Vimentin antibody

Catalog No. ABIN6252111

This Mouse Monoclonal antibody specifically detects Vimentin in WB, IHC, IF and FACS. It exhibits reactivity toward Human, Pig, Cow, Chicken, Dog, Cat and Goat.

Quick Overview for Vimentin antibody (ABIN6252111)

Target: Vimentin (VIM)

Reactivity: Human, Pig, Cow, Chicken, Dog, Cat, Goat

Host: Mouse

Clonality: Monoclonal

Conjugate: This Vimentin antibody is un-conjugated

Application: Western Blotting (WB), Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Immunofluorescence (IF), Flow Cytometry (FACS)

Clone: SPM576

Product Details anti-Vimentin Antibody

Specificity: Does not react with mouse and rat

Purification: Protein G affinity chromatography

Immunogen: Human recombinant protein was used as the immunogen for this VIM antibody.

Isotype: IgG1

Application Details

Application Notes: Flow Cytometry: 0.5-1 μg/million cells in 0.1ml

Immunofluorescence: 1-2 μg/mL

Western blot: 0.25-0.5 μg/mL

Immunohistochemistry (FFPE): 0.25-0.5 μg/mL for 30 min at RT (1)

Prediluted format: incubate for 30 min at RT (2)

The optimal dilution of the VIM antibody for each application should be determined by the researcher.

1. Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires boiling tissue sections in 10  mM citrate buffer,  pH 6.0, for 10-20 min followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes.
2. The prediluted format is supplied in a dropper bottle and is optimized for use in IHC. After epitope retrieval step (if required), drip mAb solution onto the tissue section and incubate at RT for 30 min.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Format: Liquid

Concentration: 0.2 mg/mL

Buffer: PBS with 0.1 mg/mL BSA and 0.05 % 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: -20 °C

Storage Comment: Aliquot and Store at -20C. Avoid freez-thaw cycles.

Target Details for Vimentin

Target: Vimentin (VIM)

Alternative Name: VIM

Background: This mAb reacts with a 58  kDa protein identified as vimentin. It shows no cross-reaction with other closely related intermediate filament proteins (IFPs) such as desmin, keratin, neurofilament, and glial fibrillary acid protein. Anti-vimentin alone is of limited value as a diagnostic tool, however, when used in panels with other antibodies, it is useful for the sub-classification of a given tumor. Expression of vimentin, when used in conjunction with anti-keratin, is helpful when distinguishing melanomas from undifferentiated carcinomas and large cell lymphomas. All melanomas and Schwannomas react strongly with anti-vimentin. It labels a variety of mesenchymal cells, including melanocytes, lymphocytes, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts. Non-reactivity of anti-vimentin is often considered more useful than its positive reactivity, since there are a few tumors that do not contain vimentin, e.g. hepatoma and seminoma. Anti-vimentin is also useful as a tissue process control reagent.

Gene ID: 7431

UniProt: P08670

Pathways: Caspase Cascade in Apoptosis