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beta-Actin Antibody (CL3868) - Azide and BSA Free

Novus Biologicals, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # NBP3-44487

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NBP3-44487

Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat

Applications

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin, Western Blot

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Recombinant Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # CL3868

Format

Azide and BSA Free

Concentration

Concentrations vary lot to lot. See vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services.

Product Specifications

Immunogen

This antibody was generated using a synthetic peptide of P60709, with the exact immunogen sequence remaining proprietary.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Applications for beta-Actin Antibody (CL3868) - Azide and BSA Free

Application
Recommended Usage

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence

: 2-10 ug/ml

Immunohistochemistry

: 1:5000 - 1:10000

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin

: 1:5000 - 1:10000

Western Blot

: 1 ug/ml
Application Notes
For IHC-Paraffin, HIER pH 6 retrieval is recommended. For Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence/IF, PFA/Triton X-100 is recommended for fixation/permeabilization.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A purified

Formulation

Lyophilized in 5% Trehalose.

Format

Azide and BSA Free

Preservative

0.02% Sodium Azide

Concentration

Concentrations vary lot to lot. See vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services.

Stability & Storage

Store at 4C short term. Aliquot and store at -20C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

Background: beta-Actin

Actin is a highly conserved protein involved in cell motility, structure, and integrity. Six functional actin isoforms exist and were named based on their electrophoretic mobility and distribution including alpha-cardiac muscle actin (aCAA), alpha-skeletal muscle actin (aSKA), alpha-smooth muscle actin (aSMA), beta-cytoplasmic actin (bCYA), gamma-cytoplasmic actin (gCYA) and gamma-smooth muscle actin (gSMA) (1). The cytoplasmic isoforms, beta-actin and gamma-actin, are nearly identical, differing by only 4 amino acids at the N-terminus with a theoretical molecular weight of 42 kDa (2). Beta-actin is ubiquitously expressed in eukaryotic cells and considered a housekeeping gene which is frequently used as a loading control for assays involving protein detection, such as Western blotting (3,4).

References

1. Vandekerckhove J, Weber K. 1978. At least six different actins are expressed in a higher mammal: an analysis based on the amino acid sequence of the amino-terminal tryptic peptide. J Mol Biol. 126(4):783-802. PMID: 745245

2. Gimona M, Vandekerckhove J, Goethals M, Herzog M, Lando Z, Small JV. (1994) Beta-actin specific monoclonal antibody. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 27(2):108-16. PMID: 8162619

3. Holden VI, Lenio S, Kuick R, Ramakrishnan SK, Shah YM, Bachman MA. (2014) Bacterial siderophores that evade or overwhelm Lipocalin 2 induce HIF-1a and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in cultured respiratory epithelial cells Infect Immun. 82(9):3826-36 PMID: 24980968

4. Tsai WL, Yeh PH, Tsai CY, Ting CT, Chiu YH, Tao MH, Li WC, Hung SC. (2016) Efficient Programming of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Hepatocytes by Epigenetic Regulations. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 32(1):261-269. PMID: 27218433

Alternate Names

ACTB, betaActin

Gene Symbol

ACTB

Additional beta-Actin Products

Product Documents for beta-Actin Antibody (CL3868) - Azide and BSA Free

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Product Specific Notices for beta-Actin Antibody (CL3868) - Azide and BSA Free

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

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