Paxillin is a signal transduction adaptor protein and should not be confused with the neurotoxin paxilline.Glenney and Zokas (1989) used an antiphosphotyrosine antibody to identify proteins that are phosphorylated in Rous sarcoma virus-transformed chick embryo fibroblasts, and found a 76kD protein that localizes to focal adhesions at the ends of actin-containing stress fibers in nontransformed cells.
Turner et al.
(1990) purified this protein from chicken gizzard smooth muscle, and named it paxillin ('paxillus' means 'small stake' or 'peg' in Latin) as a protein tethered to the membrane at focal adhesions.Paxillin migrates as a diffuse 65- to 70kD band on SDS-PAGE.
Salgia et al.
(1995) stated that transmembrane integrin molecules connect the actin cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix within focal adhesions.
Applications:Suitable for use in ELISA, Western Blot, Immunohistochemistry, Immunocytochemistry.
Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilution:ELISA: 1:100-1:5000 Western Blot: 1:50-400Immunohistochemistry (frozen): 1:50-500Immunohistochemistry (paraffin): 1:10-100Immunocytochemistry: 1:50-500Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.