Anti-Vimentin Antibody Picoband®

VIM (vimentin) is also known as HEL113 or CTRCT30. This gene encodes a member of the intermediate filament family. Intermediate filamentents, along with microtubules and actin microfilaments, make up the cytoskeleton. The protein encoded by this gene is responsible for maintaining cell shape, integrity of the cytoplasm, and stabilizing cytoskeletal interactions. It is also involved in the immune response, and controls the transport of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) -derived cholesterol from a lysosome to the site of esterification. It functions as an organizer of a number of critical proteins involved in attachment, migration, and cell signaling. Mutations in this gene causes a dominant, pulverulent cataract.

Highly expressed in fibroblasts, some expression in T- and B-lymphocytes, and little or no expression in Burkitt's lymphoma cell lines. Expressed in many hormone- independent mammary carcinoma cell lines. .

Cancer, Cell Type Marker, Cytoskeleton, Cytoskeleton/ECM, Developmental Biology, Intermediate Filaments, Intracellular, Lineage Markers, Lineage Specification, Neural Stem Cells, Neurogenesis, Neurology Process, Neuroscience, Signal Transduction, Stem Cells, Tumor Biomarkers

Vimentins are class-III intermediate filaments found in various non-epithelial cells, especially mesenchymal cells. Vimentin is attached to the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria, either laterally or terminally. .

1. Besarani D, et al. Role of anti-vimentin antibodies in renal transplantation. Transplantation, 2014 Jul 15. 2. Kinloch AJ, et al. Vimentin is a dominant target of in situ humoral immunity in human lupus tubulointerstitial nephritis. Arthritis Rheumatol, 2014 Dec. 3. Shirahata A, et al. Serum vimentin methylation as a potential marker for colorectal cancer. Anticancer Res, 2014 Aug.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.