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Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle - Cy3™ antibody, Mouse monoclonal

clone 1A4, purified from hybridoma cell culture

Synonym(s):

Monoclonal Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle, Alpha-actin 2 Cy3, alpha-smooth muscle actin - Cy3™ antibody, SMA

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UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.43

biological source

mouse

conjugate

CY3 conjugate

antibody form

purified immunoglobulin

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

1A4, monoclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

antigen ~42 kDa

species reactivity

human, mouse, rat, chicken, frog, canine, rabbit, guinea pig, goat, bovine, sheep, snake

storage condition

protect from light

technique(s)

immunohistochemistry (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections): 1:200 using human tonsil or appendix

isotype

IgG2a

UniProt accession no.

P62736

application(s)

research pathology

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

2-8°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... ACTA2(59)
mouse ... Acta2(11475)
rat ... Acta2(81633)

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General description

Monoclonal Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle (mouse IgG2a isotype) is derived from the 1A4 hybridoma produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes of immunized BALB/c mice.
The antibody (also known as anti-α-Sm-1) is specific for the single isoform of α-smooth muscle actin. It reacts specifically with α-smooth muscle actin in immunoblotting assays and labels smooth muscle cells in frozen or formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections.

Immunogen

N-terminal synthetic decapeptide of α-smooth muscle actin.

Application

Applications in which this antibody has been used successfully, and the associated peer-reviewed papers, are given below.
Flow cytometry/Cell sorting (2 papers)
Immunocytochemistry (3 papers)
Immunofluorescence (13 papers)
Immunohistochemistry (27 papers)
Western Blotting (2 papers)
Immunocytochemistry was performed on smooth muscle cells from bovine aortas using the monoclonal anti-ACTA2 antibody. Cells were first grown on glass cover slips and fixed in 50% acetone/EtOH for 10 minutes at 4 degrees.
Paraffin embedded sections of rat testis tissue grafts were immunohistochemically stained with mouse monoclonal anti-smooth muscle actin.
IHC analysis of x-gal stained muouse cardiac tissue was performed using the primary antibody, mouse monoclonal anti-smooth muscle actin to identify myofibroblasts.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Smooth muscle actin is transiently coexpressed with sarcomeric α-actin during myogenesis in chicken and rat embryos. It has been found in the ventricular conducting tract of adult mammalian heart. It is expressed in leiomyomas, leiomyosarcomas and leiomyoblastomas, as well as in a proportion of rhabdomyosarcomas.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 1% bovine serum albumin and 15 mM sodium azide, as a preservative.

Other Notes

To view an Actin antibody selection guide, please visit www.sigmaaldrich.com/actin.

Legal Information

Cy is distributed under license from Amersham Biosciences Limited.
Cy3 is a trademark of Cytiva

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

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Coexpression of alpha-sarcomeric actin, alpha-smooth muscle actin and desmin during myogenesis in rat and mouse embryos I. Skeletal muscle
Babai F, et al.
Differentiation, 44(2), 132-142 (1990)
Filipa Moraes et al.
Circulation research, 113(9), 1076-1086 (2013-07-31)
Arteriogenesis is the process of formation of arterial conduits. Its promotion is an attractive therapeutic strategy in occlusive atherosclerotic diseases. Despite the functional and clinical importance of arteriogenesis, the biology of the process is poorly understood. Synectin, a gene previously
Steven L Fabian et al.
The American journal of pathology, 180(4), 1441-1453 (2012-02-22)
The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway regulates tissue patterning during development, including patterning and growth of limbs and face, but whether Hh signaling plays a role in adult kidney remains undefined. In this study, using a panel of hedgehog-reporter mice, we
Rebeca Ortega et al.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 39(8), 1614-1628 (2019-07-12)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a pathological condition of permanent vessel dilatation that predisposes to the potentially fatal consequence of aortic rupture. SGLT-2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter 2) inhibitors have emerged as powerful pharmacological tools for type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment. Beyond
Carsten Rudat et al.
Circulation research, 111(2), 165-169 (2012-06-14)
The embryonic epicardium is a crucial cell source of the cardiac fibrous skeleton as well as of the coronary system. Genetic lineage tracing systems based on Wt1 regulatory sequences provided evidence that epicardium-derived cells also adopt a myocardial fate in
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