Anti-Alpha Actinin 4/ACTN4 Antibody Picoband™ | Boster PB9974 product information

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product summary

company name :

Boster

product type :

antibody

product name :

Anti-Alpha Actinin 4/ACTN4 Antibody Picoband™

catalog :

PB9974

quantity :

100μg/vial

clonality :

polyclonal

host :

domestic rabbit

conjugate :

nonconjugated

reactivity :

human, mouse, rat

application :

western blot, immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry - paraffin section

product information

SKU :

PB9974

Product Name :

Anti-Alpha Actinin 4/ACTN4 Antibody Picoband™

Size :

100μg/vial

Clonality :

Polyclonal

Host :

Rabbit

Reactivity :

Human, Mouse, Rat

Application(s) :

Flow Cytometry, IF, IHC-P, ICC, WB

Application Details :

Western blot, 0.1-0.5µg/ml, Human, Mouse, Rat. Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Section), 2-5µg/ml, Human, By Heat. Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence, 5 µg/ml, Human. Flow Cytometry, 1-3 μg/1x10^6 cells, Human, Mouse, Rat.

Application Notes :

Tested Species: In-house tested species with positive results. By Heat: Boiling the paraffin sections in 10mM citrate buffer, pH6.0, for 20mins is required for the staining of formalin/paraffin sections. Other applications have not been tested. Optimal dilutions should be determined by end users.

Description :

Boster Bio Anti-Alpha Actinin 4/ACTN4 Antibody Picoband™ catalog # PB9974. Tested in Flow Cytometry, IF, IHC-P, ICC, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human, Mouse, Rat.

Concentration :

Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.

Gene Name :

ACTN4

Uniprot ID :

O43707

Immunogen :

E.coli-derived human Alpha Actinin 4 recombinant protein (Position: E561-V661). Human Alpha Actinin 4 shares 99% and 98% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with mouse and rat Alpha Actinin 4, respectively.

Form :

Lyophilized

Contents :

Each vial contains 4 mg Trehalose, 0.9 mg NaCl and 0.2 mg Na2HPO4.

Purification :

Immunogen affinity purified.

Cross-reactivity :

No cross reactivity with other proteins

Storage :

Store at -20˚C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4˚C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20˚C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Reconstitution :

Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

Gene Full Name :

Alpha-actinin-4

Synonyms :

Alpha-actinin-4 ; Non-muscle alpha-actinin 4 ; ACTN4 ;

Protein Name :

Alpha-actinin-4

Molecular Weight :

104854 MW

Protein Function :

F-actin cross-linking protein which is thought to anchor actin to a variety of intracellular structures. This is a bundling protein (Probable). Probably involved in vesicular trafficking via its association with the CART complex. The CART complex is necessary for efficient transferrin receptor recycling but not for EGFR degradation (PubMed:15772161). Involved in tight junction assembly in epithelial cells probably through interaction with MICALL2. Links MICALL2 to the actin cytoskeleton and recruits it to the tight junctions (By similarity). May also function as a transcriptional coactivator, stimulating transcription mediated by the nuclear hormone receptors PPARG and RARA (PubMed:22351778).

Subcellular Localization :

Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Cell junction. Localized in cytoplasmic mRNP granules containing untranslated mRNAs. Colocalizes with actin stress fibers. Nuclear translocation can be induced by the PI3 kinase inhibitor wortmannin or by cytochalasin D. Exclusively localized in the nucleus in a limited number of cell lines (breast cancer cell line MCF-7, oral floor cancer IMC- 2, and bladder cancer KU-7).

Tissue Specificity :

Widely expressed.

Recommended Detection Systems :

Boster recommends Enhanced Chemiluminescent Kit with anti-Rabbit IgG (EK1002) for Western blot, and HRP Conjugated anti- Rabbit IgG Super Vision Assay Kit (SV0002-1) for IHC(P) and ICC.

Background :

Alpha-actinin-4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ACTN4 gene. Alpha actinins belong to the spectrin gene superfamily which represents a diverse group of cytoskeletal proteins, including the alpha and beta spectrins and dystrophins. Alpha actinin is an actin-binding protein with multiple roles in different cell types. In nonmuscle cells, the cytoskeletal isoform is found along microfilament bundles and adherens-type junctions, where it is involved in binding actin to the membrane. In contrast, skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle isoforms are localized to the Z-disc and analogous dense bodies, where they help anchor the myofibrillar actin filaments. This ACTN4 gene encodes a nonmuscle, alpha actinin isoform which is concentrated in the cytoplasm, and thought to be involved in metastatic processes. Mutations in this gene have been associated with focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis.

Research Category :

Actin Etc, Cancer, Cancer Metabolism, Cell Adhesion, Cytoskeleton, Cytoskeleton / Ecm, Extracellular Matrix, Hypoxia, Invasion/Microenvironment, Metabolism, Metabolism Processes, Microfilaments, Pathways And Processes, Response To Hypoxia, Signal Transduction