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Actin Smooth Muscle (Leiomyosarcoma Marker) Recombinant Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (ACTA2/1614R)
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Product Details
59-RBM4-P1
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Product Specifications
Species Reactivity
Human
Host/Isotype
Rabbit
/ IgG, kappa
Expression System
HEK293 cells
Class
Recombinant Monoclonal
Type
Antibody
Clone
ACTA2/1614R
Immunogen
Recombinant full-length human ACTA2 protein
Conjugate
Form
Liquid
Concentration
200 µg/mL
Purification
Protein A/G
Storage buffer
PBS with 0.05% BSA
Contains
0.05% sodium azide
Storage conditions
4°C
Shipping conditions
Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)
Product Specific Information
Antibody is stable for 24 months.
Positive Control: Blood vessels in all tissues; smooth muscle or leiomyosarcoma. Cellular Localization: Cytoplasmic
Specificity Comments: Actin is a major component of the cytoskeleton and is present in most cell types. It is highly specific to actin from smooth muscles. This MAb does not stain cardiac or skeletal muscle; however, it does stain myofibroblasts and myoepithelial cells. This antibody could be used together with anti-muscle specific actin and myogenin in making a diagnosis of smooth muscle and skeletal muscle tumors. In most cases of rhabdomyosarcoma, this antibody yields negative results whereas anti-muscle specific actin and myogenin are positive. Leiomyosarcomas are positive only with anti-muscle specific actin and anti-smooth muscle actin and are negative with anti-myogenin.
Target Information
Smooth Muscle Actin belongs to the actin family of proteins, which are highly conserved proteins that play a role in cell motility, structure and integrity. Alpha, beta and gamma actin isoforms have been identified, with alpha actin being a major constituent of the contractile apparatus, while beta and gamma actins are involved in the regulation of cell motility. In particular, smooth muscle actin is an alpha actin that is found in skeletal muscle. Actin exists as a ubiquitous protein involved with filament formation that make up large portions of the cytoskeleton. Actin filaments interact with myosin to assist in muscle contraction as well as aiding in cell motility and cytokinesis. Smooth muscle actin is found on smooth muscle vessel walls, gut wall, myometrium, myoepithelial cells in breast and salivary glands. Defects in the smooth muscle actin gene cause aortic aneurysm familial thoracic type 6. Actin isoforms differ slightly in their N-terminus and the sequences of each are perfectly conserved in higher vertebrates. Alpha-smooth muscle actin is abundant in vascular and visceral smooth muscle cells. In addition, it has also been shown that smooth muscle actin appear in stress fibers of fibroblastic cells during pathological situations involving contractile phenomena such as wound healing and fibrocontractive diseases. Multiple alternatively spliced variants of smooth muscle actin have been identified.
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Bioinformatics
Protein Aliases: Actin Alpha 2 Smooth Muscle Aorta; Actin Vascular Smooth Muscle; Actin, aortic smooth muscle; Alpha Cardiac Actin; Alpha-actin-2; alpha-cardiac actin; Aortic Smooth Muscle; asma; Cell growth-inhibiting gene 46 protein; Growth Inhibiting Gene 46; smooth muscle
Gene Aliases: AAT6; ACTA2; ACTSA; ACTVS; GIG46; MYMY5
UniProt ID: (Human) P62736
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 59
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