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Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R)

Novus Biologicals, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # NBP3-33092

Recombinant Monoclonal Antibody
Novus Biologicals, part of Bio-Techne
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NBP3-33092

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 # A6-C1-R

Concentration

1 mg/ml

Product Specifications

Immunogen

Synthetic peptide within Human Vimentin aa 1-50 / 466. (Uniprot: P08670)

Localization

Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, Nucleus matrix, Cell membrane.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Theoretical MW

54 kDa.
Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors.

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Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R)

Western Blot: Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R) [NBP3-33092]

Western Blot: Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R) [NBP3-33092] - Western blot analysis of Vimentin on different lysates with Mouse anti-Vimentin antibody (NBP3-33092) at 1/2,000 dilution.

Lane 1: HeLa cell lysate
Lane 2: C2C12 cell lysate
Lane 3: L6 cell lysate
Lane 4: Daudi cell lysate (negative)

Lysates/proteins at 20 ug/Lane.

Predicted band size: 54 kDa
Observed band size: 54 kDa

Exposure time: 1 minute 21 seconds;

4-20% SDS-PAGE gel.

Proteins were transferred to a PVDF membrane and blocked with 5% NFDM/TBST for 1 hour at room temperature. The primary antibody (NBP3-33092) at 1/2,000 dilution was used in 5% NFDM/TBST at 4C overnight. Goat Anti-Mouse IgG - HRP Secondary Antibody at 1/50,000 dilution was used for 1 hour at room temperature.
Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R)

Immunohistochemistry: Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R) [NBP3-33092]

Immunohistochemistry: Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R) [NBP3-33092] - Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human appendix tissue with Mouse anti-Vimentin antibody (NBP3-33092) at 1/4,000 dilution.

The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris-EDTA buffer (pH 9.0) for 20 minutes. The tissues were blocked in 1% BSA for 20 minutes at room temperature, washed with ddH2O and PBS, and then probed with the primary antibody (NBP3-33092) at 1/4,000 dilution for 1 hour at room temperature. The detection was performed using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. Tissues were counterstained with hematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R)

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence: Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R) [NBP3-33092]

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence: Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R) [NBP3-33092] - Immunocytochemistry analysis of HeLa cells labeling Vimentin with Mouse anti-Vimentin antibody (NBP3-33092) at 1/100 dilution.

Cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for 20 minutes at room temperature, permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100 in PBS for 5 minutes at room temperature, then blocked with 1% BSA in 10% negative goat serum for 1 hour at room temperature. Cells were then incubated with Mouse anti-Vimentin antibody (NBP3-33092) at 1/100 dilution in 1% BSA in PBST overnight at 4 ℃. Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (iFluor™ 488) was used as the secondary antibody at 1/1,000 dilution. PBS instead of the primary antibody was used as the secondary antibody only control. Nuclear DNA was labelled in blue with DAPI.

beta Tubulin (red) was stained at 1/100 dilution overnight at +4℃. Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (iFluor™ 594) were used as the secondary antibody at 1/1,000 dilution.

Applications for Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R)

Application
Recommended Usage

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence

1:100

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin

1:4000

Western Blot

1:2000

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A purified

Formulation

PBS (pH7.4), 0.1% BSA and 40% Glycerol

Preservative

0.05% Sodium Azide

Concentration

1 mg/ml

Shipping

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

Stability & Storage

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

Background: Vimentin

Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein, encoded by the VIM gene, that plays an essential role in cytoskeletal function and is largely expressed by mesenchymal cell such as endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and immune cells (1). Human vimentin monomer protein is 466 amino acids (aa) in length with a theoretical molecular weight of ~54 kDa (2). Vimentin protein contains a central rod domain composed of four alpha-helices which is flanked by an N-terminal head domain and C-terminal tail domain (1,3). Vimentin monomers dimerize to form more complex structures resulting in the assembly of eight tetramers, referred to as unit-length filaments, which then assemble into full-length intermediate filaments that are 10-12 nm wide (1,3,4).

Activated macrophages have been shown to secrete phosphorylated vimentin which can be stimulated by a variety of pathophysiological factors including oxidized low-density lipoproteins and TNF-alpha or inhibited by IL-10 (1). The vimentin protein is often expressed at the cell surface playing a role in cell-cell interactions, tissue damage and repair, immune response, and pathogen recognition (1). Vimentin functions in many cytoskeletal processes including cell migration, which is highlighted by its upregulation during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) (4,5). Vimentin is a commonly used marker for EMT and is expressed by many tumor types (5). For example, high metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinomas also showed high vimentin positive expression in immunohistochemical staining analysis (5). A number of vimentin targeting compounds are in cancer-related clinical trials, however, given the multifunctional role of vimentin, the effect of inhibition on non-malignant cells needs to be thoroughly examined (5).

References

1. Ramos, I., Stamatakis, K., Oeste, C. L., & Perez-Sala, D. (2020). Vimentin as a Multifaceted Player and Potential Therapeutic Target in Viral Infections. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21134675

2. Uniprot (P08670)

3. Morrow, C. S., & Moore, D. L. (2020). Vimentin's side gig: Regulating cellular proteostasis in mammalian systems. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.). https://doi.org/10.1002/cm.21645

4. van Bodegraven, E. J., & Etienne-Manneville, S. (2020). Intermediate filaments against actomyosin: the david and goliath of cell migration. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceb.2020.05.006

5. Strouhalova, K., Prechova, M., Gandalovicova, A., Brabek, J., Gregor, M., & Rosel, D. (2020). Vimentin Intermediate Filaments as Potential Target for Cancer Treatment. Cancers. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12010184

Alternate Names

VIM

Gene Symbol

VIM

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Product Specific Notices for Vimentin Antibody (A6-C1-R)

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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