Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] - Cytoskeleton Marker is a mouse monoclonal antibody that is used to detect Vimentin in Flow cytometry (Intra), ICC/IF, IHC-Fr, IHC-P, Western blot. Suitable for Human, Mouse, Pig, Rat, Zebrafish samples.
- Reacts exclusively with vimentin, which is expressed in mesenchymal cells and mesenchymal derived tumors
- Specificity confirmed with VIM knockout cell line validation
- Cited in over 560 publications
- Trusted since 2002
Preservative: 0.09% Sodium azide
Constituents: PBS
Flow Cyt (Intra) | WB | IHC-P | ICC/IF | IHC-Fr | |
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Human | Tested | Expected | Tested | Tested | Expected |
Mouse | Expected | Tested | Expected | Expected | Expected |
Rat | Expected | Expected | Expected | Tested | Expected |
Pig | Expected | Expected | Expected | Expected | Tested |
Zebrafish | Expected | Expected | Expected | Expected | Tested |
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Species Human | Dilution info 1/100 - 1/200 | Notes - |
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Species Mouse, Rat, Pig, Zebrafish | Dilution info Use at an assay dependent concentration. | Notes - |
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Species Mouse | Dilution info - | Notes - |
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Species Human, Rat, Pig, Zebrafish | Dilution info Use at an assay dependent concentration. | Notes - |
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Species Human | Dilution info 1/100 - 1/1000 | Notes We recommend ab92547 as an alternative for IHC-P with mouse samples. |
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Species Mouse, Rat, Pig, Zebrafish | Dilution info Use at an assay dependent concentration. | Notes - |
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Species Rat | Dilution info 1 µg/mL | Notes - |
Species Human | Dilution info 1 µg/mL | Notes - |
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Species Mouse, Pig, Zebrafish | Dilution info Use at an assay dependent concentration. | Notes - |
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Species Pig | Dilution info - | Notes Recommended range is 1/100 - 1/200 for Immunohistochemistry with avidin-biotinylated horseradish peroxidase complex (ABC) as detection. For PFA fixed tissue use at 1/1000. |
Species Zebrafish | Dilution info - | Notes Recommended range is 1/100 - 1/200 for Immunohistochemistry with avidin-biotinylated horseradish peroxidase complex (ABC) as detection. For PFA fixed tissue use at 1/1000. |
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Species Human, Mouse, Rat | Dilution info Use at an assay dependent concentration. | Notes - |
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Vimentin, a class-III intermediate filament, is present in various non-epithelial cells, particularly mesenchymal cells, and connects either laterally or terminally to the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria. It is involved with LARP6 in stabilizing type I collagen mRNAs for CO1A1 and CO1A2. This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.
Vimentin, VIM
Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] - Cytoskeleton Marker is a mouse monoclonal antibody that is used to detect Vimentin in Flow cytometry (Intra), ICC/IF, IHC-Fr, IHC-P, Western blot. Suitable for Human, Mouse, Pig, Rat, Zebrafish samples.
- Reacts exclusively with vimentin, which is expressed in mesenchymal cells and mesenchymal derived tumors
- Specificity confirmed with VIM knockout cell line validation
- Cited in over 560 publications
- Trusted since 2002
Preservative: 0.09% Sodium azide
Constituents: PBS
This antibody reacts exclusively with vimentin, which is expressed in mesenchymal cells and mesenchymal derived tumors e.g. lymphoma, sarcoma and melanoma.
Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab8978) is a mouse monoclonal antibody and is validated for use in Flow Cyt (Intra), ICC/IF, IHC-Fr, IHC-P, WB in mouse samples.
Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab8978) has been cited over 570 times in peer reviewed journals and is trusted by the scientific community.
Abcam's high quality validation processes ensure Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab8978) has high sensitivity and specificity.
The specificity of Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab8978) has been confirmed by testing in knockout samples.
Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab8978) has 44 independent reviews from customers.
Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab8978) specifically detects Vimentin (UniProt ID: P08670; Molecular weight: 54kDa) and is sold in 100 µg selling sizes.
