alpha Tubulin Antibody - BSA Free

Western Blot: alpha Tubulin Antibody [NBP2-54687] - Analysis NBP2-54687 (A) shows similar pattern to independent antibody NBP2-54708 (B). Alpha tubulin molecular weight: 50 kDa.

Western Blot: alpha Tubulin Antibody [NBP2-54687] - Analysis NBP2-54687 (A) shows similar pattern to independent antibody NBP2-54708 (B). Alpha tubulin molecular weight: 50 kDa.

Western Blot: alpha Tubulin Antibody [NBP2-54687] - Analysis in mouse cell line NIH-3T3 and rat cell line NBT-II.

Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence: alpha Tubulin Antibody [NBP2-54687] - Staining of human cell line U-251 MG shows localization to microtubules. Antibody staining is shown in green.

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: alpha Tubulin Antibody [NBP2-54687] - Staining of human cerebral cortex shows strong cytoplasmic positivity in neuropil.

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: alpha Tubulin Antibody [NBP2-54687] - Staining of human liver shows no positivity in hepatocytes as expected.

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: alpha Tubulin Antibody [NBP2-54687] - Staining of human fallopian tube shows strong cytoplasmic positivity in glandular cells.

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: alpha Tubulin Antibody [NBP2-54687] - Staining of human testis shows strong cytoplasmic positivity in cells in seminiferous ducts.

• Reactivity: Hu, Mu, Rt
• Applications: WB, ICC/IF, IHC
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Rabbit
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Format: BSA Free

alpha Tubulin Antibody - BSA Free Summary

• Immunogen: This alpha Tubulin Antibody was developed against a recombinant protein corresponding to amino acids: LEHGIQPDGQMPSDKTIGGGDDSFNTFF
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Rabbit
• Gene: TUBA1A
• Purity: Immunogen affinity purified

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence 0.25-2 ug/ml
  • Immunohistochemistry 1:500 - 1:1000
  • Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin 1:500 - 1:1000
  • Western Blot 0.04-0.4 ug/ml
• Application Notes: For IHC-Paraffin, HIER pH 6 retrieval is recommended. ICC/IF, Fixation Permeabilization: Use PFA/Triton X-100.
• Theoretical MW: 50 kDa.
  Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors.
• Control Peptide:

  alpha Tubulin Recombinant Protein Antigen (NBP2-54687PEP)

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Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Store at 4C short term. Aliquot and store at -20C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
• Buffer: PBS (pH 7.2) and 40% Glycerol
• Preservative: 0.02% Sodium Azide
• Purity: Immunogen affinity purified

Alternate Names for alpha Tubulin Antibody - BSA Free

• alpha Tubulin
• Alpha-Tubulin 3
• B-ALPHA-1
• FLJ25113
• hum-a-tub1
• hum-a-tub2
• LIS3
• TUBA1A
• TUBA3
• tublin
• tubulin alpha-1A chain
• Tubulin alpha-3 chain
• Tubulin B-Alpha-1
• tubulin, alpha 1a
• tubulin, alpha 3
• tubulin, alpha, brain-specific

Background

Tubulin is the major building block of microtubules. Microtubules function as structural and mobile elements in mitosis, intracellular transport, flagellar movement and in the cytoskeleton. The tubulin superfamily is composed of six distinct families. Genes from the alpha, beta and gamma tubulin families are found in all eukaryotes. Microtubules of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton perform essential and diverse functions and are composed of a heterodimer of alpha and beta tubulins. Alpha and beta tubulin dimers are assembled to 13 protofilaments that form a microtubule of 22 nm diameter with a theoretical molecular weight of 50 kDa.

Tyrosine ligase adds a C-terminal tyrosine to monomeric alpha tubulin. Assembled microtubules can again be detyrosinated by a cytoskeleton associated carboxypeptidase. Detyrosinated alpha tubulin is referred to as Glu-tubulin. Another post-translational modification of detyrosinated alpha tubulin is C-terminal polyglutamylation which is characteristic for microtubules in neuronal cells and the mitotic spindle.

Like GAPDH and beta-actin, alpha/beta tubulin is often used as a loading control in immunoblot applications (1). Alpha/beta tubulin is also good for counterstaining microtubules in immunofluorescence (2).

References

1. Hannen, R., Selmansberger, M., Hauswald, M., Pagenstecher, A., Nist, A., Stiewe, T., . . . Bartsch, J. W. (2019). Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Temozolomide Resistant Primary GBM Stem-Like Cells and Recurrent GBM Identifies Up-Regulation of the Carbonic Anhydrase CA2 Gene as Resistance Factor. Cancers (Basel), 11(7). doi:10.3390/cancers11070921

2. Nel, M., Joubert, A. M., Dohle, W., Potter, B. V., & Theron, A. E. (2018). Modes of cell death induced by tetrahydroisoquinoline-based analogs in MDA-MB-231 breast and A549 lung cancer cell lines. Drug Des Devel Ther, 12, 1881-1904. doi:10.2147/dddt.S152718

Limitations

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

FAQs for alpha Tubulin Antibody (NBP2-54687). (Showing 1 - 2 of 2 FAQ).

1. Will this alpha tubulin antibody recognize both isoforms of alpha tubulin?   ..show answer..
   • The epitope for this alpha tubulin antibody lies on the C-terminus of the protein and the difference between the two major isoforms is within the first 35 aa of the N-terminus so this alpha tubulin antibody will recognize both isoforms.
2. We would like to stain cilia with an acetylated alpha tubulin antibody in our cells, but I am unsure if this antibody will be able to conclusively differentiate cilia from other structures such as spindle pole bodies. Does anyone know what acetylated alpha tubulin antibodies might bind to apart from cilia?  ..show answer..
   • Acetylated alpha tubulin is found in relatively stable microtubules. It is best practice to use this marker together with a centrosome/centriole marker, which will stain the basal bodies at the base of the cilium. After that, it is relatively straightforward to identify the acetylated alpha tubulin signal that corresponds to the cilium.

Bioinformatics

• Gene Symbol: TUBA1A