Western Blot: 1/500 - 1/2000. Immunohistochemistry: 1/100 - 1/300. ELISA: 1/20000. Not yet tested in other applications.
Immunogen:
The antiserum was produced against synthesized peptide derived from human ACTN1/2/3/4. AA range:21-70
Storage:
-20°C/1 year
Clonality:
Polyclonal
Isotype:
IgG
Concentration:
1 mg/ml
Observed Band:
75kD
GeneID:
87/88/89/81
Human Swiss-Prot No:
P12814/P35609/Q08043/O43707
Cellular localization:
Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton . Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, Z line . Cell membrane . Cell junction . Cell projection, ruffle . Colocalizes with MYOZ2 and PPP3CA at the Z-line of heart and skeletal muscle. Colocalizes with PSD in membrane ruffles and central reticular structures. .
Background:
Alpha actinins belong to the spectrin gene superfamily which represents a diverse group of cytoskeletal proteins, including the alpha and beta spectrins and dystrophins. Alpha actinin is an actin-binding protein with multiple roles in different cell types. In nonmuscle cells, the cytoskeletal isoform is found along microfilament bundles and adherens-type junctions, where it is involved in binding actin to the membrane. In contrast, skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle isoforms are localized to the Z-disc and analogous dense bodies, where they help anchor the myofibrillar actin filaments. This gene encodes a nonmuscle, cytoskeletal, alpha actinin isoform and maps to the same site as the structurally similar erythroid beta spectrin gene. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],