Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Monoclonal Anti-Myocardin (mouse IgG2b isotype) is derived from the hybridoma MCR54 produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes from BALB/c mice immunized with a synthetic peptide corresponding to a fragment of human myocardin. Myocardin (MYOCD) is a transcriptional coactivator._x000D_ Myocardin (MYOCD) is expressed in the muscles and cardiomyocytes. It is a co-transcriptional factor._x000D_ Application_x000D_ Monoclonal Anti-Myocardin antibody produced in mouse has been used in western blot analysisimmunofluorescence._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_ Myocardin (MYOCD) takes part in the differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). It is a co-factor of serum response factor (SRF) and regulates the activation of those genes which are dependent on SRF. MYOCD forms a complex with SRF on DNA._x000D_ Myocardin is a smooth and cardiac muscle-specific transcriptional coactivator of serum response factor (SRF). It regulates the expression of a set of cardiac and smooth muscle-specific genes. Myocardin was implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, Alzheimer′s disease, and malignant transformation.