This antibody is directed against alpha Tubulin protein. Cross reactivity will occur with all isoforms of alpha tubulin. Such broad reactivity makes this antibody useful as an excellent Loading Control.
Purification
Immunoaffinity Chromatography.
Immunogen
Synthetic peptide corresponding to amino acids 427-441 of Human alpha Tubulin
TUBA1B
Reactivity: Human
WB, ELISA
Host: Mouse
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Application Notes
ELISA: 1/5,000-1/25,000. Immunofluorescence: 1/500-1/2,000Western Blot: 1/500-1/3,000. Expect a band at approx. 50 kDa in size corresponding to alpha tubulin by Western blotting inmost cell lysates or extracts. Other applications not tested. Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Concentration
1.08 mg/mL (by UV absorbance at 280 nm)
Buffer
0.02 M Potassium Phosphate, 0.12 M Sodium Chloride, pH 7.2 containing 0.01 % (w/v) Sodium Azide
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Microtubules are involved in a wide variety of cellular activities ranging from mitosis and transport events to cell movement and the maintenance of cell shape. Tubulin itself is a globular protein consisting of two polypeptides (alpha and beta tubulin). Alpha and beta tubulin dimers are assembled to 13 protofilaments that form a microtubule of 22-nm diameter. Tyrosine ligase adds a C-terminal tyrosine to monomeric alpha tubulin. Assembled microtubules can again be detyrosinated by a cytoskeleton-associated carboxypeptidase. Detyrosinated alpha tubulin is referred to as Glu-tubulin. Another post-translational modification of detyrosinated alpha tubulin is C-terminal polyglutamylation, which is characteristic of microtubules in neuronal cells and the mitotic spindle.Synonyms: Alpha-tubulin ubiquitous, Tubulin K-alpha-1, Tubulin alpha-1B chain, Tubulin alpha-ubiquitous chain