Anti-Vimentin antibody [LN-6] (ab230171)
Key features and details
- Mouse monoclonal [LN-6] to Vimentin
- Suitable for: IHC-P, ICC/IF
- Knockout validated
- Reacts with: Human
- Isotype: IgM
Overview
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Product name
Anti-Vimentin antibody [LN-6]
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Description
Mouse monoclonal [LN-6] to Vimentin -
Host species
Mouse -
Tested applications
Suitable for: IHC-P, ICC/IFmore details -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Human -
Immunogen
Tissue, cells or virus. This information is proprietary to Abcam and/or its suppliers.
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Positive control
- ICC/IF: HeLa cells, HAP1 and HeLa Wild-type cells. IHC-P: Human kidney (FFPE).
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General notes
Knockout and wild type cell lines were used to confirm the specificity of this antibody in ICC/IF.
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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
Constituents: PBS, 6.97% L-Arginine -
Concentration information loading...
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Clonality
Monoclonal -
Clone number
LN-6 -
Isotype
IgM -
Research areas
Associated products
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Alternative Versions
- Anti-alpha smooth muscle Actin antibody [EPR5368] (ab124964)
- Anti-Vimentin antibody (ab24525)
- Anti-alpha smooth muscle Actin (acetyl E3) + ACTG2 (acetyl E3) antibody [E184] (ab32575)
- Anti-Vimentin antibody - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab45939)
- Anti-alpha smooth muscle Actin antibody (ab5694)
- Anti-Vimentin antibody [V9] - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab8069)
- Anti-Vimentin antibody [RV202] - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab8978)
- Anti-Vimentin antibody [EPR3776] - Cytoskeleton Marker (ab92547)
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Compatible Secondaries
Applications
The Abpromise guarantee
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab230171 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 1 µg/ml. Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
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ICC/IF |
Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml.
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IHC-P
Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml. Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval before commencing with IHC staining protocol. |
ICC/IF
Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml. |
Target
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Function
Vimentins are class-III intermediate filaments found in various non-epithelial cells, especially mesenchymal cells. Vimentin is attached to the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria, either laterally or terminally.
Involved with LARP6 in the stabilization of type I collagen mRNAs for CO1A1 and CO1A2. -
Tissue specificity
Highly expressed in fibroblasts, some expression in T- and B-lymphocytes, and little or no expression in Burkitt's lymphoma cell lines. Expressed in many hormone-independent mammary carcinoma cell lines. -
Involvement in disease
Cataract 30 -
Sequence similarities
Belongs to the intermediate filament family. -
Domain
The central alpha-helical coiled-coil rod region mediates elementary homodimerization.
The [IL]-x-C-x-x-[DE] motif is a proposed target motif for cysteine S-nitrosylation mediated by the iNOS-S100A8/A9 transnitrosylase complex. -
Post-translational
modificationsFilament disassembly during mitosis is promoted by phosphorylation at Ser-55 as well as by nestin (By similarity). One of the most prominent phosphoproteins in various cells of mesenchymal origin. Phosphorylation is enhanced during cell division, at which time vimentin filaments are significantly reorganized. Phosphorylation by PKN1 inhibits the formation of filaments. Phosphorylated at Ser-56 by CDK5 during neutrophil secretion in the cytoplasm. Phosphorylated by STK33.
O-glycosylated during cytokinesis at sites identical or close to phosphorylation sites, this interferes with the phosphorylation status.
S-nitrosylation is induced by interferon-gamma and oxidatively-modified low-densitity lipoprotein (LDL(ox)) possibly implicating the iNOS-S100A8/9 transnitrosylase complex. -
Cellular localization
Cytoplasm. - Information by UniProt
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 7431 Human
- Omim: 193060 Human
- SwissProt: P08670 Human
- Unigene: 455493 Human
- Unigene: 691131 Human
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Form
Vimentin is found in connective tissue and in the cytoskeleton. -
Alternative names
- CTRCT30 antibody
- Epididymis luminal protein 113 antibody
- FLJ36605 antibody
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Images
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ab230171 staining Vimentin (colored green) 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 ab230171 at 1μg/ml and ab6046, Rabbit polyclonal to beta Tubulin - Loading Control, at 1/1000 dilution overnight at 4ºC. 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 labelled with DAPI (shown in blue).
Image was taken with a confocal microscope (Leica-Microsystems, TCS SP8).
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ab230171 staining Vimentin in HeLa-VIM cells. The cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (10 min), permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-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 overnight at 4°C with ab230171 at 1µg/ml and ab6046, Rabbit polyclonal to beta Tubulin - Loading Control. Cells were then incubated with ab150121, Goat polyclonal Secondary Antibody to Mouse IgM - mu chain (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 pseudocolour red). Nuclear DNA was labelled with DAPI (shown in blue).
Also suitable in cells fixed with 100% methanol (5 min).
Image was acquired with a high-content analyser (Operetta CLS, Perkin Elmer) and a maximum intensity projection of confocal sections is shown.
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-Vimentin antibody [LN-6] (ab230171)
IHC image of Vimentin staining in a section of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded normal human kidney* 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 ab230171, 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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ab230171 staining Vimentin in HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells.
The cells were fixed with 4% formaldehyde (10 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 ab230171 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 (1)
ab230171 has been referenced in 1 publication.
- Stathopoulos E et al. LN-6: a monoclonal antibody to vimentin expressed in non-hematopoietic mesenchymal cells and derived tumors and reactive in B5-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. J Histochem Cytochem 37:1363-70 (1989). IP, IHC-P, IHC-Fr, ICC/IF ; Human . PubMed: 2671152