Anti Iba1, Rabbit, SPICA Dye(TM) 594-conjugated

Iba1 (Ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule1) is an approximately 17 kDa calcium-binding protein. It is used as a microglial marker because it is expressed specifically in microglia in the central nervous system¹⁾. It is expressed in both resting and activated microglia but is reportedly expressed more highly in activated microglia²⁾. It is also expressed in macrophages in peripheral tissues and is known as AIF-1 (Allograft inflammatory factor-1). Iba1 binds to F-actin in cells to form actin bundles. The formation of actin bundles is thought to be required for the membrane ruffling observed during cell migration and phagocytosis³⁾.

Anti Iba1, Rabbit, SPICA Dye™ 594-conjugated is Anti Iba1, Rabbit (for Immunocytochemistry) (Product Number 019-19741) labeled with SPICA Dye™ 594, a proprietary fluorescent dye. It is possible to save time to detect with a secondary antibody.

Antibody Information

1. Imai, Y., Ibata, I., Ito, D., Ohsawa, K., & Kohsaka, S.: Biochem.Biophys. Res. Commun., 224(3), 855(1996).
   A Novel Geneiba1 in the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class III Region Encoding an EF Hand Protein Expressed in a Monocytic Lineage
2. Mori, I., Imai, Y., Kohsaka, S., & Kimura, Y.: Microbiol. Immunol., 44(8), 729(2000).
   Upregulated expression of Iba1 molecules in the central nervous system of mice in response to neurovirulent influenza A virus infection
3. Sasaki, Y., Ohsawa, K., Kanazawa, H., Kohsaka, S., & Imai, Y. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 286(2), 292(2001).
   Iba1 is an actin-cross-linking protein in macrophages/microglia.