Antibody clone RV202 is also available pre-conjugated to FITC for your convenience (FITC Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] ab128507).
Vimentin (57 kDa) is the intermediate filament protein (IFP) of mesenchymal cells. This IFP however often deviates from the tissue-specific and developmentally regulated pattern of expression. Besides its typical expression in most cultured cells, vimentin is also expressed together with several other IFPs during early stages of development. As differentiation proceeds, vimentin is exchanged for the tissue-specific intermediate filament type. Also in cancers, vimentin is often expressed in addition to the tissue-specific IFP.
RV202 is a mouse monoclonal IgG1 antibody derived by fusion of SP2/0-Ag14 mouse myeloma cells with spleen cells from a BALB/c mouse immunized with a cytoskeletal vimentin extract of calf lens.
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Immunohistochemistry analysis of formalin fixed, paraffin embedded section of human small intestine labeling Vimentin with ab8978; showing positive staining in connective tissue cells and no reactivity in epithelial cells.
Immunofluorescence staining showing changes in SK-N-SH-lamin-A/C-shRNA compared with SK-N-SH-scramble-shRNA in (A) β-actin filaments, (B) F-actin filaments. (C) Vimentin filaments, and (D) α-tubulin. Lamin A/C is shown in green; β-actin, F-actin, vimentin, and α-tubulin are shown in red.DNA is stained in blue (DAPI). Scale bar, 10μM.
Vimentin is detected using ab8978 at 1/100 dilution. Neuroblastoma cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and permeabilized using 0.5% Triton X-100.
(From Figure 5C of Rauschert et al)
ab8978 staining Vimentin in wild-type HAP1 cells (top panel) and VIM knockout HAP1 cells (bottom panel). The cells were fixed with 100% methanol (5min), permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100 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 with ab8978 at 1μg/ml and Alexa Fluor® 594 Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [EP1332Y] - Microtubule Marker ab202272 (Rabbit monoclonal [EP1332Y] to alpha Tubulin (Alexa Fluor® 594)) at 1/250 dilution overnight at +4°C, followed by a further incubation at room temperature for 1h with Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) preadsorbed ab150117 (Goat secondary antibody to Mouse IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488)) at 2 μg/ml (shown in green). Nuclear DNA was labelled in blue with DAPI.
Image was taken with a confocal microscope (Leica-Microsystems, TCS SP8).
All lanes: Western blot - Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab8978)
Lane 1: NIH3T3 cell lysate
Lane 2: Normal human dermal fibroblasts cell extracts.
Predicted band size: 53 kDa
Observed band size: 57 kDa
Immunohistochemistry analysis of frozen section of pig colon labeling Vimentin with ab8978, showing positive staining in connective tissue cells and no reactivity in epithelial cells.
Immunohistochemistry analysis of formalin fixed, paraffin embedded section of human placenta labeling Vimentin with ab8978, showing positive staining in connective tissue cells and no reactivity in epithelial cells.
Overlay histogram showing HeLa cells stained with ab8978 (red line). The cells were fixed with methanol (5 min) and then permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Triton for 20 min. 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 (ab8978, 1/100 dilution) for 30 min at 22°C. The secondary antibody used was DyLight® 488 goat anti-mouse IgG (H+L) (Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (DyLight® 488) preadsorbed ab96879) at 1/500 dilution for 30 min at 22°C. Isotype control antibody (black line) was mouse IgG1 [ICIGG1] (Mouse IgG1, Kappa Monoclonal [B11/6] - Isotype Control ab91353, 2μg/1x106 cells) used under the same conditions. Acquisition of >5,000 events was performed. This anti-Vimentin antibody gave a positive signal in HeLa cells fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (10 min)/permeabilized in 0.1% PBS-Triton used under the same conditions.
Immunohistochemistry analysis of frozen section of pig colon labeling Vimentin with ab8978, showing positive staining in connective tissue cells and no reactivity in epithelial cells. Nuclear staining with DAPI.
