Mouse anti-Human Vimentin Antibody | anti-VIM antibody

Anti-Vimentin APC

Cat. Num. AAA1801690

• Reactivity: Human
• Applications: Flow Cytometry, Functional Assay
• Purity: The purified antibody is conjugated with allophycocyanin (APC) under optimum conditions. The conjugate is purified by size-exclusion chromatography.
• Synonyms: Vimentin; Anti-Vimentin APC; vimentin; anti-VIM antibody

• Host: Mouse
• Reactivity: Human
• Isotype: IgG1
• Clone Number: VI-RE/1
• Specificity: The antibody VI-RE/1 reacts with human vimentin, a 57 kDa intermediate filament intracellular protein expressed on a wide variety of mesenchymal and mesodermal cell types.
• Purity/Purification: The purified antibody is conjugated with allophycocyanin (APC) under optimum conditions. The conjugate is purified by size-exclusion chromatography.
• Form/Format: Stabilizing phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution containing 15 mM sodium azide
• Concentration: 0.1 mg/ml (varies by lot)
• Sequence Length: 466

• Applicable Applications for anti-VIM antibody: Flow Cytometry (FC/FACS)
• Application Notes: FC/FACS: QC tested
• Immunogen: Bacterially expressed full-length human vimentin
• Negative Species: Mouse, Pig
• Conjugation: APC
• Preparation and Storage: Store in the dark at 2-8 degree C. Do not freeze. Avoid prolonged exposure to light.

Related Product Information for anti-VIM antibody

Vimentin (57 kDa) is the most ubiquituos intermediate filament protein and the first to be expressed during cell differentiation. All primitive cell types express vimentin but in most non-mesenchymal cells it is replaced by other intermediate filament proteins during differentiation. Vimentin is expressed in a wide variety of mesenchymal cell types - fibroblasts, endothelial cells etc., and in a number of other cell types derived from mesoderm, e.g., mesothelium and ovarian granulosa cells. In non-vascular smooth muscle cellsand striated muscle, vimentin is often replaced by desmin, however, during regeneration, vimentin is reexpressed. Cells of the lymfo-haemopoietic system (lymphocytes, macrophages etc.) also express vimentin, sometimes in scarce amounts. Vimentin is also found in mesoderm derived epithelia, e.g. kidney (Bowman capsule), endometrium and ovary (surface epithelium), in myoepithelial cells (breast, salivary and sweat glands), an in thyroid gland epithelium. In these cell types, as in mesothelial cells, vimentin is coexpressed with cytokeratin.Furthermore, vimentin is detected in many cells from the neural crest. Particularly melanocytes express abundant vimentin. In glial cells vimentin is coexpressed with Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP). Vimentin is present in many different neoplasms but is particulary expressed in those originated from mesenchymal cells. Sarcomas e.g., fibrosarcoma, malignt fibrous histiocytoma, angiosarcoma, and leio- and rhabdomyosarcoma, as well as lymphomas, malignant melanoma and schwannoma, are virtually always vimentin positive. Mesoderm derived carcinomas like renal cell carcinoma, adrenal cortical carcinoma and adenocarcinomas from endometrium and ovary usually express vimentin. Also thyroid carcinomas are vimentin positive. Any low differentiated carcinoma may express some vimentin. Vimentin is frequently included in the so-called primary panel (together with CD45, cytokeratin, and S-100 protein). Intense staining reaction for vimentin without coexpression of other intermediate filament proteins is strongly suggestive of a mesenchymal tumour or malignant melanoma.

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GI #: 62414289
• NCBI GeneID: 7431
• NCBI Accession #: NP_003371.2
• NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #: NP_003371.2
• UniProt Accession #: P08670
• NCBI Official Full Name: vimentin
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: vimentin
• NCBI Official Symbol: VIM
• NCBI Protein Information: vimentin
• UniProt Protein Name: Vimentin
• Protein Family: Vimentin
• UniProt Gene Name: VIM
• UniProt Entry Name: VIME_HUMAN

NCBI Description

This gene encodes a type III intermediate filament protein. Intermediate filaments, along with microtubules and actin microfilaments, make up the cytoskeleton. The encoded protein is responsible for maintaining cell shape and integrity of the cytoplasm, and stabilizing cytoskeletal interactions. This protein is involved in neuritogenesis and cholesterol transport and functions as an organizer of a number of other critical proteins involved in cell attachment, migration, and signaling. Bacterial and viral pathogens have been shown to attach to this protein on the host cell surface. Mutations in this gene are associated with congenital cataracts in human patients. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

Uniprot Description

Vimentin: an intermediate filament protein. Intermediate filament proteins are expressed in a tissue-specific manner. Desmin is the subunit specific for muscle and vimentin the subunit specific for mesenchymal tissue.

Protein type: Cytoskeletal; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 10p13

Cellular Component: intermediate filament cytoskeleton; neuron projection; focal adhesion; cytoskeleton; cytoplasm; leading edge; plasma membrane; intermediate filament; peroxisome; cytosol

Molecular Function: protein C-terminus binding; identical protein binding; protein binding; structural constituent of cytoskeleton; double-stranded RNA binding; glycoprotein binding; structural constituent of eye lens

Biological Process: Bergmann glial cell differentiation; viral reproduction; apoptosis; intermediate filament organization; cell motility; astrocyte development; cell structure disassembly during apoptosis; muscle filament sliding

Disease: Cataract 30