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Specificity	ALP Antibody (Rabbit mAb) [B19A18] detects endogenous levels of total ALP protein.
Background	ALP belongs to the PDZ-LIM family of actin-associated scaffold proteins, structurally defined by an N-terminal PDZ domain and a C-terminal LIM domain that together mediate direct binding to α-actinin. ALP colocalizes with α-actinin at the Z-discs of striated muscle, where the PDZ-LIM architecture links the protein to the actin-binding surface of the α-actinin spectrin-repeat region, positioning ALP as a structural scaffold rather than an enzymatic regulator. ALP expression rises sharply during myogenic differentiation, and disruption of ALP expression reduces transcript levels of the muscle regulatory factors myogenin and MyoD, placing ALP function upstream of the core myogenic transcriptional program. Loss of ALP causes a marked reduction in organized actin filament bundles within differentiating muscle cells, and this cytoskeletal disruption directly suppresses the activity of serum response factor, a transcription factor whose activation depends on actin polymerization state and the nuclear availability of its coactivator MAL. Restoring MyoD expression in ALP-depleted cells is sufficient to rescue myogenic differentiation despite persistent actin bundle loss, indicating that ALP acts through the actin-SRF-MyoD axis to control entry into the differentiation program rather than through a parallel independent pathway. Treatment with an actin-stabilizing compound restores SRF activity and differentiation capacity in ALP-depleted cells, reinforcing that ALP's contribution to myogenesis operates through maintenance of filamentous actin architecture. PDZ-LIM family members, including ALP, interact with the CH and spectrin-repeat domains of α-actinin isoforms across muscle and non-muscle contexts, supporting roles in both Z-disc stability and, in emerging evidence, actin-dependent membrane trafficking. Z-disc scaffold proteins of this family, including ALP, are implicated in the structural integrity of cardiac and skeletal sarcomeres, with disruption linked to cardiomyopathy susceptibility in genetic association studies.

Specificity

ALP Antibody (Rabbit mAb) [B19A18] detects endogenous levels of total ALP protein.

Background

ALP belongs to the PDZ-LIM family of actin-associated scaffold proteins, structurally defined by an N-terminal PDZ domain and a C-terminal LIM domain that together mediate direct binding to α-actinin. ALP colocalizes with α-actinin at the Z-discs of striated muscle, where the PDZ-LIM architecture links the protein to the actin-binding surface of the α-actinin spectrin-repeat region, positioning ALP as a structural scaffold rather than an enzymatic regulator. ALP expression rises sharply during myogenic differentiation, and disruption of ALP expression reduces transcript levels of the muscle regulatory factors myogenin and MyoD, placing ALP function upstream of the core myogenic transcriptional program. Loss of ALP causes a marked reduction in organized actin filament bundles within differentiating muscle cells, and this cytoskeletal disruption directly suppresses the activity of serum response factor, a transcription factor whose activation depends on actin polymerization state and the nuclear availability of its coactivator MAL. Restoring MyoD expression in ALP-depleted cells is sufficient to rescue myogenic differentiation despite persistent actin bundle loss, indicating that ALP acts through the actin-SRF-MyoD axis to control entry into the differentiation program rather than through a parallel independent pathway. Treatment with an actin-stabilizing compound restores SRF activity and differentiation capacity in ALP-depleted cells, reinforcing that ALP's contribution to myogenesis operates through maintenance of filamentous actin architecture. PDZ-LIM family members, including ALP, interact with the CH and spectrin-repeat domains of α-actinin isoforms across muscle and non-muscle contexts, supporting roles in both Z-disc stability and, in emerging evidence, actin-dependent membrane trafficking. Z-disc scaffold proteins of this family, including ALP, are implicated in the structural integrity of cardiac and skeletal sarcomeres, with disruption linked to cardiomyopathy susceptibility in genetic association studies.

使用情報

Application

WB, IHC

Dilution

WB	IHC
1:500-1:1000	1:1000

Reactivity

Human

Source

Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

MW

39 kDa

Storage Buffer

PBS, pH 7.2+50% Glycerol+0.05% BSA+0.01% NaN3

Storage
(from the date of receipt)

-20°C (avoid freeze-thaw cycles), 2 years

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References

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38095060/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17332502/

ALP Antibody (Rabbit mAb) [B19A18]

生物学的記述

使用情報

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