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HPA018803

Sigma-Aldrich

Anti-DES antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution

Synonym(s):

Anti-Desmin

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

product line

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

species reactivity

human

enhanced validation

orthogonal RNAseq
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technique(s)

immunoblotting: 0.04-0.4 μg/mL
immunofluorescence: 0.25-2 μg/mL
immunohistochemistry: 1:500-1:1000

immunogen sequence

KLLEGEESRINLPIQTYSALNFRETSPEQRGSEVHTKKTVMIKTIETRDGEVVSEATQQQHEVL

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... DES(1674)

General description

The gene desmin (DES) is mapped to human chromosome 2q35. It is a member of the intermediate filament protein gene family. DES is strongly expressed in skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle cells.

Immunogen

Desmin recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

Application

All Prestige Antibodies Powered by Atlas Antibodies are developed and validated by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project and as a result, are supported by the most extensive characterization in the industry.

The Human Protein Atlas project can be subdivided into three efforts: Human Tissue Atlas, Cancer Atlas, and Human Cell Atlas. The antibodies that have been generated in support of the Tissue and Cancer Atlas projects have been tested by immunohistochemistry against hundreds of normal and disease tissues and through the recent efforts of the Human Cell Atlas project, many have been characterized by immunofluorescence to map the human proteome not only at the tissue level but now at the subcellular level. These images and the collection of this vast data set can be viewed on the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) site by clicking on the Image Gallery link. We also provide Prestige Antibodies® protocols and other useful information.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Desmin (DES) is an important component of the extra-sarcomeric cytoskeleton. Mutation in DES is associated with cardiac phenotype characterized with right ventricular predominance. Mutations in DES are also associated with myofibrillar myopathies. Missense mutation of DES is the cause of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Mutation in DES, which causes disruption of DES-lamin-B interaction in the skeletal muscle, causes limb girdle muscular dystrophy phenotype. DES also interacts with myotubularin (MTM1). The complex is crucial for proper intermediate filament assembly and architecture in muscle cells. DES also interacts with α-actinin and actin (Z-disk proteins), nebulin, MLH1 (mismatch repair protein), myospryn, desmoplakin and dysferlin.

Features and Benefits

Prestige Antibodies® are highly characterized and extensively validated antibodies with the added benefit of all available characterization data for each target being accessible via the Human Protein Atlas portal linked just below the product name at the top of this page. The uniqueness and low cross-reactivity of the Prestige Antibodies® to other proteins are due to a thorough selection of antigen regions, affinity purification, and stringent selection. Prestige antigen controls are available for every corresponding Prestige Antibody and can be found in the linkage section.

Every Prestige Antibody is tested in the following ways:
  • IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
  • Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

Linkage

Corresponding Antigen APREST74605

Physical form

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

Legal Information

Prestige Antibodies is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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D Li et al.
Circulation, 100(5), 461-464 (1999-08-03)
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, of which approximately 20% of cases are familial (FDCM), is a primary myocardial disorder characterized by ventricular dilatation and impaired systolic function. It is a common cause of heart failure and the need for cardiac transplantation. Although
J Peter van Tintelen et al.
Heart rhythm, 6(11), 1574-1583 (2009-11-03)
Desmin-related myopathy is a clinically heterogenous group of disorders encompassing myopathies, cardiomyopathies, conduction disease, and combinations of these disorders. Mutations in the gene encoding desmin (DES), a major intermediate filament protein, can underlie this phenotype. The purpose of this study
Nilgun Cetin et al.
Journal of medical genetics, 50(7), 437-443 (2013-05-21)
Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD2) is a heterogeneous group of myopathies characterised by progressive muscle weakness involving proximal muscles of the shoulder and pelvic girdles including at least 17 different genetic entities. Additional loci have yet to be
Clifford J Whatcott et al.
PloS one, 12(8), e0183871-e0183871 (2017-08-26)
ROCK, or Rho-associated coiled coil-containing protein kinase, is a member of the AGC kinase family and has been shown to play a role in cell migration, ECM synthesis, stress-fiber assembly, and cell contraction. Increased ROCK expression has been reported in
Karim Hnia et al.
The Journal of clinical investigation, 121(1), 70-85 (2010-12-08)
Muscle contraction relies on a highly organized intracellular network of membrane organelles and cytoskeleton proteins. Among the latter are the intermediate filaments (IFs), a large family of proteins mutated in more than 30 human diseases. For example, mutations in the

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