Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Localizes an epitope on the myosin heavy chain. Stains the fast (type II) and neonatal isomyosin molecules found in skeletal muscle, but does not stain cardiac muscle, smooth muscle or non-muscle myosin in cultured cells. Does react with human rhabdomyosarcomas._x000D_ Monoclonal Anti-Skeletal Myosin (mouse IgG1 isotype) is derived from the hybridoma produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes from an immunized mouse. Myosin is a 480,000 dalton protein known to interact with actin in muscle and in non-muscle cells. It contains two identical heavy chains (200,000 daltons each) and four light chains (15,000-26,000 daltons). Myosin molecules consist of two major regions: tails (rods) and heads; they aggregate into filaments through the tail region and interact with actin and with ATP through the head region. Multiple forms of myosin heavy chains exist for each muscle type-skeletal, cardiac, smooth and non-muscle isomyosin forms exist in different types of skeletal muscle, depending on the physiological function of the muscle. These are designated at type I (slow twitch) and type II (fast-twitch). Type II fibers can be further subdivided in types IIA, IIB, and IIC._x000D_ Specificity_x000D_ Monoclonal Anti-Skeletal Myosin is specific for the myosin heavy chain. It does not stain human or animal cardiac or smooth muscle myosin or cells grown by tissue culture (nonmuscle myosin). It has been demonstrated on human skeletal muscle that the antibody stains the fast twitch (type II) isomyosin molecules. Monoclonal Anti-Skeletal Myosin antibody does react with human rhabdomyosarcomas._x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ rabbit muscle myosin._x000D_ Application_x000D_ Monoclonal Anti-Myosin (Skeletal, Fast) antibody produced in mouse has been used in immunohistochemistry, immunostaining and western blotting. It has also been used in immunofluorescence and dot immunobinding._x000D_ The level of mysosin (fast) in serum samples from sportsmen with past injury was determined by western blot using monoclonal mouse anti-myosin (skeletal/fast) as the primary antibody at a dilution of 1:90000._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.