Alpha-tubulin Antibody
- SPECIFICATION
- CITATIONS
- PROTOCOLS
- BACKGROUND
Application
| WB, E |
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Primary Accession | Q13748 |
Other Accession | NP_005992, 17921993 |
Reactivity | Human, Mouse, Rat |
Host | Chicken |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
Isotype | IgY |
Application Notes | Tubulin antibody can be used for detection of Tubulin by Western blot at 0.5 - 1 µg/mL. |
Gene ID | 7278 |
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Target/Specificity | TUBA3C; |
Reconstitution & Storage | Alpha-tubulin antibody can be stored at 4℃ for three months and -20℃, stable for up to one year. As with all antibodies care should be taken to avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles. Antibodies should not be exposed to prolonged high temperatures. |
Precautions | Alpha-tubulin Antibody is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
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Background
Alpha-tubulin Antibody: Alpha-tubulin belongs to the tubulin superfamily, which is composed of six distinct families. Along with beta-tubulins, alpha-tubulins are the major components of microtubules. These microtubules are involved in a wide variety of cellular activities ranging from mitosis and transport events to cell movement and the maintenance of cell shape. Alpha- and beta-tubulin dimers are assembled to 13 protofilaments that form a microtubule of 22-nm diameter. Tyrosine ligase adds a C-terminal tyrosine to monomeric alpha-tubulin. Assembled microtubules can again be detyrosinated by a cytoskeleton-associated carboxypeptidase. Another post-translational modification of detyrosinated alpha-tubulin is C-terminal polyglutamylation, which is characteristic of microtubules in neuronal cells and the mitotic spindle. Like GAPDH and beta-Actin, this antibody makes an excellent loading control in immunoblots.
References
McKean PG, Vaughan S, and Gull K. The extended tubulin family. J. Cell Sci.2001; 114:2723-33.
Barra HA, Arce CA, and Argarana CE. Posttranslational tyrosination/detyrosination of tubulin. Mol. Neurobiol.1988; 2:133-53.
Fukshima N, Furuta D, Hidaka Y, et al. Post-translational modifcations of tubulin in the nervous system. J. Neurochem.2009; 109:683-693.
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