CST, 40400S, Neurofilament-H (E3O6W) Mouse Monoclonal Antibody

Product Usage Information
Western Blotting: 1:1000
Immunoprecipitation: 1:100
Storage
Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/mL BSA, 50% glycerol, and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.
Protocol
Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunoprecipitation
Specificity / Sensitivity
Neurofilament-H (E3O6W) Mouse Monoclonal Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total Neurofilament-H protein. This antibody detects a 45 kDa band of unknown origin.
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Lys990 of human Neurofilament-H protein.
Background
The cytoskeleton consists of three types of cytosolic fibers: actin microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules. Neurofilaments are the major intermediate filaments found in neurons and consist of light (NFL), medium (NFM), and heavy (NFH) subunits (1). Similar in structure to other intermediate filament proteins, neurofilaments have a globular amino-terminal head, a central α-helical rod domain, and a carboxy-terminal tail. A heterotetrameric unit (NFL-NFM and NFL-NFH) forms a protofilament, with eight protofilaments comprising the typical 10 nm intermediate filament (2). While neurofilaments are critical for radial axon growth and determine axon caliber, microtubules are involved in axon elongation. PKA phosphorylates the head domain of NFL and NFM to inhibit neurofilament assembly (3,4). Research studies have shown neurofilament accumulations in many human neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease (in Lewy bodies along with α-synuclein), Alzheimer's disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (1).
Alternate Names
200 kDa neurofilament protein; CMT2CC; KIAA0845; NEFH; Neurofilament H; neurofilament heavy; Neurofilament heavy polypeptide; Neurofilament triplet H protein; neurofilament, heavy polypeptide; neurofilament, heavy polypeptide 200kDa; NF-H; NFH