Vimentin antibody

Catalog No. ABIN120734

Product Details anti-Vimentin Antibody

Target: Vimentin (VIM)

Reactivity: Human

Host: Mouse

Clonality: Monoclonal

Conjugate: This Vimentin antibody is un-conjugated

Application: Western Blotting (WB), Immunofluorescence (IF), Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

Specificity: The antibody VI-RE/1 reacts with vimentin, a 57 kDa intermediate filament protein expressed on a wide variety of mesenchymal and mesodermal cell types.

No Cross-Reactivity: Pig (Porcine), Mouse (Murine)

Cross-Reactivity (Details): Species reactivity (tested):Human.

Purification: Affinity Chromatography on Protein A

Immunogen: Recombinant human vimentin

Clone: VI-RE-1

Isotype: IgG1

Application Details

Application Notes: Western Blotting - recommended dilution: 1-2 mg/mL, overnight in 4 °C. Positive control: LEP-19 cell lysate Negative control: 3T3 mouse cell line Sample preparation: Resuspend approx. 50 mil. cells in 1 mLcold Lysis buffer (1 % laurylmaltoside in 20 mM Tris/Cl, 100 mM NaCl pH 8.2, 50 mM NaF including Protease inhibitor Cocktail). Incubate 60 min on ice. Centrifuge to remove cell debris. Mix lysate with reducing Laemmli SDS-PAGE sample buffer. Boil for 3 min in water bath. Application note: Reducing conditions. SDS-PAGE (10 % separating gel). Immunocytochemistry - recommended dilution: purified antibody at 5-10 mg/mL. ELISA.
Other applications not tested.
Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Concentration: 1.0 mg/mL

Buffer: Phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, with 15 mM Sodium Azide as preservative

Preservative: Sodium azide

Precaution of Use: This product contains sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.

Storage: 4 °C/-20 °C

Storage Comment: Store the antibody undiluted at 2-8 °C for one month or (in aliquots) at -20 °C for longer. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Shelf Life: one year from despatch. 2 / 2.

Expiry Date: 12 months

References for anti-Vimentin antibody (ABIN120734)

Chen, Chang, Wu, Li, Yang, Chen, Hsu, Chen, Wu, Lee, Huang, Goan, Chou, Huang, Wu: "Molecular characterization of invasive subpopulations from an esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell line." in: Anticancer research, Vol. 30, Issue 3, pp. 727-36, (2010) (PubMed).

Neuwirt, Puhr, Cavarretta, Mitterberger, Hobisch, Culig: "Suppressor of cytokine signalling-3 is up-regulated by androgen in prostate cancer cell lines and inhibits androgen-mediated proliferation and secretion." in: Endocrine-related cancer, Vol. 14, Issue 4, pp. 1007-19, (2007) (PubMed).

Target Details for Vimentin

Target: Vimentin (VIM)

Alternative Name: Vimentin (VIM Products)

Synonyms: CTRCT30 antibody, cb28 antibody, vime antibody, vim antibody, vim1 antibody, vim2 antibody, VIM antibody, Vimentin antibody, vim4 antibody, vimentin antibody, vimentin L homeolog antibody, vimentin S homeolog antibody, VIM antibody, Vim antibody, vim antibody, vim.L antibody, vim.S antibody

Background: Vimentin is the most ubiquituos intermediate filament protein and the first to be expressed during cell differentiation. All primitive cell types express vimentin but in most non-mesenchymal cells it is replaced by other intermediate filament proteins during differentiation. Vimentin is expressed in a wide variety of mesenchymal cell types - fibroblasts, endothelial cells etc., and in a number of other cell types derived from mesoderm, e.g., mesothelium and ovarian granulosa cells. In non-vascular smooth muscle cellsand striated muscle, vimentin is often replaced by desmin, however, during regeneration, vimentin is reexpressed. Cells of the lymfo-haemopoietic system (lymphocytes, macrophages etc.) also express vimentin, sometimes in scarce amounts. Vimentin is also found in mesoderm derived epithelia, e.g. kidney (Bowman capsule), endometrium and ovary (surface epithelium), in myoepithelial cells (breast, salivary and sweat glands), an in thyroid gland epithelium. In these cell types, as in mesothelial cells, vimentin is coexpressed with cytokeratin . Furthermore, vimentin is detected in many cells from the neural crest. Particularly melanocytes express abundant vimentin. In glial cells vimentin is coexpressed with glial filament acidic protein (GFAP). Vimentin is present in many different neoplasms but is particulary expressed in those originated from mesenchymal cells. Sarcomas e.g., fibrosarcoma, malignt fibrous histiocytoma, angiosarcoma, and leio- and rhabdomyosarcoma, as well as lymphomas, malignant melanoma and schwannoma, are virtually always vimentin positive. Mesoderm derived carcinomas like renal cell carcinoma, adrenal cortical carcinoma and adenocarcinomas from endometrium and ovary usually express vimentin. Also thyroid carcinomas are vimentin positive. Any low differentiated carcinoma may express some vimentin. Vimentin is frequently included in the so-called primary panel (together with CD45, cytokeratin, and S-100 protein). Intense staining reaction for vimentin without coexpression of other intermediate filament proteins is strongly suggestive of a mesenchymal tumour or malignant melanoma. Gene locus: Human chomosome 10p13.Synonyms: VIM

Gene ID: 7431

UniProt: P08670

Pathways: Caspase Cascade in Apoptosis