Anti-actina, α-músculo liso monoclonal

Se realizó inmunocitoquímica en células de músculo liso de aortas bovinas utilizando el anticuerpo monoclonal anti-ACTA2. Las células se cultivaron primero en cubreobjetos de vidrio y se fijaron en acetona al 50%/EtOH durante 10 minutos a 4 grados.

Se tiñeron inmunohistoquímicamente cortes incluidos en parafina de injertos de tejido testicular de rata con anticuerpos monoclonales anti-actina de músculo liso.
Se realizó análisis mediante IHC de tejido cardiaco de ratón teñido con x-gal utilizando el anticuerpo monoclonal primario anti-actina de músculo liso de ratón para identificar los miofibroblastos.

Monoclonal Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle - FITC antibody is suitable for:

• immunohistochemical (IHC) staining of heart, lung, kidney, and liver of mice to examine the PHD2 deficiency in internal organs
• immunostaining to analyze vascular smooth muscle cells/pericytes development in platelet-derived growth factor (PDGFR) and PDGFR- β^-/- embryos
• immunofluorescent analysis of implanted cells, frozen tissue samples to study the similar levels of expression of SMaA and SM-MHC as established primary SMC lines
• western blots of lens epithelial cells to determine the distribution of α-SMA expression in lens epithelial cell
• Immunohistochemical examination of lesion morphology
• flow cytometry
• immunohistochemistry, proliferation and TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) dUTP nick-end labeling) assays
• immunocytochemistry

El anticuerpo (también conocido como anti-α-Sm-1) es específico para la isoforma α-actina de músculo liso. Reacciona de manera específica con la α-actina del músculo liso en análisis de inmunotransferencia y marca las células del músculo liso en cortes de tejido incluidas en parafina congeladas o fijadas con formalina.

α-smooth muscle actin, a smooth muscle cell-specific protein, is also known as aortic smooth muscle or a smooth muscle actin (α-SMA, SMactin, α-SM-actin, ASMA). It belongs to the actin family.It is predominantly found in cells of the smooth muscle lineages. It has been reported that α-smooth muscle actin was also found in certain non-muscle cells, in particular fibroblasts i.e. myofibroblasts. Actin, a conserved eukaryotic protein, is the major cytoskeletal component and is expressed as six different isoforms in mammals and birds. It is mapped to human chromosome 10q23.31.

The antibody reacts with normal and neoplastic, human vascular and visceral smooth muscle cells. It reacts with normal myoepithelial cells, pericytes, eye lens cells, hair follicle cells and certain stromal cells in the intestine, testis, lymphoid organs, liver, ovary and bone marrow. The antibody also reacts with stromal myofibroblasts in hypertrophic scars, and in neoplastic tissues. α-smooth muscle actin is transiently co-expressed with sarcomeric α-actin during myogenesis in chicken and rat embryos. It was also found in the ventricular conducting tract of adult mammalian heart.

Decapéptido N-terminal sintético de la α-actina de músculo liso.

Actin plays an important role in cell motility, structure and integrity. Smooth muscle actin-α (SMA)/ α2-smooth muscle actin (ACTA2) interacts with β-myosin heavy chain and helps in vascular smooth muscle cell contraction. The encoded protein modulates the expression of c-MET (tyrosine-protein kinase Met) and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in human lung adenocarcinoma cells, which positively and selectively mediates tumor progression. Mutation in the gene expression leads to thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD).

Monoclonal Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle specifically recognizes the α-smooth muscle isoform of actin (42 kDa) by ELISA and immunoblotting. It does not react with the other major actin isoforms present in fibroblasts or epithelial cells (β and γ-cytoplasmic), striated muscle (α-sarcomeric), myocardium (α-myocardial), or γ-smooth muscle isoform.

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

For continuous use, store at 2-8 °C for up to one month. For extended storage, freeze in working aliquots. Repeated freezing and thawing, or storage in "frostfree" freezers, is not recommended. If slight turbidity occurs upon prolonged storage, clarify the solution by centrifugation before use. Protect from prolonged exposure to light.