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Monoclonal Antibody to Vimentin (Mesenchymal Cell Marker)(Clone : SPM576)
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DESCRIPTION
This MAb reacts with a 58kDa protein identified as vimentin. It shows no cross-reaction with other closely related intermediate filament proteins (IFP's) such as desmin, keratin, neurofilament, and glial fibrillary acid protein. Anti-vimentin alone is of limited value as a diagnostic tool; however, when used in panels with other antibodies, it is useful for the sub-classification of a given tumor. Expression of vimentin, when used in conjunction with anti-keratin, is helpful when distinguishing melanomas from undifferentiated carcinomas and large cell lymphomas. All melanomas and Schwannomas react strongly with anti-vimentin. It labels a variety of mesenchymal cells, including melanocytes, lymphocytes, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts. Non-reactivity of anti-vimentin is often considered more useful than its positive reactivity, since there are a few tumors that do not contain vimentin, e.g. hepatoma and seminoma. Anti-vimentin is also useful as a tissue process control reagent.
DETAILS
- Gene: VIM
- App Id: IHC,FACS,WB
- Antigen: Vimentin (Mesenchymal Cell Marker)
- Gene Id: 7431
- Isotype: Mouse IgG1, kappa
- Format Id: Purified
- Clone Name: SPM576
- Uniprot Id: P08670
- Host Animal: Mouse
- Clonality Id: Monoclonal
- Purification: Affinity Chromatography
- Reactivity Id: Human
- Product Content: 100 µg in 500 µl PBS containing 0.05% BSA and 0.05% sodium azide. Sodium azide is highly toxic.
- Alternative Name: VIM
- Application Note: Flow Cytometry (1-2ug/million cells); Western Blot (1-2ug/ml); Immunohistochemistry (Formalin-fixed) (1-2ug/ml for 30 minutes at RT)(Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires heating tissue sections in 10mM Tris with 1mM EDTA, pH 9.0, for 45 min at 95°C followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes);
- Categories Name 1: Antibodies
- Categories Name 2: Cancer Marker
- Storage Condition: Store the antibody at 4°C; stable for 6 months. For long-term storage; store at -20°C. Avoid repeated freeze and thaw cycles.
- Immunogen Information: Human vimentin recombinant protein