Application

Monoclonal Anti-β-Tubulin-Cy3 antibody produced in mouse has been used in: immunohistochemical assaysimmunofluorescence western blotting immunocytochemistry immunoblottingimmunostaining

Biochem/physiol Actions

Microtubules function as structural and mobile elements in mitosis, intracellular transport, flagellar movement and in the cytoskeleton. Mutation in the β-tubulin gene leads to various neuronal migration disorders such as lissencephaly, pachygyria and polymicrogyria malformations.

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General description

Monoclonal Anti-b-Tubulin (mouse IgG1 isotype) is derived from the TUB2.1 hybridoma produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes from mouse immunized with purified rat brain tubulin. Tubulin is the major building block of microtubules. This intracellular cylindrical filamentous structure is present in almost all eukaryotic cells. Tubulin is a heterodimer, which consists of α-tubulin and β-tubulin; both subunits have a molecular weight of 55 kDa and share considerable homology. β-tubulin structure is characterized with the core of two β-sheets enclosed by α-helices.

Immunogen

tubulin from rat brain.

Legal Information

Cy is distributed under license from Amersham Biosciences Limited.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 1% bovine serum albumin and 15 mM sodium azide.

Specificity

The antibody recognizes all five isoforms of β-tubulin (β1-β5). It reacts with the β-Lc and β-Sc fragments in the carboxy-terminal part of β−tubulin in immunoblotting. The antibody may be used to localize β−tubulin in cultured cells or tissue sections.