Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Validated:

Human, Mouse, Rat, Porcine, Canine, Goat, Hamster

Cited:

Human, Mouse

Applications

Validated:

Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin, Immunohistochemistry-Frozen, Western Blot, Flow Cytometry, Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence, CyTOF-ready

Cited:

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin, Flow Cytometry, Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence, IF/IHC

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # RV203

Format

BSA Free
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Product Specifications

Immunogen

This antibody is a mouse monoclonal IgG1 antibody derived by fusion of SP2/0-Ag14 Mouse myeloma cells with spleen cells from a BALB/c Mouse immunized with a cytoskeletal vimentin extract of calf lens.

Reactivity Notes

Mouse reactivity reported in scientific literature (PMID: 28249000).

Marker

Mesenchymal Cells Marker

Specificity

This antibody reacts exclusively with vimentin, which is expressed in mesenchymal cells and mesenchymal derived tumors e.g. lymphoma, sarcoma and melanoma.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Theoretical MW

53.6 kDa.
Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors.

Description

The antibody is shipped at ambient temperature and may be stored at 4C. For prolonged storage prepare appropriate aliquots and store at or below -20C. Prior to use, an aliquot is thawed slowly in the dark at ambient temperature, spun down again and used to prepare working dilutions by adding sterile phosphate buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.2). Repeated thawing and freezing should be avoided. Working dilutions should be stored at 4C, not refrozen, and preferably used the same day. If a slight precipitation occurs upon storage, this should be removed by centrifugation. It will not affect the performance or the concentration of the product.

Scientific Data Images for Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free

Immunohistochemistry: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671]

Immunohistochemistry: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671]

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Immunohistochemistry-Frozen: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671]

Immunohistochemistry-Frozen: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671]

Immunohistochemistry-Frozen: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) [NBP1-97671] - Frozen section of human colon showing positive staining in connective tissue cells and no reactivity in epithelial cells
Flow Cytometry: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671]

Flow Cytometry: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671]

Flow Cytometry: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) [NBP1-97671] - An intracellular stain was performed on HeLa cells with NBP1-97671PE (blue) and a matched isotype control (orange). Cells were fixed with 4% PFA and then permeabilized with 0.1% saponin. Cells were incubated in an antibody dilution of 2.5 ug/mL for 30 minutes at room temperature. Both antibodies were conjugated to phycoerythrin.
Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671]

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671]

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) [NBP1-97671] - Paraffin section of human colon
Immunohistochemistry-Frozen: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671]

Immunohistochemistry-Frozen: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671]

Immunohistochemistry-Frozen: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) [NBP1-97671] - Figure 3. Immunohistochemistry with NBP1-97671 (RV203) on a frozen section of human kidney showing positive staining in blood vessels, glomeruli and connective tissue cells and no reactivity in epithelial cells.
Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671] -

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671] - BTIC markers in our CNS-PNET model tumors.A: Ki67, 20X, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) B: Oct3/4, 40x, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) C: Nestin 20x, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) D: Nestin 40x, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) E: Sox2 40X, insert- 5X digital, (LC26-R-12 weeks post-injection) F: Sox2 40X, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) G: Vimentin 5X, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) H: Vimentin 20X, insert- 5X digital (LC26-R-12 weeks post-injection) TU-tumor; P-parenchyma; V-ventricle; CP-choroid plexus. Image collected & cropped by CiteAb from the following publication (https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173106), licensed under a CC-BY license. Not internally tested by Novus Biologicals.
Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671] -

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671] - BTIC markers in our CNS-PNET model tumors.A: Ki67, 20X, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) B: Oct3/4, 40x, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) C: Nestin 20x, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) D: Nestin 40x, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) E: Sox2 40X, insert- 5X digital, (LC26-R-12 weeks post-injection) F: Sox2 40X, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) G: Vimentin 5X, insert- 5X digital (LCAS-R-12 weeks post-injection) H: Vimentin 20X, insert- 5X digital (LC26-R-12 weeks post-injection) TU-tumor; P-parenchyma; V-ventricle; CP-choroid plexus. Image collected & cropped by CiteAb from the following publication (https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173106), licensed under a CC-BY license. Not internally tested by Novus Biologicals.
Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free

