Background:

Nonmuscle myosin is an actin-based motor protein essential to cell motility, cell division, migration, adhesion, and polarity. The holoenzyme consists of two identical heavy chains and two sets of light chains. The light chains (MLCs) regulate myosin II activity and stability. The heavy chains (NMHCs) are encoded by three genes, MYH9, MYH10, and MYH14, which generate three different nonmuscle myosin II isoforms, IIa, IIb, and IIc, respectively. While all three isoforms perform the same enzymatic tasks, binding to and contracting actin filaments coupled to ATP hydrolysis, their cellular functions do not appear to be redundant and they have different subcellular distributions. The carboxy-terminal tail domain of myosin II is important in isoform-specific subcellular localization. Research studies have shown that phosphorylation of myosin IIa at Ser1943 contributes to the regulation of breast cancer cell migration.

Specificity:

Myosin 14 polyclonal antibody detects endogenous levels of Myosin 14 protein.

Alternative names:

Myosin-14; Myosin heavy chain 14; Myosin heavy chain, non-muscle Iic; Non-muscle myosin heavy chain Iic; NMHC II-C; MYH14; KIAA2034; FP17425

Species reactivity:

Human,Rat,Mouse

Host:

Rabbit

Ig type:

Rabbit IgG, 1mg/ml in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.4.

Immunogen:

Synthetic peptide, corresponding to Human Myosin 14.

Purification & Purity:

The protein was purified from E.coli and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE).

Molecular weight:

~ 228 kDa

Applications:

WB IHC

Usage:

WB: 1:500~1000

Storage:

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

Precautions:

For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedure.

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