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α/β-Tubulin Antibody

α/β-Tubulin Antibody #2148

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Supporting Data

REACTIVITY	H M R Mk Z B
SENSITIVITY	Endogenous
MW (kDa)	55, 52
SOURCE	Rabbit

Application Key:

WB-Western Blotting
IHC-Immunohistochemistry
IF-Immunofluorescence
F-Flow Cytometry

Species Cross-Reactivity Key:

H-Human
M-Mouse
R-Rat
Mk-Monkey
Z-Zebrafish
B-Bovine

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application	Dilution
Western Blotting	1:1000
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin)	1:100
Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry)	1:50
Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized)	1:50

Storage

Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

Protocol

Specificity / Sensitivity

The α/β-Tubulin Antibody detects endogenous levels of both α- and β-tubulin total protein, and does cross-react with both recombinant α- and β-tubulin.

Species Reactivity:

Human, Mouse, Rat, Monkey, Zebrafish, Bovine

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the sequence of human α- and β-tubulin. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Background

The cytoskeleton consists of three types of cytosolic fibers: microtubules, microfilaments (actin filaments), and intermediate filaments. Globular tubulin subunits comprise the microtubule building block, with α/β-tubulin heterodimers forming the tubulin subunit common to all eukaryotic cells. γ-tubulin is required to nucleate polymerization of tubulin subunits to form microtubule polymers. Many cell movements are mediated by microtubule action, including the beating of cilia and flagella, cytoplasmic transport of membrane vesicles, chromosome alignment during meiosis/mitosis, and nerve-cell axon migration. These movements result from competitive microtubule polymerization and depolymerization or through the actions of microtubule motor proteins (1).

Westermann, S. and Weber, K. (2003) Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 4, 938-47.

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