Time Course Effect of Chemoattractant on Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression

Internal Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Postdoctoral Researcher

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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Invitrogen)

Product Name:

Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Monoclonal Antibody

Catalog Number:

MA1-06110

Clone Number:

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Actins are globular multi-functional proteins that can form microfilaments. It has 6 different actin isoforms and is involved in the contractile apparatus of smooth muscle. It is a highly conserved protein and is found in nearly all mammals. Mutations caused by this gene cause a variety of vascular diseases, such as thoracic aortic disease, coronary artery disease, stroke and multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome. Here we check the time course effect of Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin expression by chemoattractant.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Western Blot

Sample

Mouse Lysate

Primary Incubation

1:1000 prepared in 1x TBST

Blocking Agent

5% Skim milk

Secondary Incubation

1:4000 prepared in 1x TBST

Tertiary Incubation

None

Detection

ECL

Results Summary

We performed western blot and detect, analyzed the alpha smooth muscle actin expression. We found that there is a a time dependent increase of alpha smooth muscle actin expression by chemoattractant.

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Summary

The Good

This is a antibody and works great for western blot

The Bad

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The Bottom Line

Works great for western blot and microscope. We also checked the purity of isolated SMC using this antibody. Highly recommended.

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