Muscle-specific type III intermediate filament essential for proper muscular structure and function. Plays a crucial role in maintaining the structure of sarcomeres, inter-connecting the Z-disks and forming the myofibrils, linking them not only to the sarcolemmal cytoskeleton, but also to the nucleus and mitochondria, thus providing strength for the muscle fiber during activity . In adult striated muscle they form a fibrous network connecting myofibrils to each other and to the plasma membrane from the periphery of the Z-line structures . May act as a sarcomeric microtubule-anchoring protein: specifically associates with detyrosinated tubulin-alpha chains, leading to buckled microtubules and mechanical resistance to contraction. Contributes to the transcriptional regulation of the NKX2-5 gene in cardiac progenitor cells during a short period of cardiomyogenesis and in cardiac side population stem cells in the adult. Plays a role in maintaining an optimal conformation of nebulette (NEB) on heart muscle sarcomeres to bind and recruit cardiac alpha-actin (By similarity).

Desmin;CDCD3; CSM1; CSM2; LGMD1D; LGMD1E; LGMD2R

p17661

Human,Mouse,Rat

IHC

IHC 1:2000

Monoclonal

53.5 kDa

Mouse

Synthetic peptide (the amino acid sequence is considered to be commercially sensitive) within Human Desmin (NP_001918). The exact sequence is proprietary.

Purified from mouse ascites fluids or tissue culture supernatant by affinity chromatography (protein A/G)

PBS (pH 7.3) containing 1% BSA, 50% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide.

Store at +4°C short term. Store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze / thaw cycle.