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NEFM Antibody recognizes neurofilament medium chain (NEFM), a neuron-specific intermediate filament protein that forms an essential component of the neuronal cytoskeleton. Together with neurofilament light and neurofilament heavy chains, NEFM assembles into heteropolymeric filaments that provide structural support for axons, maintain neuronal architecture, and regulate axonal diameter. These functions are critical for preserving neuronal integrity, facilitating axonal transport, and supporting efficient nerve impulse conduction throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems. Because of its abundant expression in mature neurons, NEFM Antibody is widely used as a neuronal cytoskeletal marker for identifying neurons, evaluating axonal organization, and investigating nervous system development and disease.
NEFM undergoes extensive post-translational phosphorylation, particularly within axons, where phosphorylation regulates filament assembly, spacing, stability, and interactions with other cytoskeletal proteins. This extensive modification causes neurofilament medium chain to migrate at a substantially higher apparent molecular weight than predicted during Western blot analysis, a well-established characteristic of the protein. Proper neurofilament organization is required for neuronal maturation, maintenance of axonal caliber, intracellular transport, and long-term neuronal survival. Consequently, NEFM Antibody has become an important research reagent for studies of neuronal differentiation, cytoskeletal remodeling, axonal growth, and mechanisms that regulate nervous system structure and function.
Altered NEFM expression, phosphorylation, and filament organization have been implicated in numerous neurological disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, peripheral neuropathies, and other neurodegenerative conditions. Neurofilament proteins are also widely investigated as biomarkers of neuronal injury because their release accompanies axonal damage. Researchers routinely employ NEFM Antibody in Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, flow cytometry, and related protein expression studies to characterize neuronal populations, monitor axonal integrity, and evaluate disease-associated changes within the nervous system. Reliable antibodies are especially valuable for distinguishing neuronal structures and assessing cytoskeletal organization in both normal and pathological tissues.
NSJ Bioreagents provides NEFM Antibody products that undergo validation for research applications to support consistent detection of this important neuronal intermediate filament protein. Whether investigating neuronal development, axonal biology, neurodegenerative disease, neural regeneration, or nervous system injury, a high-quality Neuronal Cytoskeletal Marker Antibody enables accurate characterization of neurofilament medium chain expression and localization. As neuroscience research continues to advance, NEFM Antibody remains an indispensable tool for studying neuronal cytoskeletal organization, axonal maintenance, and the molecular mechanisms underlying nervous system health and disease.
Explore our Neuroscience Antibodies page to discover additional antibodies against neuronal cytoskeletal proteins, synaptic markers, ion channels, neurotransmitter receptors, and other nervous system proteins that complement NEFM Antibody research.
Optimal dilution of the NEFM Antibody / Neuronal Cytoskeletal Marker Antibody should be determined by the researcher.
E.coli-derived human NF-M/NEFM recombinant protein (Position: Q125-D916) was used as the immunogen for the NEFM antibody.
After reconstitution, the NEFM antibody can be stored for up to one month at 4oC. For long-term, aliquot and store at -20oC. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
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