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Invitrogen™ Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Polyclonal Antibody
Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody
Supplier: Invitrogen™ PA585919
Description
Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Polyclonal Antibody for Western Blot, ICC/IF, IHC (P)
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.
Specifications
Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin | |
Polyclonal | |
Unconjugated | |
ACTA2 | |
0610041G09Rik; AAT6; ACT-4; acta2; acta2.L; acta2.S; actin; Actin Alpha 2 Smooth Muscle Aorta; actin alpha 2, smooth muscle; Actin Vascular Smooth Muscle; actin, alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta; actin, alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta L homeolog; actin, alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta S homeolog; actin, alpha, vascular smooth muscle; actin, aortic smooth muscle; Actin, aortic smooth muscle, intermediate form; ACTSA; ACTVS; alpha actin 2; Alpha Cardiac Actin; alpha smooth muscle actin; alpha-actin; Alpha-actin-2; alpha-cardiac actin; alphaSMA; alpha-SM-actin; alpha-smooth muscle actin; Aortic Smooth Muscle; asma; a-sma; cell growth-inhibiting gene 46 protein; GIG46; Growth Inhibiting Gene 46; hypothetical protein LOC515610; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: actin, aortic smooth muscle; mymy5; SM actin; sma; SMactin; sm-actin; SMalphaA; smooth muscle; smooth muscle alpha-actin; vascular smooth muscle alpha-actin; wu:fb63d03; XELAEV_18034370mg | |
Rabbit | |
Antigen Affinity Chromatography | |
RUO | |
100062175, 11475, 423787, 515610, 59, 81633 | |
Store at 4°C short term. For long term storage, store at -20°C, avoiding freeze/thaw cycles. | |
Liquid |
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin), Western Blot, Immunocytochemistry | |
1 mg/mL | |
PBS with 0.2% BSA, 40% Glycerol and 0.05% sodium azide; pH 7.4 | |
P08023, P62736, P62737, P62738, P62739 | |
ACTA2 | |
Synthetic peptide corresponding to of Human Alpha smooth muscle Actin aa 1-50. | |
100 μL | |
Primary | |
Human, Mouse, Rat, Monkey, Bovine, Horse, Chicken | |
Antibody | |
IgG |
Safety and Handling
WARNING: Cancer - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
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