Anti-Lamin A + Lamin C antibody [4C11] (ab238303)
Key features and details
- Mouse monoclonal [4C11] to Lamin A + Lamin C
- Suitable for: IHC-P, WB, ICC/IF
- Knockout validated
- Reacts with: Mouse, Human
- Isotype: IgG2a
Overview
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Product name
Anti-Lamin A + Lamin C antibody [4C11]
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Description
Mouse monoclonal [4C11] to Lamin A + Lamin C -
Host species
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Tested applications
Suitable for: IHC-P, WB, ICC/IFmore details -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Mouse, Human -
Immunogen
Recombinant fragment corresponding to Human Lamin A + Lamin C aa 400-550.
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Epitope
The 4C11 monoclonal recognizes the Ig-fold domain of lamin A and lamin C (PubMed ID: 20498701). -
Positive control
- ICC-IF: HeLa and HAP1 cells. IHC-P: Human skin tissue. WB: HAP1, HeLa and NIH3T3 whole cell lysates
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General notes
Knockout and wild type cell lines have been used to confirm the specificity of this antibody in ICC/IF and WB.
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Properties
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Form
Liquid -
Storage instructions
Shipped at 4°C. Store at +4°C short term (1-2 weeks). Upon delivery aliquot. Store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze / thaw cycle. -
Storage buffer
Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide
Constituent: PBS -
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Purity
Protein G purified -
Clonality
Monoclonal -
Clone number
4C11 -
Isotype
IgG2a -
Light chain type
kappa -
Research areas
Associated products
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Alternative Versions
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Compatible Secondaries
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KO cell lines
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KO cell lysates
Applications
The Abpromise guarantee
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab238303 in the following tested applications.
The application notes include recommended starting dilutions; optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.
Application | Abreviews | Notes |
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IHC-P |
Use a concentration of 0.1 µg/ml. Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
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WB | (3) |
Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml. Predicted molecular weight: 74 kDa.
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ICC/IF | (3) |
Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml.
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IHC-P
Use a concentration of 0.1 µg/ml. Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval before commencing with IHC staining protocol. |
WB
Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml. Predicted molecular weight: 74 kDa. |
ICC/IF
Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml. |
Target
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Function
Lamins are components of the nuclear lamina, a fibrous layer on the nucleoplasmic side of the inner nuclear membrane, which is thought to provide a framework for the nuclear envelope and may also interact with chromatin. Lamin A and C are present in equal amounts in the lamina of mammals. Play an important role in nuclear assembly, chromatin organization, nuclear membrane and telomere dynamics.
Prelamin-A/C can accelerate smooth muscle cell senescence. It acts to disrupt mitosis and induce DNA damage in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), leading to mitotic failure, genomic instability, and premature senescence. -
Tissue specificity
In the arteries, prelamin-A/C accumulation is not observed in young healthy vessels but is prevalent in medial vascular smooth muscle celle (VSMCs) from aged individuals and in atherosclerotic lesions, where it often colocalizes with senescent and degenerate VSMCs. Prelamin-A/C expression increases with age and disease. In normal aging, the accumulation of prelamin-A/C is caused in part by the down-regulation of ZMPSTE24/FACE1 in response to oxidative stress. -
Involvement in disease
Defects in LMNA are the cause of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy type 2 (EDMD2) [MIM:181350]. A degenerative myopathy characterized by weakness and atrophy of muscle without involvement of the nervous system, early contractures of the elbows, Achilles tendons and spine, and cardiomyopathy associated with cardiac conduction defects.
Defects in LMNA are the cause of cardiomyopathy dilated type 1A (CMD1A) [MIM:115200]. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disorder characterized by ventricular dilation and impaired systolic function, resulting in congestive heart failure and arrhythmia. Patients are at risk of premature death.
Defects in LMNA are the cause of familial partial lipodystrophy type 2 (FPLD2) [MIM:151660]; also known as familial partial lipodystrophy Dunnigan type. A disorder characterized by the loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue in the lower parts of the body (limbs, buttocks, trunk). It is accompanied by an accumulation of adipose tissue in the face and neck causing a double chin, fat neck, or cushingoid appearance. Adipose tissue may also accumulate in the axillae, back, labia majora, and intraabdominal region. Affected patients are insulin-resistant and may develop glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus after age 20 years, hypertriglyceridemia, and low levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Defects in LMNA are the cause of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1B (LGMD1B) [MIM:159001]. LGMD1B is an autosomal dominant degenerative myopathy with age-related atrioventricular cardiac conduction disturbances, dilated cardiomyopathy, and the absence of early contractures. LGMD1B is characterized by slowly progressive skeletal muscle weakness of the hip and shoulder girdles. Muscle biopsy shows mild dystrophic changes.
