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Species Reactivity

Validated:

Human, Mouse, Rat, Porcine, Bovine, Canine, Chicken, Drosophila (Negative), Feline, Fish, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Leech, Mammal, Primate, Rabbit, Sheep, Squirrel, Turkey, Zebrafish

Cited:

Human, Mouse, Rat, Porcine, Bovine, C. elegans, Canine, Chicken, Drosophila melanogaster, Fish, Hamster, Mammal, Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey, Zebrafish

Applications

Validated:

Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP), ELISA, Flow Cytometry, Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry-Frozen, Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin, Immunoprecipitation, Knockdown Validated, Knockout Validated, Simple Western, Western Blot

Cited:

B/N, Chemotaxis, Cytometric Bead Assay Standard, ELISA, FLOW, ICC/IF, IF/IHC, IHC-Fr, IHC-P, IP, KD, KO, Simple Western, WB

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # AC-15

Concentration

This product is unpurified. The exact concentration of antibody is not quantifiable.

Product Summary for beta-Actin Antibody (AC-15)

Immunogen

This beta-Actin Antibody (AC-15) was made to a slightly modified Beta-cytoplasmic actin N-terminal peptide, Ac-Asp-Asp-Asp-Ile-Ala-Ala-Leu-Val-Ile-Asp-Asn-Gly-Ser-Gly-Lys, conjugated to KLH.

Epitope

N-terminus of the beta isoform of actin.

Reactivity Notes

The antibody cross reacts with beta-actin expressing cells in carp, leech tissues (Hirudo medicinalis), ground squirrel. Does not cross react with adult cardiac, skeletal muscle, drosophila or amoeba beta actin. Mammal reactivity and Hamster reactivity reported in scientific literature (PMID: 25130694 and 24478435 respectively). Please note that this antibody is reactive to Mouse and derived from the same host, Mouse. Additional Mouse on Mouse blocking steps may be required for IHC and ICC experiments. Please contact Technical Support for more information. Human reactivity reported in scientific literature (PMID:32938681) Use in Turkey reported in scientific literature (PMID:27816932).

Specificity

In staining of chicken gizzard ultrathin tissue cryosections, the antibody labels the dense bodies and longitudinal channels linking consecutive dense bodies that are also occupied by desmin and the membrane-associated dense plaque. It does not stain adult cardiac and skeletal muscles except for traces due to contaminations of the sample with non-muscle cells, or if embryonic tissue is being used. The epitope recognized by the antibody is resistant to formalin-fixing and paraffin-embedding.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Theoretical MW

42 kDa.
Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors.

Scientific Data Images for beta-Actin Antibody (AC-15)

Western Blot: beta-Actin Antibody (AC-15) [NB600-501] - MCDK cells induced with C22H24N2O8 to control the expression of the gene of interest. Beta-actin blocking confirms the albumin assay showing that an equal amount of lysate was loaded in each lane.
Western Blot: beta-Actin Antibody (AC-15) [NB600-501] - Beta-Actin expression in Fibroblast Hs68 cell lysate using anti-beta-Actin antibody. Image from verified customer review.
Western Blot: beta-Actin Antibody (AC-15) [NB600-501] - Cell line lysates were separated on SDS-PAGE and probed with 1:5000 Monoclonal Anti-beta-Actin Clone: AC-15 . The antibody was developed using Goat Anti-Mouse IgG-Peroxidase and a chemiluminescent substrate.Lanes: 1. HeLa, 2. JURKAT, 3. COS7, 4. NIH-3T3, 5. PC-12, 6. RAT2, 7.CHO, 8. MDBK, 9. MDCK

Applications for beta-Actin Antibody (AC-15)

Application
Recommended Usage

ELISA

1:100 - 1:2000

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence

1:1000 - 1:2000

Immunohistochemistry

1:10 - 1:500

Immunohistochemistry-Frozen

1:500

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin

1:10 - 1:500

Immunoprecipitation

1:10 - 1:500

Simple Western

1:25

Western Blot

1:5000 - 1:10000
Application Notes
See Simple Western Antibody Database for Simple Western validation: tested in HeLa lysate (0.1 mg/ml); antibody dilution of 1:25; separated by size; detects a band at 54 kDa
Please Note: Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Reviewed Applications

Read 29 reviews rated 4.8 using NB600-501 in the following applications:

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Unpurified

Formulation

Ascites

Preservative

0.9% Sodium Azide

Concentration

This product is unpurified. The exact concentration of antibody is not quantifiable.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Store at 4C short term. Aliquot and store at -20C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

Background: beta-Actin

Actin is a highly conserved protein involved in cell motility, structure, and integrity. Six functional actin isoforms exist and were named based on their electrophoretic mobility and distribution including alpha-cardiac muscle actin (aCAA), alpha-skeletal muscle actin (aSKA), alpha-smooth muscle actin (aSMA), beta-cytoplasmic actin (bCYA), gamma-cytoplasmic actin (gCYA) and gamma-smooth muscle actin (gSMA) (1). The cytoplasmic isoforms, beta-actin and gamma-actin, are nearly identical, differing by only 4 amino acids at the N-terminus with a theoretical molecular weight of 42 kDa (2). Beta-actin is ubiquitously expressed in eukaryotic cells and considered a housekeeping gene which is frequently used as a loading control for assays involving protein detection, such as Western blotting (3,4).

References

1. Vandekerckhove J, Weber K. 1978. At least six different actins are expressed in a higher mammal: an analysis based on the amino acid sequence of the amino-terminal tryptic peptide. J Mol Biol. 126(4):783-802. PMID: 745245

2. Gimona M, Vandekerckhove J, Goethals M, Herzog M, Lando Z, Small JV. (1994) Beta-actin specific monoclonal antibody. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 27(2):108-16. PMID: 8162619

3. Holden VI, Lenio S, Kuick R, Ramakrishnan SK, Shah YM, Bachman MA. (2014) Bacterial siderophores that evade or overwhelm Lipocalin 2 induce HIF-1a and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in cultured respiratory epithelial cells Infect Immun. 82(9):3826-36 PMID: 24980968

4. Tsai WL, Yeh PH, Tsai CY, Ting CT, Chiu YH, Tao MH, Li WC, Hung SC. (2016) Efficient Programming of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Hepatocytes by Epigenetic Regulations. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 32(1):261-269. PMID: 27218433

Alternate Names

ACTB, betaActin, anti-beta actin, beta actin (ac-15), beta-actin ac 15, beta-actin ac15, beta-actin ac-15

Gene Symbol

ACTB

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Product Documents for beta-Actin Antibody (AC-15)

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Product Specific Notices for beta-Actin Antibody (AC-15)

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

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