Nestin antibody

Catalog No. ABIN2666291

This anti-Nestin antibody is a Mouse Monoclonal antibody detecting Nestin in BCA. Suitable for Mouse and Rat.

Quick Overview for Nestin antibody (ABIN2666291)

Target: Nestin (NES)

Reactivity: Mouse, Rat

Host: Mouse

Clonality: Monoclonal

Conjugate: This Nestin antibody is un-conjugated

Application: Biochemical Assay (BCA)

Clone: Rat-401

Product Details anti-Nestin Antibody

Purification: Affinity purified.

Isotype: IgG1

Application Details

Application Notes: Optimal working dilution should be determined by the investigator.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Concentration: 0.5 mg/mL

Buffer: phosphate-buffered solution, pH 7.2, containing 0.09 % 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.

Storage: 4 °C

Storage Comment: Upon receipt, store undiluted between 2°C and 8°C.

Target Details for Nestin

Target: Nestin (NES)

Alternative Name: Nestin

Background: Nestin was originally identified as a neuronal stem cell marker during central nervous system (CNS) development. It belongs to an intermediate filament protein family, and it is the most widely used marker for identifying neuronal stem cells. Nestin is required for survival, renewal, and mitogen-stimulated proliferation of neural progenitor cells. However, the exact function of nestin is not very clear. Nestin is involved in structural organization of the cells through assembling into heterodimers with vimentin or α-internexin in a phosphorylation-dependent process to form intermediate filaments. The expression of nestin is downregulated and replaced by expression of the neurofilament proteins upon neural differentiation/maturation. Expression of nestin has also been reported in non-neuronal immature or progenitor cells such as pancreatic islet progenitor cells, angiogenic endothelial cells, glioma cells, and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Recent studies also showed that nestin expression can be detected in repair processes in the CNS and in various tumor cells. Thus, it has been used as a cancer stem cell marker. The usage of nestin as a novel prognostic indicator and possible target for tumor anigogenesis has been also proposed.