Defects in LMNA are the cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2B1 (CMT2B1) [MIM:605588]. CMT2B1 is a form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the most common inherited disorder of the peripheral nervous system. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is classified in two main groups on the basis of electrophysiologic properties and histopathology: primary peripheral demyelinating neuropathy or CMT1, and primary peripheral axonal neuropathy or CMT2. Neuropathies of the CMT2 group are characterized by signs of axonal regeneration in the absence of obvious myelin alterations, normal or slightly reduced nerve conduction velocities, and progressive distal muscle weakness and atrophy. CMT2B1 inheritance is autosomal recessive.
Defects in LMNA are the cause of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) [MIM:176670]. HGPS is a rare genetic disorder characterized by features reminiscent of marked premature aging. Note=HGPS is caused by the toxic accumulation of a mutant form of lamin-A/C. This mutant protein, called progerin, acts to deregulate mitosis and DNA damage signaling, leading to premature cell death and senescence. Progerin lacks the conserved ZMPSTE24/FACE1 cleavage site and therefore remains permanently farnesylated. Thus, although it can enter the nucleus and associate with the nuclear envelope, it cannot incorporate normally into the nuclear lamina.
Defects in LMNA are the cause of cardiomyopathy dilated with hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (CMDHH) [MIM:212112]. A disorder characterized by the association of genital anomalies, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and dilated cardiomyopathy. Patients can present other variable clinical manifestations including mental retardation, skeletal anomalies, scleroderma-like skin, graying and thinning of hair, osteoporosis. Dilated cardiomyopathy is characterized by ventricular dilation and impaired systolic function, resulting in congestive heart failure and arrhythmia.
Defects in LMNA are the cause of mandibuloacral dysplasia with type A lipodystrophy (MADA) [MIM:248370]. A disorder characterized by mandibular and clavicular hypoplasia, acroosteolysis, delayed closure of the cranial suture, progeroide appearance, partial alopecia, soft tissue calcinosis, joint contractures, and partial lipodystrophy with loss of subcutaneous fat from the extremities. Adipose tissue in the face, neck and trunk is normal or increased.
Defects in LMNA are a cause of lethal tight skin contracture syndrome (LTSCS) [MIM:275210]; also known as restrictive dermopathy (RD). Lethal tight skin contracture syndrome is a rare disorder mainly characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, tight and rigid skin with erosions, prominent superficial vasculature and epidermal hyperkeratosis, facial features (small mouth, small pinched nose and micrognathia), sparse/absent eyelashes and eyebrows, mineralization defects of the skull, thin dysplastic clavicles, pulmonary hypoplasia, multiple joint contractures and an early neonatal lethal course. Liveborn children usually die within the first week of life. The overall prevalence of consanguineous cases suggested an autosomal recessive inheritance.
Defects in LMNA are the cause of heart-hand syndrome Slovenian type (HHS-Slovenian) [MIM:610140]. Heart-hand syndrome (HHS) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder characterized by the co-occurrence of a congenital cardiac disease and limb malformations.
Defects in LMNA are the cause of muscular dystrophy congenital LMNA-related (CMD-LMNA) [MIM:613205]. It is a form of congenital muscular dystrophy. Patients present at birth, or within the first few months of life, with hypotonia, muscle weakness and often with joint contractures. -
Sequence similarities
Belongs to the intermediate filament family. -
Post-translational
modificationsIncreased phosphorylation of the lamins occurs before envelope disintegration and probably plays a role in regulating lamin associations.
Proteolytic cleavage of the C-terminal of 18 residues of prelamin-A/C results in the production of lamin-A/C. The prelamin-A/C maturation pathway includes farnesylation of CAAX motif, ZMPSTE24/FACE1 mediated cleavage of the last three amino acids, methylation of the C-terminal cysteine and endoproteolytic removal of the last 15 C-terminal amino acids. Proteolytic cleavage requires prior farnesylation and methylation, and absence of these blocks cleavage.
Sumoylation is necessary for the localization to the nuclear envelope.
Farnesylation of prelamin-A/C facilitates nuclear envelope targeting. -
Cellular localization
Nucleus. Nucleus envelope. Farnesylation of prelamin-A/C facilitates nuclear envelope targeting and subsequent cleaveage by ZMPSTE24/FACE1 to remove the farnesyl group produces mature lamin-A/C, which can then be inserted into the nuclear lamina. EMD is required for proper localization of non-farnesylated prelamin-A/C. - Information by UniProt
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 4000 Human
- Entrez Gene: 16905 Mouse
- Omim: 150330 Human
- SwissProt: P02545 Human
- SwissProt: P48678 Mouse
- Unigene: 594444 Human
- Unigene: 243014 Mouse
- Unigene: 471227 Mouse
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Alternative names
- 70 kDa lamin antibody
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1A (autosomal dominant) antibody
- CDCD1 antibody
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Images
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All lanes : Anti-Lamin A + Lamin C antibody [4C11] (ab238303) at 1 µg/ml
Lane 1 : Wild-type HeLa cell lysate
Lane 2 : Lamin A + C knockout HeLa cell lysate
Lysates/proteins at 20 µg per lane.
