was rat IgG2a [aRTK2758] (Rat IgG2a, kappa monoclonal [RTK2758] - Isotype Control ab18450, 1 μg/1x106 cells) used under the same conditions.
Acquisition of >5,000 events was performed.
ICC/IF image of ab6160 stained HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells.
The cells were fixed in 100% methanol 5 minutes, permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100 for 5 minutes and then incubated in 1% BSA / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1 hour to block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The cells were then incubated with the antibody (ab6160, 1/1000 dilution) overnight at +4°C. The secondary antibody (green) was Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) preadsorbed ab150165 Alexa Fluor® 488 goat anti-rat IgG (H+L) pre-adsorbed, used at a 1/1000 dilution for 1 hour. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (blue) at a concentration of 1.43μM.
The negative control (inset) is a secondary-only assay to demonstrate low non-specific binding of the secondary antibody.
This product also gave a positive signal under the same testing conditions in HeLa cells fixed with 4% formaldehyde (10 minutes).
Lanes 1 and 3: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1/5000 dilution
Lanes 2 and 4: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1/10000 dilution
Lanes 1 - 2: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) whole cell lysate at 20 µg
Lanes 3 - 4: Western blot - BALB/3T3 whole cell lysate (BALB/3T3 whole cell lysate ab7901) at 20 µg
All lanes: Western blot - Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) (Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) ab6734) at 1/2000 dilution
Predicted band size: 50 kDa
Observed band size: 17 kDa, 34 kDa, 52 kDa, 80 kDa
Exposure time: 10s
Cytoskeleton and major extracellular matrix proteins in human DPSC (Dental pulp stem cell) were analyzed by immunofluorescence.
Vimentin and tubulin (Panel D, control, E, (BD) and F, (BR)) are shown.
After 7 days in contact with/without the materials (Biodentine (BD) and Bioroot (BR)), coated coverslip cultures were fixed in PBS (pH 7.4) containing 4% paraformaldehyde/5% sucrose for 10 minutes. For detection of intracellular molecules, the cells on the coverslips were permeabilized using 0.5% Triton X-100. To block background staining, cells were treated with PBS containing 1% BSA/1% glycine at 37°C for 20 minutes. Samples were incubated with the primary antibody at 4°C overnight or at 37°C for 2 hours. For double immunostaining, primary antibodies were incubated as above. Samples were then incubated with the appropriate secondary antibodies at 37°C for 1 hour. Cell nuclei were stained using DAPI.
Scale Bar: 100 μm.
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
Lane 1: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) whole cell lysate at 10 µg
Lane 2: NIH/3T3 (Mouse embryonic fibroblast cell line) whole cell lysate at 10 µg
Lane 3: PC-12 (Rat adrenal pheochromocytoma cell line) whole cell lysate at 10 µg
All lanes: Peroxidase Conjugated Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG (H+L) at 1/10000 dilution
Performed under reducing conditions.
Predicted band size: 50 kDa
Observed band size: 52 kDa, 85 kDa
Exposure time: 8min
IHC image of Tubulin staining in human colon formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue section*, performed on a Leica Bond™ system using the standard protocol F.
The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer pH 6 for 20 minutes. The section was then incubated with ab6160, 5 μg/ml, for 15 minutes at room temperature and detected using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. The section was then counterstained with haematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
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
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
All lanes: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 20 µg
Lanes 1 - 2: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) (Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) ab6846) at 1/5000 dilution
Lanes 3 - 4: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) (Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) ab6846) at 1/20000 dilution
Lanes 5 - 6: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) (Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) ab6846) at 1/50000 dilution
Developed using the ECL technique.
Performed under reducing conditions.
Predicted band size: 36 kDa
Additional bands at : 85 kDa. We are unsure as to the identity of these extra bands.
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
All lanes: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 20 µg
Lanes 1 - 2: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) (Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) ab97057) at 1/2000 dilution
Lanes 3 - 4: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) (Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) ab97057) at 1/10000 dilution
Lanes 5 - 6: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) (Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) ab97057) at 1/20000 dilution
Developed using the ECL technique.
Performed under reducing conditions.
Predicted band size: 36 kDa
Observed band size: 52 kDa
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
All lanes: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 20 µg
Lanes 1 - 2: Western blot - Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) (Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) ab102169) at 1/2000 dilution
Lanes 3 - 4: Western blot - Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) (Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) ab102169) at 1/10000 dilution
Lanes 5 - 6: Western blot - Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) (Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) ab102169) at 1/20000 dilution
Developed using the ECL technique.
Performed under reducing conditions.
Predicted band size: 36 kDa
Observed band size: 52 kDa
Lanes 1 - 6: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
Lane 5: Anti-RUNX2 antibody (ab102712) at 1/20000 dilution
All lanes: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 20 µg
Lanes 1 - 2: Western blot - Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) (Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) ab102172) at 1/2000 dilution
Lanes 3 - 4: Western blot - Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) (Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) ab102172) at 1/10000 dilution
Lane 6: Western blot - Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) (Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (HRP) ab102172) at 1/20000 dilution
Developed using the ECL technique.
Performed under reducing conditions.
Predicted band size: 36 kDa
Observed band size: 52 kDa
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Tubulin antibody [YL1/2] - Loading Control (ab6160) at 1 µg/mL
All lanes: HeLa (Human epithelial carcinoma cell line) Whole Cell Lysate at 20 µg
Lanes 1 - 2: Western blot - Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) (Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) ab6735) at 1/2000 dilution
Lanes 3 - 4: Western blot - Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) (Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) ab6735) at 1/10000 dilution
Lanes 5 - 6: Western blot - Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) (Rabbit Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alkaline Phosphatase) ab6735) at 1/20000 dilution
Developed using the ECL technique.
Performed under reducing conditions.
Predicted band size: 36 kDa
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