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PathScan^® Total β-Actin Sandwich ELISA Kit

PathScan^® Total β-Actin Sandwich ELISA Kit #7880

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Supporting Data

REACTIVITY

H M R Hm Mk

Application Key:

ELISA-ELISA

Species Cross-Reactivity Key:

H-Human
M-Mouse
R-Rat
Hm-Hamster
Mk-Monkey

Product Information

Product Description

The PathScan^® Total β-Actin Sandwich ELISA Kit is a solid phase sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects endogenous levels of β-actin. A β-actin rabbit antibody has been coated onto the microwells. After incubation with cell lysates, β-actin is captured by the coated antibody. Following extensive washing, a β-actin mouse detection antibody is added to detect the captured β-actin. An anti-mouse IgG, HRP-linked antibody is then used to recognize the bound detection antibody. HRP substrate (TMB) is added to develop color. The magnitude of the absorbance for this developed color is proportional to the quantity of β-actin.

*Antibodies in this kit are custom formulations specific to kit.

Protocol

Specificity / Sensitivity

CST's PathScan^® Total β-Actin Sandwich ELISA Kit detects endogenous levels of β-actin. As shown in Figure 1, β-actin is readily detected in HeLa cells using the PathScan^® Total β-Actin Sandwich ELISA Kit. Total levels of β-actin remain unchanged after IFN-α treatment as shown by western analysis. The PathScan^® Total β-Actin Sandwich ELISA Kit does not cross-react with α-smooth muscle actin, α-sarcomeric muscle actin or γ-actin. This kit detects proteins from the indicated species, as determined through in-house testing, but may also detect homologous proteins from other species.

Species Reactivity:

Human, Mouse, Rat, Hamster, Monkey

Background

Actin, a ubiquitous eukaryotic protein, is the major component of the cytoskeleton. At least six isoforms are known in mammals. Nonmuscle β- and γ-actin, also known as cytoplasmic actin, are ubiquitously expressed, controlling cell structure and motility (1). While all actin isoforms are highly homologous, cytoplasmic β- and γ-actin protein sequences differ by only four biochemically similar amino acids (2). For this reason, antibodies raised to β-actin may cross-react with γ-actin, and vice versa. α-cardiac and α-skeletal actin are expressed in striated cardiac and skeletal muscles, respectively; two smooth muscle actins, α- and γ-actin, are found primarily in vascular smooth muscle and enteric smooth muscle, respectively. These actin isoforms regulate the contractile potential of muscle cells (1). Actin exists mainly as a fibrous polymer, F-actin. In response to cytoskeletal reorganizing signals during processes such as cytokinesis, endocytosis, or stress, cofilin promotes fragmentation and depolymerization of F-actin, resulting in an increase in the monomeric globular form, G-actin (3). The ARP2/3 complex stabilizes F-actin fragments and promotes formation of new actin filaments (3). Research studies have shown that actin is hyperphosphorylated in primary breast tumors (4). Cleavage of actin under apoptotic conditions has been observed in vitro and in cardiac and skeletal muscle, as shown in research studies (5-7). Actin cleavage by caspase-3 may accelerate ubiquitin/proteasome-dependent muscle proteolysis (7).

Database Links

UniProt ID: P60709

Entrez-Gene Id: 60

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PathScan® Total β-Actin Sandwich ELISA Kit #7880