Calponin Antibody [CALP] | 33-334

Calponin Antibody [CALP] | 33-334 | Gentaur UK, US & Europe Distribution

Host: Mouse

Reactivity: Human, Rat

Homology: N/A

Immunogen: Crude human uterus extract was used as the immunogen for the Calponin antibody.

Research Area: Signal Transduction

Tested Application: WB, Flow, IF, IHC-P

Application: Flow Cytometry: 0.5-1 ug/million cells in 0.1ml
Immunofluorescence: 1-2 ug/ml
Immunohistochemistry (FFPE) : 0.5-1 ug/ml for 30 min at RT (1)
Optimal dilution of the Calponin antibody should be determined by the researcher.

1. Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires boiling tissue sections in 10mM Tris with 1mM EDTA, pH 9.0, for 10-20 min followed by cooling at RT for 20 min

Specificiy: N/A

Positive Control 1: N/A

Positive Control 2: N/A

Positive Control 3: N/A

Positive Control 4: N/A

Positive Control 5: N/A

Positive Control 6: N/A

Molecular Weight: N/A

Validation: N/A

Isoform: N/A

Purification: Protein G affinity chromatography

Clonality: Monoclonal

Clone: CALP

Isotype: IgG1, kappa

Conjugate: Unconjugated

Physical State: Liquid

Buffer: PBS with 0.1 mg/ml BSA and 0.05% sodium azide

Concentration: 0.2 mg/mL

Storage Condition: Aliquot and Store at 2-8˚C. Avoid freez-thaw cycles.

Alternate Name: CNN1, Basic calponin, Calponin, Calponin-1, Calponins, basic, Calponin H1, smooth muscle, SMCC, Sm-Calp

User Note: Optimal dilutions for each application to be determined by the researcher

BACKGROUND: Multiple isoelectric variants of calponin have been identified, however only two molecular weight isoforms exist; a 34kDa form and a 29kDa form. Expression of the 29kDa form, I-calponin, is primarily restricted to muscle of the urogenital tract, whereas the higher molecular weight variant has been demonstrated in vascular and visceral smooth muscle. In Western blotting, this mAb reacts with only the 34kDa form of calponin in extracts of human aortic medial smooth muscle and is unreactive with fibroblast extracts of cultivated human foreskin. Calponin is a calmodulin, F-actin and tropomyosin binding protein, which is thought to be involved in the regulation of smooth muscle contraction. Calponin expression is restricted to smooth muscle cells and has been shown to be a marker of the differentiated (contractile) phenotype of developing smooth muscle.