Invitrogen™ Vimentin Polyclonal Antibody

Catalog No.	Quantity
PIPA527231	100 μL

Catalog No. PIPA527231 Supplier Invitrogen™ Supplier No. PA527231

Description

Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Recommended positive controls: 293T, HeLa, MDA-MB-231, U87-MG, SK-N-SH, IMR32, SK-N-AS, NIH-3T3, A549. Predicted reactivity: Mouse (98%), Rat (98%), Xenopus laevis (85%), Dog (98%), Chicken (92%), Chimpanzee (99%), Bovine (98%), Guinea pig (97%). Store product as a concentrated solution. Centrifuge briefly prior to opening the vial.

Vimentin is a developmentally regulated intermediate filament protein (IFP) found in cells of mesenchymal origin. It is believed to be involved with the intracellular transport of proteins between the nucleus and plasma membrane. Unlike other IFP proteins, vimentin is expressed, along with desmin, during the early stages of cellular development. During the development process, vimentin is exchanged for new, tissue-specific IFPs. Vimentin has been implicated to be involved in the rate of steroid synthesis via its role as a storage network for steroidogenic cholesterol containing lipid droplets. Vimentin phosphorylation by a protein kinase causes the breakdown of intermediate filaments and activation of an ATP and myosin light chain dependent contractile event. This results in cytoskeletal changes that facilitate the interaction of the lipid droplets within mitochondria, and subsequent transport of cholesterol to the organelles leading to an increase in steroid synthesis.

Specifications

• Antigen: Vimentin
• Applications: ELISA, Immunohistochemistry (Frozen), Immunohistochemistry (Free Floating), Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin), Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, Immunocytochemistry
• Classification: Polyclonal
• Concentration: 0.15 mg/mL
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Formulation: PBS with 20% glycerol, 1% BSA and 0.025% ProClin 300; pH 7
• Gene: Vim
• Gene Accession No.: P08670, P20152, P31000
• Gene Alias: cb28; class-III intermediate microfilament; CTRCT30; epididymis luminal protein 113; FLJ36605; Hel113; intermediate filament; intermediate filament protein; RP11-124N14.1; similar to vimentin; VIM; VIME; Vimentin; vimentin C-terminus
• Gene Symbols: Vim
• Host Species: Rabbit
• Immunogen: Recombinant protein encompassing a sequence within the center region of human Vimentin. The exact sequence is proprietary.
• Purification Method: Antigen affinity chromatography
• Quantity: 100 μL
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Primary or Secondary: Primary
• Gene ID (Entrez): 22352, 7431, 81818
• Target Species: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Content And Storage: Store at 4°C short term. For long term storage, store at -20°C, avoiding freeze/thaw cycles.
• Product Type: Antibody
• Form: Liquid
• Isotype: IgG

Safety and Handling

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