MAB3242
Anti-Smoothelin Antibody, clone R4A
clone R4A, Chemicon®, from mouse
Synonym(s):
Clone R4A Anti-Smoothelin, Smoothelin Detection Antibody
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About This Item
UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41
eCl@ss:
32160702
Conjugate:
unconjugated
Clone:
R4A, monoclonal
Application:
ICC, IHC, WB
Citations:
15
biological source
mouse
Quality Level
conjugate
unconjugated
antibody form
purified antibody
clone
R4A, monoclonal
species reactivity
pig, chicken, monkey, canine, feline, human, hamster
manufacturer/tradename
Chemicon®
technique(s)
immunocytochemistry: suitable, immunohistochemistry: suitable (paraffin), western blot: suitable
isotype
IgG1
NCBI accession no.
UniProt accession no.
shipped in
dry ice
target post-translational modification
unmodified
Gene Information
human ... SMTN(6525)
General description
Smoothelin is a constituent of the smooth muscle cell (SMC) cytoskeleton. Antibodies directed to smoothelin are useful tools to monitor SMC differentiation. Smoothelin is exclusively expressed in fully differentiated (contractile) SMCs. RNA and protein analyses revealed a broad species distribution of this protein. Cell with SMC-like characteristics, such as myofibroblasts and myoepithelial cells, as well as skeletal and cardiac muscle do not contain smoothelin. Confocal scanning laser microscopy of tissue sections, as well as transfection studies, show a filamentous organization of smoothelin that is different from that of desmin or vimentin. Smoothelin colocalizes with actin stress fibers. In immunoblots two molecular weight isoforms are detected i.e. a 50 kDa isoform specific for visceral SMC, and an isoform with a molecular weight of approximately 100 kDa in vascular SMC. Human smoothelin is encoded by a single copy gene which is located on chromosome 22.MAB3242 is useful to discriminate fully differentiated, contractile SMCs from proliferative SMCs. The distribution of smoothelin-positive cells indicates a correlation between smoothelin expression and smooth muscle tissue contractility. Smoothelin is a useful tool in the evaluation of atherosclerotic lesions.
Immunogen
Cytoskeletal extract of chicken gizzard.
Application
Detect Smoothelin using this Anti-Smoothelin Antibody, clone R4A validated for use in WB, IC, IH(P).
Western blot
Immunocytochemistry
Immunohistochemistry on both frozen and paraffin embedded tissue sections. For paraffin sections, high temperature antigen retrieval in 10 mM citrate buffer (pH 6.0) is highly recommended (van der Loop, 1997).
Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
Immunocytochemistry
Immunohistochemistry on both frozen and paraffin embedded tissue sections. For paraffin sections, high temperature antigen retrieval in 10 mM citrate buffer (pH 6.0) is highly recommended (van der Loop, 1997).
Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
Biochem/physiol Actions
MAB3242 reacts with smoothelin, a cytoskeletal protein exclusively found in smooth muscle cells. Reacts with the 59 kDa and 100 kDa protein corresponding to smoothelin by Western blot.
Physical form
Format: Purified
Liquid in buffer (PBS) with 0.1% sodium azide.
Other Notes
Concentration: Please refer to the Certificate of Analysis for the lot-specific concentration.
Legal Information
CHEMICON is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Storage Class
12 - Non Combustible Liquids
wgk
WGK 2
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Yan Zhang et al.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology, 19(6), e233-e240 (2010-01-23)
We have recently shown that native murine ventricular fibroblasts express both connexin43 (Cx43) and Cx45, and that the level of Cx43 expression influences intercellular coupling and cell proliferation. Relatively little is known, however, about how myocardial infarction (MI) influences expression
Survivin expression is up-regulated in vascular injury and identifies a distinct cellular phenotype.
Hector F Simosa, Grace Wang, XinXin Sui, Timothy Peterson, Vinod Narra, Dario C Altieri et al.
Journal of Vascular Surgery null
Eric van der Veer et al.
Circulation research, 97(1), 25-34 (2005-06-11)
Conversion of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) from a proliferative state to a nonproliferative, contractile state confers vasomotor function to developing and remodeling blood vessels. Using a maturation-competent human SMC line, we determined that this shift in phenotype was accompanied
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| MAB3242 | 04053252611476 |