Rabbit polyclonal antibody to Adducin β (E497)

Adducins are a family of cytoskeleton proteins encoded by three genes (α, β and γ). Adducin is a protein associated with the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane and is one of the proteins localized at the spectrin~actin junction of the membrane skeleton. The cortical actin cytoskeletal network is lost during apoptosis and adducins are central in the cortical actin network organization. Adducin α is a cytoskeletal protein involved with sodium~pump activity in the renal tubule and is associated with hypertension. The expression of Adducin α and Adducin γ is ubiquitous in contrast to the restricted expression of Adducin β. Adducin β is expressed at high levels in brain and hematopoietic tissues, such as bone marrow in humans, and spleen in mice.