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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

CyTOF-ready, Immunohistochemistry, Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry

Label

HRP

Antibody Source

Recombinant Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # 885424

Concentration

Please see the vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services.

Product Specifications

Immunogen

E. coli-derived recombinant human Smoothelin B
Met1-Leu132
Accession # P53814

Specificity

Detects human Smoothelin B in direct ELISAs.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Applications for Smoothelin Antibody (885424) [HRP]

Application
Recommended Usage

CyTOF-ready

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Immunohistochemistry

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.
Application Notes
Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Formulation

PBS

Preservative

No Preservative

Concentration

Please see the vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Store at 4C in the dark.

Background: Smoothelin

Smoothelin is a constituent of the smooth muscle cell (SMC) cytoskeleton. Antibodies directed to smoothelin are a useful tool to monitor SMC differentiation. Smoothelin is exclusively expressed in fully differentiated (contractile) SMCs. RNA and protein analyses reveal a broad species distribution of this protein. Cells with SMC like characteristics, such as myofibroblasts, myoepithelial cells, and 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 and vimentin. Smoothelin colocalizes with actin stress fibers. Two tissue specific isoforms have been identified: a 59 kDa isoform specific for visceral SMC; and a 100 kDa specific for vascular SMC. Human smoothelin is encoded by a single copy gene which is located on chromosome 22. 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.

Alternate Names

SMSMO, SMTN

Gene Symbol

SMTN

Additional Smoothelin Products

Product Documents for Smoothelin Antibody (885424) [HRP]

Certificate of Analysis

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Product Specific Notices for Smoothelin Antibody (885424) [HRP]

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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