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Anti-Vimentin Antibody, clone VIM 3B4
clone VIM 3B4, Chemicon®, from mouse
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UNSPSC Code:
12352203
eCl@ss:
32160702
NACRES:
NA.41
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biological source
mouse
Quality Level
antibody form
purified immunoglobulin
antibody product type
primary antibodies
clone
VIM 3B4, monoclonal
species reactivity
chicken, amphibian, bovine, monkey, canine, human
manufacturer/tradename
Chemicon®
technique(s)
ELISA: suitable
immunofluorescence: suitable
immunohistochemistry: suitable (paraffin)
western blot: suitable
isotype
IgG2a
NCBI accession no.
UniProt accession no.
shipped in
wet ice
Gene Information
human ... VIM(7431)
Specificity
Highly specific for the intermediate filament protein vimentin which is present in all cells of mesenchymal origin. This antibody is positive with cells of mesenchymal derivation, including endothelial cells and certain smooth muscle cells of the vascular tract, fibroblasts, connective tissue, all types of blood cells, including thymocytes, interstitial and testicular Sertoli cells, ovarian follicle cells. It can also be used to detect coexpression of vimentin in combination with other intermediate filament proteins. VIM 3B4 has turned out to be the most avid monoclonal antibody to vimentin. Tumors specifically detected: sarcoma (including myosarcoma), lymphoma, melanoma. The binding region of monoclonal antibody VIM3B4 has been characterized by Bohn et al. (1992). According to these authors, the epitope has been localized on the alpha-helical part of vimentin (rod domain coil 2). Due to an aa substitution at position of aa 353 in murine vimentin (that could explain for the weak cross-reaction of the antibody with murine vimentin) they were able to narrow down the binding region around position 353. These findings were confirmed by truncation mutagenesis experiments using human vimentin (Rogers et al., 1995). Polypeptide reacting: MW 57 kDa intermediate filament protein (vimentin) of mesenchymal cells.
Immunogen
Vimentin purified from bovine lens
Application
Western blot
Immunohistochemistry: 1:100; Frozen and paraffin-embedded tissue sections with a minimum of a one hour incubation (longer for paraffin); protease pretreatment is recommended for paraffin-embedded sections.
Immunofluorescence
ELISA
Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
Immunohistochemistry: 1:100; Frozen and paraffin-embedded tissue sections with a minimum of a one hour incubation (longer for paraffin); protease pretreatment is recommended for paraffin-embedded sections.
Immunofluorescence
ELISA
Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
Research Category
Cell Structure
Cell Structure
Research Sub Category
Cytoskeleton
Cytoskeleton
This Anti-Vimentin Antibody, clone VIM 3B4 is validated for use in ELISA, IF, IH(P), WB for the detection of Vimentin.
Target description
57 kDa
Physical form
Format: Purified
Protein A Purified immunoglobulin presented as lyophilized material. Reconstitute with 1ml distilled water. Final solution is PBS, pH 7.4, containing 0.5% BSA and 0.09% sodium azide.
Protein A purified
Storage and Stability
Maintain at 2–8°C for up to 12 months from date of receipt.
Analysis Note
Control
Positive in RD cells, glioma cells, fibroblasts (SV-80), and MDCK cell line
Positive in RD cells, glioma cells, fibroblasts (SV-80), and MDCK cell line
Other Notes
Concentration: Please refer to the Certificate of Analysis for the lot-specific concentration.
Legal Information
CHEMICON 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
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WGK 3
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W Bohn et al.
Experimental cell research, 201(1), 1-7 (1992-07-01)
Two commercially available monoclonal antibodies raised against the intermediate filament protein vimentin were characterized concerning their species-specific reaction pattern on vertebrate cells. The antibody V9 exhibited extensive reactivity with vimentin of all mammalian species tested, but specifically did not detect
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Chen M, Sun P, Liu XY, Dong D, Du J, Gu L, Ge YB
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Cytoskeletal components of lymphoid organs. I. Synthesis of cytokeratins 8 and 18 and desmin in subpopulations of extrafollicular reticulum cells of human lymph nodes, tonsils, and spleen.
Franke, W W and Moll, R
Differentiation, 36, 145-163 (1987)
Cell type heterogeneity of intermediate filament expression in epithelia of the human pituitary gland.
Kasper, M, et al.
Histochemistry, 93, 93-103 (1989)
K R Rogers et al.
European journal of cell biology, 66(2), 136-150 (1995-02-01)
We have investigated the effect of stepwise truncating the carboxyterminal domain ("tail") of the intermediate filament (IF) protein vimentin of the clawed toad, Xenopus laevis, on filament assembly in vitro and, using cell transfection, in vivo and also on the
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