Background: Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in cell motility, structure and integrity, processes that are crucial for tissue development and the development of organism. The actin cytoskeleton is one of the principal drivers of cell motility and is capable of responding to complex signaling cascades. Recent evidence suggests that it may play key roles in regulating apoptosis and aging. Beta actin is one of six different actin isoforms which have been identified. Like GAPDH, b-actin is constitutively expressed at high levels in almost all tissues and cell lines making it ideal for use as a loading control marker in immunoblots.
Positive Control: Human liver
Immunogen: Synthetic peptide derived from the N-terminal of the beta-actin protein.
Purification Method: Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation
Concentration: See vial for concentration
Formulation: Provided as solution in phosphate buffered saline with 0.08% sodium azide
References: 1. Ponte P., Ng S.Y., Engel J., Gunning P., Kedes L., Evolutionary conservation in the untranslated regions of actin mRNAs: DNA sequence of a human beta-actin cDNA.Nucleic Acids Res. 12:1687-1696(1984)2. Nakajima-Iijima S., Hamada H., Reddy P., Kakunaga T.,Molecular structure of the human cytoplasmic beta-actin gene: interspecies homology of sequences in the introns.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 82:6133-6137(1985)3. Procaccio V., Salazar G., Ono S., Styers M.L., Gearing M., Davila A., Jimenez R., Juncos J., Gutekunst C.-A., Meroni G., Fontanella B., Sontag E., Sontag J.-M., Faundez V., Wainer B.H. A mutation of beta -actin that alters depolymerization dynamics is associated with autosomal dominant developmental malformations, deafness, and dystonia. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 78:947-960(2006) [PubMed: 16685646] [Abstract]
UniProt: P60709
Caution: This product is intended FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY, and FOR TESTS IN VITRO, not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures involving humans or animals.
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