Immunohistochemistry analysis of frozen section of zebrafish embryo labeling Vimentin with ab8978.
Immunohistochemistry analysis of formalin fixed, paraffin embedded section of human spleen labeling Vimentin with ab8978, showing positive staining in connective tissue cells and lymphoid cells.
Immunohistochemistry analysis of frozen section of zebrafish embryo labeling Vimentin with ab8978.
Paraffin-embedded human colon tissue stained for Vimentin using ab8978 at 1/100 dilution in immunohistochemical analysis.
ab8978 staining Vimentin in human fetal kidney tissue sections by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P - paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections). Tissue was fixed with formaldehyde and blocked with CAS-Block for 1 hour at 25°C; antigen retrieval was by heat mediation using OmniPrep (pH 9). Samples were incubated with primary antibody (1/500) for 1 hour at 25°C. An Alexa Fluor® 555-conjugated Donkey polyclonal (1/200) was used as the secondary antibody.
Immunofluorescence staining images of 9 day old zebrafish embryos. ab8978 reacts with in connective tissue cells and bloodvessels. Frozen sample treated with Acetone:Methanol 1:1, antibody diluted 1/100 and incubated for 45 minutes at room temperature.
ab8978 staining Vimentin in dog soft tissue sarcoma tissue sections by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P - paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections). Tissue was fixed with formaldehyde and blocked with 15% serum for 1 hour at 20°C; antigen retrieval was by heat mediation in a Tris/EDTA pH9 buffer. Samples were incubated with primary antibody (1/100 in TBS) for 18 hours at 20°C. A Alexa Fluor® 647-conjugated Goat anti-mouse IgG polyclonal (1/400) was used as the secondary antibody.
IHC-Fr image of Ed18 rat stained with ab8978. Fresh frozen sections were incubated in 10% normal donkey serum in 0.1% PBS- and 0.3% triton X100 for 1h to permeabilise the tissues and block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The sectons were then incubated with the ab8978 (1μg/ml) and ferroportin overnight at +4°C. The secondary antibody (green) was Alexa Fluor® 488 donkey anti-rabbit IgG (H+L) used at a 1/1000 dilution for 1h. Alexa Fluor® 568 (red) donkey anti-mouse at a 1/1000 dilution for 1h. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (blue) at a concentration of 1.43μM. Vimentin expressed in the gut muscles.
IHC-FoFr image of vimentin staining on rat injured cortical sections using ab8978 (1:500). The brain was perfusion fixed using 4% PFA and the sections were permeabilized using 0.1% TritonX in 0.1% PBS. The sections were then blocked using 10% donkey serum for 1 hour at 24°C. ab8978 was diluted 1:500 and incubated with sections for 24 hours using 4°C. The secondary antibody used was donkey polyclonal to rabbit IgG conjugated to Alexa Fluor 488.
ab8978 staining vimentin in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells by immunocytochemistry/ immunofluorescence. Cells were PFA fixed and permeabilized in 0.2% Triton X prior to blocking in 3% BSA for 30 minutes at 24°C. The primary antibody was diluted 1/200 and incubated with the sample for 16 hours at 21°C. Alexa fluor® 488 mouse polyclonal to mouse Ig, diluted 1/300 was used as the secondary antibody.
ab8978 staining Vimentin in human lung tissue section by Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections). Tissue samples were fixed with formaldehyde and blocking with 5% commercially available blocking agent was performed at 370C for 15 minutes. The sample was incubated with primary antibody (1/250) at 370C for 1 hour. A HRP-conjugated Goat polyclonal to mouse IgG was used as secondary antibody at 1/1000 dilution.
Immunohistochemistry analysis (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) of 10% normal buffered formalin-fixed pig lung tissue. Stained with ab8978 at 1/300 dilution. Secondary antibody used was CY3 conjugated donkey anti-mouse secondary antibody at 1/200 dilution. Blocking was done with 5% serum for 1 hour at 22°C. The sample was incubated with the primary antibody for 16 hours at 4°C. Antigen retrieval method was heat mediated, TE pH9.
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