Vimentin Recombinant Monoclonal Rabbit Antibody (VIM/1937R)
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Product Description
This MAb reacts with a 58 kDa protein identified as vimentin. It shows no cross-reaction with other closely related intermediate filament proteins (IFP’s) such as desmin, keratin, neurofilament, and glial fibrillary acid protein. Anti-vimentin alone is of limited value as a diagnostic tool; however, when used in panels with other antibodies, it is useful for the sub-classification of a given tumor. Expression of vimentin, when used in conjunction with anti-keratin, is helpful when distinguishing melanomas from undifferentiated carcinomas and large cell lymphomas. All melanomas and Schwannomas react strongly with anti-vimentin. It labels a variety of mesenchymal cells, including melanocytes, lymphocytes, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts. Non-reactivity of anti-vimentin is often considered more useful than its positive reactivity, since there are a few tumors that do not contain vimentin, e. g. hepatoma and seminoma. Anti-vimentin is also useful as a tissue process control reagent.
Primary antibodies are available purified, or with a selection of fluorescent CF® dyes and other labels. CF® dyes offer exceptional brightness and photostability. See the CF® Dye Brochure for more information. Note: Conjugates of blue fluorescent dyes like CF®405S and CF®405M are not recommended for detecting low abundance targets, because blue dyes have lower fluorescence and can give higher non-specific background than other dye colors.
Catalog Number Key for Primary Antibody Conjugates
Antibody # prefix | Conjugation | Ex/Em (nm) | Laser line | Detection channel | Dye Features |
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BNC04 | CF®405S | 404/431 | 405 | DAPI (microscopy), AF405 | CF®405S Features |
BNC88 | CF®488A | 490/515 | 488 | GFP, FITC | CF®488A Features |
BNC68 | CF®568 | 562/583 | 532, 561 | RFP, TRITC | CF®568 Features |
BNC94 | CF®594 | 593/614 | 561 | Texas Red® | CF®594 Features |
BNC40 | CF®640R | 642/662 | 633-640 | Cy®5 | CF®640R Features |
BNC47 | CF®647 | 650/665 | 633-640 | Cy®5 | CF®647 Features |
BNC74 | CF®740 | 742/767 | 633-685 | 775/50 | CF®740 Features |
BNCB | Biotin | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
BNUB | Purified | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
BNUM | Purified, BSA-free | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Note: Listed references are for this antibody clone sold by Biotium and other suppliers.