| ASM-1 represents an excellent marker for myogenic soft |
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| tissue tumors and smooth muscle differentiation. |
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| Polypeptide reacting: specific for a-smooth-muscle |
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| isoform of actin (Mr 43,000). Tumors specificallly |
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| detected: leiomyosarcoma, leiomyoma, certain stromal |
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| cells surrounding infiltrating ductal carcinoma of breast. |
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| Catalog # | A0760-27A |
| Applications | Suitable for use in Immunofluorescence, Western Blot and Immunohistochemistry . Other application not tested. |
| Recommended Dilution | Immunohistochemistry (Frozen and paraffin-embedded tissue requires protease treatment): 1:100 with PBS, pH 7.4 Incubation Time 1 hr at RT; extended with paraffin. |
| Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher. |
| Storage and Stability | Lyophilized powder may be stored at -20°C. Stable for 12 months at -20°C. Reconstitute by adding sterile 40-50% glycerol, ddH2O. Reconstituted product is stable for 12 months at -20°C Aliquot and store at -20°C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer. |
| CAS Number | n/a |
| Clone Type | Monoclonal |
| Isotype | IgG2a |
| Clone No | 5F160 |
| Host | Mouse |
| Concentration | ~0.05mg/ml |
| Form | Supplied as a lyophilized powder from PBS, pH 7.4, 0.5% BSA, 0.09% sodium azide. Reconstitute with 1ml sterile 40-50% glycerol, ddH2O. |
| Purity | Purified by Protein A affinity chromatography. |
| Immunogen | Synthetic N-terminus decapeptide of a-smooth-muscle isoform of actin. |
| Specificity | Reccognizes myogenic soft tissue tumors and smooth muscle differentiation. Reacts on Cultured Cell lines, stress fibers of smooth muscle-derived cells and some smooth muscle subtype fibroblasts. Species Crossreactivity: human, bovine, equine, rat, mouse and chicken. |
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| Important Note | This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications without the expressed written authorization of United States Biological. |