Specific for the ~68k Neurofilament L protein in Western blots and works well on frozen sections, cells in tissue culture and on mildly formalin fixed histological sections.
Neurofilaments are the 10nm or intermediate filament proteins found specifically in neurons, and are composed predominantly of three major proteins called NF-L, NF-M and NF-H (1). NF-L is the neurofilament light or low molecular weight polypeptide and runs on SDS-PAGE gels at about 68kDa. Antibodies to NF-L are useful for identifying neuronal cells and their processes in tissue sections and in tissue culture. Mutations in the protein coding region of the human NF-L gene cause some forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (2). Anti-Neurofilament L Western blot of rat cortex lysate showing specific immunolableing of the ~ 68k NF-L protein.