Neurofilament M 160-200kD (NF-M) (MaxLight 550)

Catalogue Number: N2159-50-ML550-USB

Manufacturer:United States Biological
Physical state:Supplied as a liquid in PBS, pH 7.2. No preservatives added. Labeled with MaxLight™550.
Type:Monoclonal Primary Antibody - Conjugated
Shipping Condition:Blue Ice
Unit(s): 100 ul
Host name: Mouse
Clone: 3G201
Isotype: IgG1
Immunogen: Rat NF-M
Application: ICC, IF, WB, IHC, FLISA

Description

Description: Neurofilaments (NFs) are prominent components of large myelinated axons. Based on sequence homology and intron placement, the NF genes have been classified as type IV IFs along with alpha-internexin, which is also expressed in the nervous system. NFs may function as effector proteins subject to a complex regulatory cross-talk between neurons and myelinating Schwann cells or oligrodendrocytes. Mammalian neurofilaments are assembled from light (NF-L), mid-sized (NF-M), and heavy (NF-H) neurofilament proteins. NF-M is required if myelinated axons are to achieve maximal diameters and NF-M has been shown to regulate the level of NF-L. NF-M subunits mainly regulate axonal caliber by altering the level of NF-L and in turn the number of NFs in the axon. Results seem to explain as a perturbation of NF stoichiometry in which overexpression of NF-M leads to the formation of perikaryal NF inclusions in motor neurons and the depletion of NFs from axons. Overexpression of NF-M in combination with NF-L increased radial growth of axons, which suggests that NF-M or NF-H must coassemble into filaments with NF-L before they can affect the radial growth of axons. The immature form of NFs composed of NF-L and NF-M, might function in establishing the early neuronal phenotype and in maintaining neurite outgrowth.

Additional Text

Specificity

Recognizes rat NF-M. Species Crossreactivity: Human, mouse, chicken and rabbit.

Purification

Protein A purified

Antibody Clonality

Monoclonal