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Human/Mouse/Rat Vimentin Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # AF2105

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne
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AF2105
AF2105-SP

Key Product Details

Validated by

Knockout/Knockdown, Biological Validation

Species Reactivity

Validated:

Human, Mouse, Rat

Cited:

Human, Mouse, Xenograft

Applications

Validated:

Immunocytochemistry, Immunohistochemistry, Knockout Validated, Simple Western, Western Blot

Cited:

Binding Assay, ELISA Development, Flow Cytometry, Immunocytochemistry, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Goat IgG

Product Specifications

Immunogen

E. coli-derived recombinant human Vimentin
Ser2-Glu466
Accession # P08670

Specificity

Detects human, mouse, and rat Vimentin in Western blots.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Goat

Isotype

IgG

Scientific Data Images for Human/Mouse/Rat Vimentin Antibody

Detection of Human, Mouse, and Rat Vimentin antibody by Western Blot.

Detection of Human, Mouse, and Rat Vimentin by Western Blot.

Western blot shows lysates of K562 human chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line, MEF mouse embryonic feeder cells, RAW 264.7 mouse monocyte/macrophage cell line, NR8383 rat alveolar macrophage cell line, and Rat-2 rat embryonic fibroblast cell line. PVDF membrane was probed with 2 µg/mL of Goat Anti-Human/Mouse/Rat Vimentin Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF2105) followed by HRP-conjugated Anti-Goat IgG Secondary Antibody (HAF017). A specific band was detected for Vimentin at approximately 55 kDa (as indicated). This experiment was conducted under reducing conditions and using Western Blot Buffer Group 1.
Vimentin antibody in Human Skin by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P).

Vimentin in Human Skin.

Vimentin was detected in immersion fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human skin using 10 µg/mL Goat Anti-Human/Mouse/Rat Vimentin Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF2105) overnight at 4 °C. Tissue was stained with the Anti-Goat HRP-DAB Cell & Tissue Staining Kit (brown; Catalog # CTS008) and counterstained with hematoxylin (blue). View our protocol for Chromogenic IHC Staining of Paraffin-embedded Tissue Sections.
Vimentin antibody in HeLa Human Cell Line by Immunocytochemistry (ICC).

Vimentin in HeLa Human Cell Line.

Vimentin was detected in immersion fixed HeLa human cervical epithelial carcinoma cell line using Goat Anti-Human/Mouse/Rat Vimentin Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF2105) at 1.7 µg/mL for 3 hours at room temperature. Cells were stained using the NorthernLights™ 557-conjugated Anti-Goat IgG Secondary Antibody (red; Catalog # NL001) and counterstained with DAPI (blue). Specific staining was localized to intermediate filaments in cytoplasm. View our protocol for Fluorescent ICC Staining of Cells on Coverslips.

Applications for Human/Mouse/Rat Vimentin Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Immunocytochemistry

5-15 µg/mL
Sample: Immersion fixed A549 human lung carcinoma cell line untreated or treated with 10 ng/ML TGF-beta (Catalog # 240-B) for 48 hours, and immersion fixed HeLa human cervical epithelial carcinoma cell line

Immunohistochemistry

5-15 µg/mL
Sample: Immersion fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human skin

Knockout Validated

Vimentin is specifically detected in K562 human chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line but is not detectable in Vimentin knockout K562 cell line.

Simple Western

10 µg/mL
Sample: K562 human chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line and Jurkat human acute T cell leukemia cell line

Western Blot

2 µg/mL
Sample: K562 human chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line, MEF mouse embryonic feeder cells, RAW 264.7 mouse monocyte/macrophage cell line, NR8383 rat alveolar macrophage cell line, and Rat‑2 rat embryonic fibroblast cell line

Reviewed Applications

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Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS. For liquid material, refer to CoA for concentration.

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Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Shipping

Lyophilized product is shipped at ambient temperature. Liquid small pack size (-SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
  • 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
  • 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
  • 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: Vimentin

Vimentin is a 57 kDa class III intermediate filament (IF) protein that belongs to the intermediate filament family. It is the predominant IF in cells of mesenchymal origin such as vascular endothelium and blood cells (1‑3). The human Vimentin cDNA encodes a 466 amino acid (aa) protein that contains head and tail regions with multiple regulatory Ser/Thr phosphorylation sites, and a central rod domain with three coiled-coil regions separated by linkers (1, 2). Human Vimentin shares 97‑98% aa identity with mouse, rat, ovine, bovine and canine Vimentin. Sixteen Vimentin coiled-coil dimers self-assemble to form intermediate (10‑12 nm wide) filaments (4). These filaments then anneal longitudinally to form non-polarized fibers that support cell structure and withstand stress (4). IF fibers are highly dynamic, and half-life depends on the balance between kinase and phosphatase activity. For example, phosphorylation followed by dephosphorylation drives IF disintegration, followed by reorganization during mitosis (1, 5, 6). Interactions of head and tail domains link IFs with other structures such as actin and microtubule cytoskeletons (7). Vimentin is involved in positioning autophagosomes, lysosomes and the Golgi complex within the cell (8). It facilitates cell migration and motility by recycling internalized trailing edge integrins back to the cell surface at the leading edge (9‑11). Vimentin helps maintain the lipid composition of cellular membranes, and caspase cleavage of Vimentin is a key event in apoptosis (8, 12). Phosphorylation promotes secretion of Vimentin by TNF-alpha -stimulated macrophages (13). Extracellular Vimentin has been shown to associate with several microbes, and appears to promote an antimicrobial oxidative burst (13, 14). Cell-associated Vimentin can also interact with NKp46 to recruit NK cells to tuberculosis-infected monocytes (15).

References

  1. Omary, M.B. et al. (2006) Trends Biochem. Sci. 31:383.
  2. Ivaska, J. et al. (2007) Exp. Cell Res. 313:2050.
  3. Ferrari, S. et al. (1986) Mol. Cell. Biol. 6:3614.
  4. Sokolova, A.V. et al. (2006) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103:16206.
  5. Eriksson, J.E. et al. (2004) J. Cell Sci. 117:919.
  6. Li, Q.-F. et al. (2006) J. Biol. Chem. 281:34716.
  7. Esue, O. et al. (2006) J. Biol. Chem. 281:30393.
  8. Styers, M.L. et al. (2005) Traffic 6:359.
  9. McInroy, L. and A. Maata (2007) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 360:109.
  10. Nieminen, M. et al. (2006) Nat. Cell Biol. 8:156.
  11. Ivaska, J. et al. (2005) EMBO J. 24:3834.
  12. Byun, Y. et al. (2001) Cell Death Differ. 8:443.
  13. Mor-Vaknin, N. et al. (2003) Nat. Cell Biol. 5:59.
  14. Zou, Y. et al. (2006) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 351:625.
  15. Garg, A. et al. (2006) J. Immunol. 177:6192.

Alternate Names

VIM

Entrez Gene IDs

7431 (Human); 22352 (Mouse); 81818 (Rat)

Gene Symbol

VIM

UniProt

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Product Specific Notices for Human/Mouse/Rat Vimentin Antibody

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