Goat Anti-Desmin Antibody
Peptide-affinity purified goat antibody
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Application
| WB, IHC, E |
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Primary Accession | P17661 |
Other Accession | NP_001918, 1674, 13346 (mouse), 64362 (rat) |
Reactivity | Human, Mouse, Rat, Pig |
Predicted | Dog |
Host | Goat |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
Concentration | 100ug/200ul |
Isotype | IgG |
Calculated MW | 53536 Da |
Gene ID | 1674 |
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Other Names | Desmin, DES |
Format | 0.5 mg IgG/ml in Tris saline (20mM Tris pH7.3, 150mM NaCl), 0.02% sodium azide, with 0.5% bovine serum albumin |
Storage | Maintain refrigerated at 2-8°C for up to 6 months. For long term storage store at -20°C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles. |
Precautions | Goat Anti-Desmin Antibody is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Name | DES |
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Function | Muscle-specific type III intermediate filament essential for proper muscular structure and function. Plays a crucial role in maintaining the structure of sarcomeres, inter-connecting the Z-disks and forming the myofibrils, linking them not only to the sarcolemmal cytoskeleton, but also to the nucleus and mitochondria, thus providing strength for the muscle fiber during activity (PubMed:25358400). In adult striated muscle they form a fibrous network connecting myofibrils to each other and to the plasma membrane from the periphery of the Z- line structures (PubMed:24200904, PubMed:25394388, PubMed:26724190). May act as a sarcomeric microtubule-anchoring protein: specifically associates with detyrosinated tubulin-alpha chains, leading to buckled microtubules and mechanical resistance to contraction. Required for nuclear membrane integrity, via anchoring at the cell tip and nuclear envelope, resulting in maintenance of microtubule-derived intracellular mechanical forces (By similarity). Contributes to the transcriptional regulation of the NKX2-5 gene in cardiac progenitor cells during a short period of cardiomyogenesis and in cardiac side population stem cells in the adult. Plays a role in maintaining an optimal conformation of nebulette (NEB) on heart muscle sarcomeres to bind and recruit cardiac alpha-actin (By similarity). |
Cellular Location | Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, Z line. Cytoplasm Cell membrane, sarcolemma. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P31001}. Cell tip {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P31001}. Nucleus envelope {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P31001}. Note=Localizes in the intercalated disks which occur at the Z line of cardiomyocytes (PubMed:24200904, PubMed:26724190). Localizes in the nucleus exclusively in differentiating cardiac progenitor cells and premature cardiomyocytes (By similarity). PKP2 is required for correct anchoring of DES at the cell tip and nuclear envelope (By similarity) {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P31001, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24200904, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26724190} |
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Background
This gene encodes a muscle-specific class III intermediate filament. Homopolymers of this protein form a stable intracytoplasmic filamentous network connecting myofibrils to each other and to the plasma membrane. Mutations in this gene are associated with desmin-related myopathy, a familial cardiac and skeletal myopathy (CSM), and with distal myopathies.
References
Desmin-related myopathy: a review and meta-analysis. van Spaendonck-Zwarts K, et al. Clin Genet, 2010 Jul 21. PMID 20718792.
Variation at the NFATC2 Locus Increases the Risk of Thiazolinedinedione-Induced Edema in the Diabetes REduction Assessment with ramipril and rosiglitazone Medication (DREAM) Study. Bailey SD, et al. Diabetes Care, 2010 Jul 13. PMID 20628086.
A novel custom resequencing array for dilated cardiomyopathy. Zimmerman RS, et al. Genet Med, 2010 May. PMID 20474083.
Divergent molecular effects of desmin mutations on protein assembly in myofibrillar myopathy. Levin J, et al. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol, 2010 Apr. PMID 20448486.
Mutations in desmin's carboxy-terminal tail domain severely modify filament and network mechanics. B脌r H, et al. J Mol Biol, 2010 Apr 16. PMID 20171226.
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