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anti-α-Tubulin (acetylated), mAb (TEU318)

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Product Details
Product Type Monoclonal Antibody
Properties
Clone TEU318
Isotype Mouse IgG1
Source/Host Purified from concentrated hybridoma tissue culture supernatant.
Immunogen/Antigen Tubulin of the Ciliate Euplotes eluted from the 55kDa band of SDS gel.
Application

Western Blot: 1:2000
ICC: 1:2000

Crossreactivity All
Specificity

Detects K40 acetylation of α-tubulin; signal specifically increased by modification with tubulin acetyl transferase α-TAT1.

Purity ≥95% (SDS-PAGE)
Purity Detail Protein G-affinity purified.
Concentration 1mg/ml
Formulation Liquid. In PBS containing 10% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide.
Isotype Negative Control

Mouse IgG1 Isotype Control

Shipping and Handling
Shipping BLUE ICE
Short Term Storage +4°C
Long Term Storage -20°C
Handling Advice After opening, prepare aliquots and store at -20°C.
Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.
Use/Stability Stable for at least 1 year after receipt when stored at -20°C.
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Description

Microtubules are key elements of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton that dynamically assemble from heterodimers of α- and β-tubulin. Two different mechanisms can generate microtubule diversity: the expression of different α- and β-tubulin genes, referred to as tubulin isotypes, and the generation of posttranslational modifications (PTMs) on α- and β-tubulin. Tubulin PTMs include the well-known acetylation or phosphorylation, and others that have so far mostly been found on tubulin, detyrosination/tyrosination, polyglutamylation and polyglycylation. These PTMs might have evolved to specifically regulate tubulin and microtubule functions. Tubulin acetylation was discovered on K40 of flagellar α-tubulin in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and is generally enriched on stable microtubules in cells. It is located on the microtubule lumenal surface. As a result of its localization at the inner face of microtubules, K40 acetylation might rather affect the binding of microtubule inner proteins, a poorly characterized family of proteins. Functional experiments in cells have further suggested that K40 acetylation regulates intracellular transport by regulating the traffic of kinesin motors probably by indirect mechanisms. Acetyltransferase α-Tat1 (or Mec-17) specifically acetylate α-tubulin K40. Acetylation of tubulin by α-Tat1 accumulates selectively in stable, long-lived microtubules thus explaining the link between this posttranslational modication and stable microtubules in cells. However, the direct cellular function of K40 acetylation on microtubules is still unclear.

Product References
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  4. Investigating tubulin posttranslational modifications with specific antibodies: M.M. Magiera & C. Janke; In Methods Cell Biol. (Burlington: Academic Press) 115, 247 (2013)
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