Mouse VIM Monoclonal Antibody | anti-VIM antibody

VIM Antibody

Cat. Num. AAA415158

• Gene Names: VIM; CTRCT30
• Reactivity: Human, cow, pig, mouse, rat and other mammals
• Applications: Immunofluorescence, Western Blot
• Purity: Affinity purified
• Synonyms: VIM; Monoclonal Antibody; VIM Antibody; anti-VIM antibody

• Host: Mouse
• Reactivity: Human, cow, pig, mouse, rat and other mammals
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Isotype: IgG1
• Purity/Purification: Affinity purified
• Form/Format: Liquid
• Concentration: 100ug/100ul (varies by lot)
• Sequence Length: 466

• Applicable Applications for anti-VIM antibody: Immunofluorescence (IF), Western Blot (WB)
• Application Notes: The antibody solution can be used at dilutions of at least 1:1,000 in immunofluorescence experiments. In western blotting using chemiluminescence it can be used at dilutions of 1:10,000 or lower.
• Immunogen: Vimentin is a protein subunit of 10nm or intermediate filaments, which are major components of the cytoskeleton in most cell types. Vimentin is the major intemediate filament subunit found in mesenchymal cells, and was first named and characterized in a collaborative study from the labs of German scientists Werner Franke and Klaus Weber (1). The name derives from the Latin "Vimentum", meaning arrays of flexible rods such as in lattices, filigrees and wicker-work, which describes the intermediate filament network quite well. Vimentin is also found in many cell types in tissue culture, most notably fibroblasts, and in developing neuronal and astrocytic precursor cells in the central nervous system. Many cell lines such as Hek293, HeLa, 3T3 and Cos cells contain prominent vimentin networks. Vimentin frequently forms copolymers with other intermediate filament proteins, such as GFAP (in astrocytes, ependymal cells and neural stem cells), with desmin (in muscle and endothelial cells) and neurofilament proteins (in developing neurons). A E151K point mutation in the vimentin gene was shown to be causative of an autosomal dominant pulverulent cataract disease, but so far only in a single patient (2). Vimentin is a major protein of eye lens and cornea, and this mutation renders the molecule unable assemble into normal 10nm filaments. Antibodies to vimentin are useful in studies of stem cells and generally to reveal the filamentous cytoskeleton. The immunogen used to generate our antibody was recombinant human vimentin expressed in and purified from E. coli. The same immunogen was used to produce our other monoclonal antibody to vimentin MCA-2D1. We also market a very popular chicken polyclonal antibody to vimentin, CPCA-Vim. The HGNC name for this protein is VIM.
• Storage Buffer: PBS, pH 7.4 with 0.02% sodium azide.
• Preparation and Storage: Store at -20 degree C/1 year

Western Blot (WB)

References

1. Franke, W. W., Schmid, E., Osborn, M. and Weber, K. Different intermediate-sized filaments distinguished by immunofluorescence microscopy. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 75:5034-5038 (1978).2. Muller, M., Bhattacharya, S. S., Moore, T., Prescott, Q., Wedig, T., Herrmann, H., Magin, T. M. Dominant cataract formation in association with a vimentin assembly disrupting mutation. Hum. Molec. Genet. 18:1052-1057 (2009).

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GI #: 62414289
• NCBI GeneID: 7431
• NCBI Accession #: NP_003371.2
• NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #: NM_003380.3
• UniProt Accession #: P08670; Q15867; Q15868; Q15869; Q548L2; Q6LER9; Q8N850; Q96ML2; Q9NTM3; B0YJC2; D3DRU4
• Molecular Weight: 53,652 Da
• NCBI Official Full Name: vimentin
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: vimentin
• NCBI Official Symbol: VIM
• NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: CTRCT30
• 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 member of the intermediate filament family. Intermediate filamentents, along with microtubules and actin microfilaments, make up the cytoskeleton. The protein encoded by this gene is responsible for maintaining cell shape, integrity of the cytoplasm, and stabilizing cytoskeletal interactions. It is also involved in the immune response, and controls the transport of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-derived cholesterol from a lysosome to the site of esterification. It functions as an organizer of a number of critical proteins involved in attachment, migration, and cell signaling. Mutations in this gene causes a dominant, pulverulent cataract.[provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009]

Uniprot Description

Function: Vimentins are class-III intermediate filaments found in various non-epithelial cells, especially mesenchymal cells. Vimentin is attached to the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria, either laterally or terminally. Ref.37Involved with LARP6 in the stabilization of type I collagen mRNAs for CO1A1 and CO1A2. Ref.37

Subunit structure: Homopolymer assembled from elementary dimers. Interacts with HCV core protein. Interacts with LGSN and SYNM. Interacts (via rod region) with PLEC (via CH 1 domain)

By similarity. Interacts with SLC6A4. Interacts with STK33. Interacts with LARP6. Interacts with RAB8B

By similarity. Ref.23 Ref.27 Ref.32 Ref.37 Ref.42

Subcellular location: Cytoplasm Ref.39.

Tissue specificity: Highly expressed in fibroblasts, some expression in T- and B-lymphocytes, and little or no expression in Burkitt's lymphoma cell lines. Expressed in many hormone-independent mammary carcinoma cell lines. Ref.12 Ref.17

Domain: The central alpha-helical coiled-coil rod region mediates elementary homodimerization. Ref.42

Post-translational modification: Filament disassembly during mitosis is promoted by phosphorylation at Ser-55 as well as by nestin

By similarity. One of the most prominent phosphoproteins in various cells of mesenchymal origin. Phosphorylation is enhanced during cell division, at which time vimentin filaments are significantly reorganized. Phosphorylation by PKN1 inhibits the formation of filaments. Phosphorylated at Ser-56 by CDK5 during neutrophil secretion in the cytoplasm. Phosphorylated by STK33. Ref.14 Ref.19 Ref.20 Ref.21 Ref.27 Ref.39

Sequence similarities: Belongs to the intermediate filament family.

Sequence caution: The sequence BAB71275.1 differs from that shown. Reason: Intron retention.