| Immunogen | Nestinpurifiedfromembryonicratspinalcord. | 
| Clone | rat-401 | 
| Host | Mouse | 
| Specificity | RodentNestinproteinconfirmedwithratandmouse.Rat-401isnotreactivewithhumannestinprotein. | 
| Isotype | IgG1 | 
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| AntibodyType | MonoclonalAntibody | 
| EntrezGeneNumber |  | 
| EntrezGeneSummary | NestinisanintermediatefilamentproteinthatwasfirstidentifiedwithamonoclonalantibodybyHockfieldandMcKay(1985)[PubMed4078630].Itisexpressedpredominantlyinstemcellsofthecentralnervoussystemintheneuraltube.Uponterminalneuraldifferentiation,nestinisdownregulatedandreplacedbyneurofilaments.[suppliedbyOMIM] | 
| GeneSymbol | - NES
 - ORFNames=Nbla00170
 - FLJ21841
 - Nestin.
 - Nbla00170
 
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| Non-ReactiveSpecies |  | 
| UniProtNumber |  | 
| UniProtSummary | FUNCTION:SwissProt:P48681#MayplayaroleinthetraffickinganddistributionofIFproteinsandpotentiallyothercellularfactorstodaughtercellsduringProgenitorcelldivision(Bysimilarity). SIZE:1621aminoacids;177439Da SUBUNIT:InteractswithFHOD3(Bysimilarity). TISSUESPECIFICITY:CNSstemcells. DEVELOPMENTALSTAGE:Uponterminalneuraldifferentiation,nestinisdown-regulatedandreplacedbyneurofilaments. SIMILARITY:SwissProt:P48681##Belongstotheintermediatefilamentfamily. | 
| StemCellType | - NeuralStemCells
 - EpithelialCells
 
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