- Formulation:
- Total IgY fraction
- Species Tested:
- Bovine, Human, Mouse, Rat
- Expected Reactivity:
- Most Mammals
- Applications:
- WB 1:20000IHC 1:2500-1:10,000ICC 1:1000-1:20,000 Don't see your application?
- Host Species:
- Chicken Polyclonal
- Gene Name:
- MAP2
- Molecular Weight:
- ~280 kDa
- Cite This Antibody:
- PhosphoSolutions Cat# 1100-MAP2, RRID:AB_2492141
Antigen/Purification: Collapse
The antigen is a recombinant bovine MAP2 expressed in and purified from E. coli.
The antibody is total IgY fraction.
Biological Significance: Collapse
Microtubules are 25nm diameter protein rods found in most kinds of eukaryotic cells. They are polymerized from a dimeric subunit made of one a subunit and one b tubulin subunit. Microtubules are associated with a family of proteins called microtubule associated proteins (MAPs), which includes the protein τ (tau) and a group of proteins referred to as MAP1, MAP2, MAP3, MAP4 and MAP5 (Kindler & Gardner 1994). MAP2 is made up of two ~280 kDa apparent molecular weight bands referred to as MAP2a and MAP2b. A third lower molecular weight form, usually called MAP2c, corresponds to a pair of protein bands running at ~70 kDa on SDS-PAGE gels. All these MAP2 forms are derived from a single gene by alternate transcription, and all share a C-terminal sequence which includes either three or four microtubule binding peptide sequences, which are very similar to those found in the related microtubule binding protein τ (tau). MAP2 isoforms are expressed only in neuronal cells and specifically in the perikarya and dendrites of these cells. MAP2 has been recently shown to be the specific receptor for the neurosteroid pregnenolone (Fontaine-Lenore V. et al., 2006).
Synonyms: Collapse
• DKFZp686I2148 antibody
• MAP 2 antibody
• MAP dendrite specific antibody
• MAP-2 antibody
• MAP2 antibody
• MAP2A antibody
• MAP2B antibody
• MAP2C antibody
• Microtubule associated protein 2 antibody
• Microtubule-associated protein 2 antibody
• MTAP2_HUMAN antibody
The antibody works very well in immunofluorescence and specifically labels the somatodendritic compartment of neurons. The antibody also performs well in immunolabeling of rodent brain tissue.