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This antibody recognizes muscle-specific alpha and gamma actin (42 kDa) in various species. This antibody stains skeletal, smooth and myocardial cells as well as myoepithelial cells and pericytes of small vessels. It is a widely used marker of muscle and muscle-derived cells.
Western Blot: Reducing conditions; Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin): Antigen retrieval steps generally not required, but e.g. in case of arterial smooth muscle cells or myoepithelial cells, pepsin or trypsin pretreatment is recommended.
The product encoded by this gene belongs to the actin family of proteins, which are highly conserved proteins that play a role in cell motility, structure and integrity. Alpha, beta and gamma actin isoforms have been identified, with alpha actins being a major constituent of the contractile apparatus, while beta and gamma actins are involved in the regulation of cell motility. This actin is an alpha actin that is found in skeletal muscle. Mutations in this gene cause nemaline myopathy type 3, congenital myopathy with excess of thin myofilaments, congenital myopathy with cores, and congenital myopathy with fiber-type disproportion, diseases that lead to muscle fiber defects.
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Protein Aliases: a-actin; ACTA1; ACTA2; ACTC; ACTG2; actin; actin alpha 1; actin alpha cardiac; actin, alpha 1, skeletal muscle; actin, alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta; Actin, alpha skeletal muscle; actin, alpha, cardiac 1; actin, alpha, vascular smooth muscle; actin, cytoplasmic 2; actin, cytoplasmic, type 5; actin, gamma 1 propeptide; actin, gamma 2, smooth muscle, enteric; actin, gamma, cytoplasmic 1; actin-like protein; alpha-actin; alpha-actin cardiac; Alpha-actin-1; alpha-actin-2; alpha-actin-3; alpha-cardiac actin; alpha-sma; alpha-smooth muscle actin; alphac-actin; beta-actin FE-3; cardiac actin; cell growth-inhibiting gene 46 protein; cytoplasmic 2; cytoplasmic beta-actin; cytoplasmic type 5; cytoskeletal gamma-actin; epididymis luminal protein 176; gamma 1 propeptide; gamma-2-actin; gamma-actin; gamma-enteric smooth muscle actin; GIG46; nemaline myopathy type 3; RP5-1068B5.2; skeletal muscle alpha-actin; smooth muscle alpha-actin; smooth muscle gamma-actin; type 5; unnamed protein product
Gene Aliases: 0610041G09Rik; a-SMA; ACT; Act-4; Act4; ACTA; Acta-2; ACTA1; ACTA3; ACTC; Actc-1; ACTE; ACTG; ACTGE; Actl; ACTL3; Acts; ACTSA; ACTSG; Actsk-1; Actvs; alphaSMA; ASD5; ASMA; CFTD; CFTD1; CFTDM; CMD1R; CMH11; CMYO2A; CMYO2B; CMYO2C; CMYP2A; CMYP2B; CMYP2C; DFNA20; DFNA26; E51; GAMMA-ACTIN; HEL-176; LVNC4; MMIHS5; MPFD; NEM1; NEM2; NEM3; SHPM; SMAalpha; SMalphaA; SMDYS; SMGA; VSCM; VSCM1
UniProt ID: (Human) P68133, (Chicken) P68139, (Rabbit) P68135, (Rabbit) P62740, (Chicken) P08023, (Human) P62736, (Chicken) P68034, (Human) P68032, (Chicken) P53478, (Human) P63261, (Chicken) P63270, (Human) P63267, (Mouse) P68134, (Rat) P68136, (Rat) P62738, (Mouse) P62737, (Rat) P68035, (Mouse) P68033, (Mouse) P63260, (Rat) P63259, (Rat) P63269, (Mouse) P63268
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 58, (Chicken) 421534, (Rabbit) 100009506, (Dog) 488984, (Dog) 477587, (Rabbit) 100009271, (Chicken) 423787, (Human) 59, (Cat) 100144392, (Dog) 478250, (Chicken) 423298, (Human) 70, (Rabbit) 100340339, (Chicken) 415296, (Dog) 475923, (Human) 71, (Chicken) 396084, (Human) 72, (Rabbit) 100350318, (Dog) 475792, (Mouse) 11459, (Rat) 29437, (Rat) 81633, (Mouse) 11475, (Rat) 29275, (Mouse) 11464, (Mouse) 11465, (Rat) 287876, (Rat) 25365, (Mouse) 11468
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