Product datasheet
Anti-MAP2 antibody ab134324
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Overview
Product name
Anti-MAP2 antibody
Description
Chicken polyclonal to MAP2
Tested applications
IHC-P, ICC/IF
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Human
Immunogen
Synthetic peptide within Human MAP2 aa 650-750 conjugated to Keyhole Limpet Haemocyanin
(KLH). The exact sequence is proprietary.
(Peptide available as ab134656)
Positive control
ICC/IF: PC12 cell line This antibody gave a positive result in IHC in the following FFPE tissue:
Human cerebral cortex.
Properties
Form
Liquid
Storage instructions
Shipped at 4°C. Store at +4°C short term (1-2 weeks). Upon delivery aliquot. Store at -20°C or 80°C. Avoid freeze / thaw cycle.
Storage buffer
pH: 7.4
Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide
Constituents: PBS, 3% BSA
Purity
Immunogen affinity purified
Clonality
Polyclonal
Isotype
IgY
Applications
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab134324 in the following tested applications.
The application notes include recommended starting dilutions; optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.
Application
IHC-P
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Notes
Use a concentration of 0.5 µg/ml. Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval with
citrate buffer pH 6 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
ICC/IF
Use a concentration of 5 µg/ml.
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Target
Function
The exact function of MAP2 is unknown but MAPs may stabilize the microtubules against
depolymerization. They also seem to have a stiffening effect on microtubules.
Sequence similarities
Contains 3 Tau/MAP repeats.
Post-translational
modifications
Phosphorylated at serine residues in K-X-G-S motifs by MAP/microtubule affinity-regulating
kinase (MARK1 or MARK2), causing detachment from microtubules, and their disassembly (By
similarity). Isoform 2/MAP2c is probably phosphorylated by PKA at Ser-323, Ser-354 and Ser386 and by FYN at Tyr-67.
Cellular localization
Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton.
Anti-MAP2 antibody images
IHC image of MAP2 staining in Human
cerebral cortex formalin fixed paraffin
embedded tissue section, performed on a
Leica BondTM system using the standard
protocol B. The section was pre-treated using
heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium
citrate buffer (pH6, epitope retrieval solution
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incubated with ab134324, 0.5µg/ml, for 15
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed
mins at room temperature. A Goat anti-
paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-MAP2 antibody
Chicken biotinylated secondary antibody was
- Neuronal Marker (ab134324)
used to detect the primary, and visualized
using an HRP conjugated ABC system. DAB
was used as the chromogen. The section was
then counterstained with haematoxylin and
mounted with DPX.
For other IHC staining systems (automated
and non-automated) customers should
optimize variable parameters such as antigen
retrieval conditions, primary antibody
concentration and antibody incubation times.
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