Immunohistochemistry: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671] -

Immunohistochemistry: Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free [NBP1-97671] - Analysis of RG, TCL & the TCL derived tumors(A1, A2) LCAS-R 2nd nsphrs/LCAS-RTL(138) 2nd nsphr, (A3) Tubb3 40x LCAS-RTL(138) 2nd nsphr, (A4) GFAP 40x LCAS-RTL(138) 2nd nsphr; (B1, B2) HE 40x LCAS-R/LCAS-RTL(138) - images show undifferentiated small round blue cells with scarce cytoplasm, (B3) HE 40x (LCAS-RTL(138) SVZ 15 weeks post-injection) - extensive proliferation of undifferentiated embryonal tumor cells infiltrating the adjacent brain parenchyma, (B4) Ki67 40x (LCAS-RTL(138) SVZ 15 weeks post-injection) - high proliferative activity of tumor cells is reflected by over 75% of cells expressing Ki-67, (C1) OCT3/4 40x (LC26-RTL(170) SVZ 12 weeks post-injection) - extensive proliferation of tumor cells invading adjacent brain parenchyma show high expression of OCT3/4 (over 80% of cells), (C2) Sox2 40x (LC26-RTL(170) SVZ 12 weeks post-injection) - extensively expressed in the tumor cells, (C3) PRAME 40x (LCAS-R 12 weeks post-injection) - extensively expressed in the tumor cells, (C4) Nestin 40x (LCAS-RTL(138) 15 weeks post-injection) - extensively expressed in the tumor cells, (D1) Vimentin 40x (LCAS-RTL(138) 15 weeks post-injection) - extensively expressed in the tumor cells within the main tumor mass & in the invading areas, (D2) BLBP 40x (LC26-RTL(170) 16 weeks post-injection) - extensively expressed in the tumor cells, (D3, D4) OTX2 20x, 40x (LC26-RTL(170) 16 weeks post-injection) - extensive expression (over 80% of cells) in tumor cells. TU-tumor; P-parenchyma; PI- perivascular invasion. Image collected & cropped by CiteAb from the following publication (https://www.oncotarget.com/lookup/doi/10.18632/oncotarget.24460), licensed under a CC-BY license. Not internally tested by Novus Biologicals.

Applications for Vimentin Antibody (RV203) - BSA Free

Application
Recommended Usage

Flow Cytometry

1:100-1:200

Immunohistochemistry

1:10-1:500

Immunohistochemistry-Frozen

1:100-1:200

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin

1:10-1:500

Western Blot

1:100-1:1000
Application Notes
Optimal antibody dilution should be determined by titration; recommended range is 1:100 - 1:200 for flow cytometry, and for immunohistochemistry with avidin-biotinylated Horseradish peroxidase complex (ABC) as detection reagent, and 1:100 - 1:1000 for immunoblotting applications.

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Flow Cytometry

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A or G purified

Formulation

PBS, pH 7.2

Format

BSA Free

Preservative

0.09% Sodium Azide

Concentration

1 mg/ml

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Store at 4C short term. Aliquot and store at -20C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

Background: Vimentin

Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein, encoded by the VIM gene, that plays an essential role in cytoskeletal function and is largely expressed by mesenchymal cell such as endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and immune cells (1). Human vimentin monomer protein is 466 amino acids (aa) in length with a theoretical molecular weight of ~54 kDa (2). Vimentin protein contains a central rod domain composed of four alpha-helices which is flanked by an N-terminal head domain and C-terminal tail domain (1,3). Vimentin monomers dimerize to form more complex structures resulting in the assembly of eight tetramers, referred to as unit-length filaments, which then assemble into full-length intermediate filaments that are 10-12 nm wide (1,3,4).

Activated macrophages have been shown to secrete phosphorylated vimentin which can be stimulated by a variety of pathophysiological factors including oxidized low-density lipoproteins and TNF-alpha or inhibited by IL-10 (1). The vimentin protein is often expressed at the cell surface playing a role in cell-cell interactions, tissue damage and repair, immune response, and pathogen recognition (1). Vimentin functions in many cytoskeletal processes including cell migration, which is highlighted by its upregulation during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) (4,5). Vimentin is a commonly used marker for EMT and is expressed by many tumor types (5). For example, high metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinomas also showed high vimentin positive expression in immunohistochemical staining analysis (5). A number of vimentin targeting compounds are in cancer-related clinical trials, however, given the multifunctional role of vimentin, the effect of inhibition on non-malignant cells needs to be thoroughly examined (5).

References

1. Ramos, I., Stamatakis, K., Oeste, C. L., & Perez-Sala, D. (2020). Vimentin as a Multifaceted Player and Potential Therapeutic Target in Viral Infections. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21134675

2. Uniprot (P08670)

3. Morrow, C. S., & Moore, D. L. (2020). Vimentin's side gig: Regulating cellular proteostasis in mammalian systems. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.). https://doi.org/10.1002/cm.21645

4. van Bodegraven, E. J., & Etienne-Manneville, S. (2020). Intermediate filaments against actomyosin: the david and goliath of cell migration. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceb.2020.05.006

5. Strouhalova, K., Prechova, M., Gandalovicova, A., Brabek, J., Gregor, M., & Rosel, D. (2020). Vimentin Intermediate Filaments as Potential Target for Cancer Treatment. Cancers. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12010184

Alternate Names

VIM

Gene Symbol

VIM

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