Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Anti-Myosin (Smooth) antibody, Mouse monoclonal (mouse IgG1 isotype) is derived from the hSM-V hybridoma produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes from a mouse immunized with human uterus smooth muscle extract. Myosin together with actin belong to a family of contractile proteins. Myosin contains two heavy chains (~200 kDa each) and four light chains (15-26 kDa). The Myosin molecules which consist of two major regions: tail (rod) and head, aggregate through the tail region into filaments and interact through the head region with actin and with ATP._x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ human uterus smooth muscle extract_x000D_ Application_x000D_ Anti-Myosin (Smooth) antibody, Mouse monoclonal has been used in various immunochemical assays, including immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) / flow cytometry._x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide_x000D_ Disclaimer_x000D_ Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals._x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Myosin is involved in a variety of cellular processes including secretion, cytoplasmic streaming, locomotion, phagocytosis and cytokinesis. This antibody can be a useful tool in the identification and localization of smooth muscle elements, in the diagnosis and classification of mesenchymal tumors and in myosin expression studies in normal and malignant cell proliferations.