Performed under reducing conditions.
Predicted band size: 74 kDaLanes 1-2: Merged signal (red and green). Green - ab238303 observed at 74 kDa. Red - loading control ab181602 observed at 37 kDa.
ab238303 Anti-Lamin A + C antibody [4C11] was shown to specifically react with Lamin A + C in wild-type HeLa cells. Loss of signal was observed when knockout cell line ab261787 (knockout cell lysate ab256979) was used. Wild-type and Lamin A + C knockout samples were subjected to SDS-PAGE. ab238303 and Anti-GAPDH antibody[EPR16891] - Loading Control (ab181602) were incubated overnight at 4°C at 1 µg/ml and 1 in 20000 dilution respectively. Blots were developed with Goat anti-Mouse IgG H&L (IRDye® 800CW) preadsorbed (ab216772) and Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (IRDye® 680RD) preadsorbed (ab216777) secondary antibodies at 1 in 20000 dilution for 1 hour at room temperature before imaging.
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ab238303 staining Lamin A+C (colored green) in wild-type HAP1 cells (top panel) and LMNA 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 ab238303 at 1μg/ml and ab6046, Rabbit polyclonal to beta Tubulin - Loading Control, at 1/1000 dilution overnight at 4°C. Cells were then incubated with ab150077, Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) at 1/1000 dilution (shown in green) and ab150080, Goat polyclonal Secondary Antibody to Rabbit IgG - H&L (Alexa Fluor® 594) at 1/1000 dilution (shown in pseudocolor red). Nuclear DNA was labeled with DAPI (shown in blue).
Image was taken with a confocal microscope (Leica-Microsystems, TCS SP8).
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All lanes :
Lane 1 : HAP1 whole cell lysate
Lane 2 : HAP1 LMNA knockout whole cell lysate
Lane 3 : HeLa whole cell lysate
Lane 4 : NIH/3T3 whole cell lysate
Lysates/proteins at 20 µg per lane.
Performed under reducing conditions.
Predicted band size: 74 kDaab238303 was shown to specifically react with Lamin A + C (LMNA) in wild type HAP1 cells. No band was observed when Lamin A + C (LMNA) knockout samples were used. Wild-type and Lamin A + C (LMNA) knockout samples were subjected to SDS-PAGE. ab238303 and ab181602 (Rabbit anti GAPDH loading control) were incubated overnight at 4°C at a 1ug/ml concentration and 1/10000 dilution respectively. Blots were developed with Goat anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (IRDye® 800CW) preadsorbed (ab216773) and Goat anti-Mouse IgG H&L (IRDye® 680RD) preadsorbed (ab216776) secondary antibodies at 1/20000 dilution for 1 hour at room temperature before imaging.
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-Lamin A + Lamin C antibody [4C11] (ab238303)
IHC image of Lamin A + C staining in a section of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded normal human skin* performed on a Leica BONDTM system using the standard protocol F.
The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH 6, epitope retrieval solution 1) for 20 mins. The section was then incubated with ab238303, 0.1 µg/ml, for 15 mins at room temperature and detected using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. The section was then counterstained with hematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
The inset secondary-only control image is taken from an identical assay without primary antibody.
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
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ab238303 staining Lamin A+C in HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells.
The cells were fixed with 100% methanol (5 min), permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Triton X-100 for 5 mins 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 ab238303 at 1 μg/ml and ab6046, Rabbit polyclonal to beta Tubulin - Loading Control, at 1/1000 dilution. Cells were then incubated with ab150117, Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) at 1/1000 dilution (shown in green) and ab150084, Goat polyclonal Secondary Antibody to Rabbit IgG - H&L (Alexa Fluor® 594) at 1/1000 dilution (shown in pseudocolor red). Nuclear DNA was labeled with DAPI (shown in blue).
Protocols
To our knowledge, customised protocols are not required for this product. Please try the standard protocols listed below and let us know how you get on.
Datasheets and documents
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Datasheet download
References (4)
ab238303 has been referenced in 4 publications.
- Demetriadou C et al. Histone N-terminal acetyltransferase NAA40 links one-carbon metabolism to chemoresistance. Oncogene 41:571-585 (2022). PubMed: 34785778
- De Giorgi F et al. Neurons with Cat's Eyes: A Synthetic Strain of α-Synuclein Fibrils Seeding Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusions. Biomolecules 12:N/A (2022). PubMed: 35327628
- Wang Y et al. Achieving single nucleotide sensitivity in direct hybridization genome imaging. Nat Commun 13:7776 (2022). PubMed: 36522352
- Roblek M et al. Monoclonal antibodies specific for disease-associated point-mutants: lamin A/C R453W and R482W. PLoS One 5:e10604 (2010). WB, ICC/IF ; Human . PubMed: 20498701